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Rocket Boys
by Homer Hickam
Rocket Boys (also known as October Sky) is the first memoir in a series of three, by Homer Hickam, Jr. It is a story of growing up in a mining town, and a boy's pursuit of amateur rocketry in a pure company mining town. It won the W.D. Weatherford Award in 1998, the year of its release. Today, it is one of the most often picked community/library reads in the United States. It is also studied in many school systems around the world.
A Brief History Of Time
by Stephen W Hawking
A Brief History of Time is a popular science book written by Stephen Hawking and first published by the Bantam Dell Publishing Group in 1988. It became a best-seller and has sold more than 9 million copies. It was also on the London Sunday Times best-seller list for more than four years. There is also a documentary by the same name, directed by Errol Morris and released in 1991. Unlike the book, the documentary is primarily a biography of Stephen Hawking.
Rocket Boys
by Homer H, Jr Hickam
Rocket Boys (also known as October Sky) is the first memoir in a series of three, by Homer Hickam, Jr. It is a story of growing up in a mining town, and a boy's pursuit of amateur rocketry in a pure company mining town. It won the W.D. Weatherford Award in 1998, the year of its release. Today, it is one of the most often picked community/library reads in the United States. It is also studied in many school systems around the world.
Cosmos
by Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan was the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and Director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University; Distinguished Visiting Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology; and the cofounder and President of the Planetary Society, the largest space-interest group in the world. For the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, he was an adviser on the Mariner, Voyager, and Viking unmanned space missions, and he briefed...
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Space Books & Ephemera
Off the Planet -- Inscribed By Author -- Surviving Five Perilous Months Aboard the Space Station Mir
by Linenger, Jerry M
Beyond: Visions of the Interplanetary Probes
by Michael Benson
Harry N. Adrams Inc, 2003. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition. Michael Benson has spent years compiling images collected by the unmanned probes that NASA has been sending into space to explore the solar system. These images provide a visual tour of the solar system and are accompanied by essays that explain the history of the journeys of the probes. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Space Exploration; Science & Technology; Science. ISBN: 0810945312....
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£15.67
A Brief History of Time From the Big Bang to Black Holes
by Hawking, Stephen W
Bantam. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 055305340X . Very nice copy, Hardcover, with dustjacket; 9.1 X 6.0 X 0.8 inches; 198 pages .
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£10.16
Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon
by Shepard Alan & Deke Slayton
Atlanta: Turner Publishing, 1994. Foreword by Neil Armstrong 3rd printing of First Edition 8vo size hardcover with photo illustrated dust jacket; 383 pages plus a section of black and white photographs on glossy stock From dust jacket: (Authors Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton) were heroes of the New Frontier, members of one of the world's smallest elite: The Mercury Seven, America's original astronauts. Shepard was our first man in space; Slayton would fly on one of the last Apollo missions,...
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£40.64
Voyager Bulletin: Mission Status Report No. 74 (January 13, 1986)
by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA: NASA and JPL, 1986. Book. As New. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. This issue contains a single glossy sheet measuring 8-1/2" by 11" printed on both sides. Topics in this issue: A Sixth Moon Discovered; Uranus Science Experiments - Planetary Radio Astronomy; and Plasma Waves. With a Voyager 2 photograph of Uranus, "the first picture to show clear evidence of latitudinal banding in the planet's atmosphere." In pristine condition..
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£12.19
Pergamon Press Publications in the Fields of Aeronautical Sciences and Space Flight.
by Pergamon Press
New York: Pergamon Press, 1960. First edition / First printing. Stapled illustrated wrappers Fine. Promotional brochure for early space publications.
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£17.88
Mercury Project Summary Including the Results of the Fourth Manned Orbital Flight
by NASA
An official NASA publication summarizing the Mercury orbital flight conducted May 15 and 16 of 1963. There is some staining to the cover and a stain on the lateral page edges of the first 100 pages or so, not penetrating to the page surface. Pages are clean, tight and intact. The spine is creased and slightly concave. A rare book with all the minute details of an early space flight. This book will ship at over two pounds. Excess shipping costs are included in the list price.
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£42.68
Lost Moon The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13
by Kluger, Jeffrey & James Lovell
New York: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1994. Later Printing. Hardcover. 0395670292 . Gently read copy. Mild rubbing to dust jacket and shelfwear to boards. ; Simply signed by James Lovell on a bookplate attached to half title page. ; 9 X 5.70 X 1.40 inches; 378 pages; Signed by Author .
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£52.84
Voyager Bulletin: Mission Status Report No. 69 (June 20, 1985)
by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA: NASA and JPL, 1985. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A left-folded, high-quality newsletter printed on glossy paper, measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing four pages including front and rear covers. Topics of this issue: Scan Platform Is Healthy; The Onset; Ground Tests; Health Checks; Critical Test Before Uranus; Summary. With a photograph of Voyager's scan platform; diagram of the scan platform; diagram of the actuator...
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£12.19
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys: 50th Anniversary Edition
by Michael Collins
Paperback / softback. New.
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£19.20
SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF NASA SHUTTLE AND SKYLAB ASTRONAUT BRUCE McCANDLESS, II
by McCandless, Bruce
Washington D. C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1971. Astronaut Autograph with Provenance. A veteran of two shuttle missions, Bruce McCandless was the first U. S. astronaut to have an untethered "spacewalk" during which he reportedly said to his wife who was at Mission Control, "It may have been a small step for Neil, but it's a heck of a big leap for me." SIGNED and inscribed, "With best wishes to Lee Saegesser. Bruce McCandless II NASA astronaut." Provenance: from the collection of Lee...
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£81.29
A Brief History of Time
by Stephen W. Hawking
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, 1989. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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£6.48
Magnificent Desolation
by Buzz Aldrin
Paperback / softback. New. Buzz Aldrin, one of the three men who took part in the first moon landing in 1969, is a true American hero. This title begins with the story of his voyage into space, which came within seconds of failure, and reveals an insider's view of the American space programme.
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£13.03
Space Physiology and Medicine (NASA SP-447)
by Nicogossian, M.D., Arnauld and James F. Parker, Jr., Ph.D
Washington, D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Slight bump lower corners, clean copy throughout. A general reference manual on space medicine dealing with the unique environment of space and its physiological effects and the medical/health concerns of space travel on astronauts. 324 pages, illustrated with numerous photos, figures, and tables. NASA.
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£28.45
Coming of Age in the Milky Way
by Ferris, Timothy
Anchor, 1989. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Price mark on flyleaf.
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£7.32
Australia's First Astronaut Paul Scully-Power's Voyage On the Challenger as told exclusively to Tim Dare
by Paul Scully-Power
Weldon's Pty Ltd, Australia, 1986. Softcover. Good Condition. 96 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Space Exploration; Science & Technology; Inventory No: 268188..
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£7.83
Voyage Through Space; An Interactive Journey Through the Solar System and Beyond (Discoverology)
by Graham, Ian
Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, New South Wales, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover (Laminated Boards). Very Good Condition. Pop-Up The text is illustrated with copious colour photographs and illustrations. The book has also numerous pop-ups, wheels of exploration, flaps and pull-tabs for more interest. Colour photographic / illustrated laminated boards with black, white and silver coloured titles to the front panel and black and white coloured titles to the backstrip. The interactive part of the book...
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£7.84
The Astronauts : The First 25 Years of Manned Space Flight
by Yenne, Bill
Exetera Books, 1988. Very Good Hardcover with Very good dustjacket, large book with photographs throughout . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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£19.51
Pioneers of Rocket Technology: Selected Works / Translation of "Pionery raketnoy techniki - Kibal'chich, Tsiolkovskiy, Tsander, Kondratyuk - Izbrannyye trudy."
by Mel'kumov, T. M. (Editor in Chief); Kibal'chich, Tsiolkovskiy, Tsander, Kondratyuk
Washington, D. C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1965. Softcover. Original Soviet publication Izdatel'stvo "Nauka," Moscow, 1964, pp. 1-20; 501-669. Translated for NASA by Stemar Engineering, Long Beach. Technical translation into English issued as NASA TT F-9285. White wraps, perfect bound, typescript text, illustrations, equations. ; 8" x 10-1/2"; 162 pp; Light soiling to wraps, prior owner stamp to front cover, publication...
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£60.97
Colonies in Space
by Heppenheimer, T.A
Warner Books, 1980. Very Good softcover introduction by Ray Bradbury. Paperback. Very Good.
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£36.58
The Practical Astronomer
by Gater, Will and Anton Vamplew
Little wear other than minor bends at the lower right corners and a front cover that likes to curl a little. The spine is square and uncreased and the pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Filled with color illustrations. Will ship at about two pounds.
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£6.91
Comet
by Sagan, Carl, and Druyan, Ann
New York: Random House. Hardcover. 1985. 1st Edition. 4to 398pp . Very Good+ in Very Good DJ. B&W and Color Illustrations. Front edges lightly foxed. DJ rear inner flap creased. A discussion of comets and especially Halley's comet, informed by the authors' unique blend of science, poetry and imagination .
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£9.56
USSR Space Life Sciences Digest, A Quarterly Review, Volume 2, Number 4, December 1981
by Soffen, Gerald A. (Prepared under the direction of)
Falls Church, Virginia: BioTechnology, Inc.. Very Good with no dust jacket. [1982?]. Softcover. Report prepared under Contract NASW-3469..Beige wraps, stapled.; 8-1/4" x 10-3/4"; 54 pp; Small spot to rear cover, text clean and unmarked. .
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£28.45
Uncovering The Secrets of the Red Planet Mars
by Raeburn, Paul
Washington DC: National Geographic Society. F. 1998. 1st Printing. Padded Leather. Stated first printing. Deluxe edition bound in padded simulated leathe r with a ribbon marker and two pairs of 3-D glasses in a holder at rea r. A fine copy. Shipping weight is approximately four pounds. Additio nal shipping charges will apply to international orders. .
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£20.32
Rockets, Missiles, and Space Travel
by Ley, Willy
New York: The Viking Press, 1951 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue cloth, yellow titles & decoration on front board, yellow titles spine, xii. 436 pp, 6 ff b & w photo plates, 64 figures, bibliography, index. 2 mm tear to head of spine, else VG, paper slightly browned, lightly rubbed. Willy Ley's Rockets first appeared in 1944, was greatly enlarged twice under new titles--Rockets and Space travel in 1947 and the present work, of which this is...
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£30.07
Since Sputnik: how Americans view the Soviet Union
by Aptheker, Herbert
New York: New Century Publishers, 1959. Pamphlet. 32p., stapled wraps, 5.25x7.75 inches, wraps slightly shelfworn else very good condition, first edition.
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£12.19