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USSR.: Missiles, Rockets and Space Effort - A Bibliographic Record 1956-1960
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Department of the Army Sept. 1960, 1960. Large paperback, clean, attractive copy without significant flaws. Trade Paperback. VG+. SOVIET UNION TECHNOLOGY ROCKETRY SPACE EXPLORATION MILITARY HISTORY SCIENCE. more information
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Missiles and Ventures Into Space 1960-1961 Report
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Department of the Army June, 1961, 1961. Department of the Army pamphlet 70-5-9, a bibliographic survey covering the period July 1960 to April 1961, including about 650 unclassified titles, appendices include three fold-out charts, clean and attractive. Trade Paperback. VG+. MILITARY HISTORY SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE ROCKETRY. more information
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Missiles, Rockets, and Space in War and Peace
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Department of the Army August, 1959, 1959. Department of the Army pamphlet 70-5-6, a bibliography, a continuation of pamphlet 70-5 published in 1958, it includes approximately 1300 unclassified titles, 94 pages total, clean copy with no significant flaws. Trade Paperback. VG+. MILITARY HISTORY ROCKETRY SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE. more information
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Missiles, Rockets, and Space Vehicles 1959-1960
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Department of the Army August, 1960, 1960. Department of the Army pamphlet 70-5-7, a bibliography dealing with the literature published during the balance of the year 1959 and the first half of 1960, appendices contain a series of charts with organizational information, clean and attractive. Trade Paperback. VG+. SPACE EXPLORATION MILITARY HISTORY TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE ROCKKETRY. more information
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The Challenge of the Space Ship - Previews of Tomorrow's World
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Harper & Bros., 1959. Collection of scientific and speculative articles, page 191 is creased, else fine, dustjacket has a few small surface-scars at top of rear panel, a clean attractive copy, NOT a book club edition, later printing. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. ROCKETRY TECHNOLOGY. more information
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Report on Planet Three and Other Speculations
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Harper & Row, 1972. Science essays, a beautiful copy of the hardcover first printing with dustjacket, our professional mylar dustjacket cover makes this copy "better than new". 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. SPACE exploration TECHNOLOGY. more information
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Sputnik: The Shock of the Century
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Walker & Co., 2001. A fascinating history of the event that forever changed our world, illustrated with photographs, an AS NEW copy of the hardcover first printing with dustjacket. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. GENERAL HISTORY RUSSIA SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY ROCKETRY SCIENCE. more information
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Pioneer Odyssey
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NASA, 1977. NASA SP-349, hardcover, pictorial cloth binding, issued without a dustjacket, the fascinating story of the Pioneer 10 and 11 robotic probes that explored and photographed the planet Jupiter, minor wear to cover, ownership blind stamp, clean inside and out. Hard Cover. VG+. more information
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The Quiet Sun
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NASA, 1973. Technical work on solar physics, Gibson, a civilian with a Ph.D. in engineering and physics, became an astronaut in 1965, he flew on the third Skylab mission spending twelve weeks in space, this copy is signed by Gibson on the front end-paper, inscribed and signed a second time on reverse side of front end-paper, illustrated with photos and diagrams, corners have moderate wear, hardcover, issued without a dustjacket. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. VG. ASTRONOMY PHYSICS SPACE ASTRONAUTS SIGNED. more information
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Harnessing Space
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Macmillan, 1963. Hardcover first printing, signed by the author, this is a review copy with the review slip laid in, describes the many practical & peaceful uses of space research, heavily documented, numerous illustrations, introduction and commentary by Ley, dustjacket rubbed and price-clipped but no unsightly chips or tears, book is in excellent condition with no remarkable flaws, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included. Signed by Author. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG. ROCKETRY TECHNOLOGY Science. more information
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Off The Planet - Surviving Five Perilous Months Aboard The Space Station Mir
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McGraw-Hill, 2000. Inscribed and signed by the author on front end-paper, signed again on inside of front cover and dated Apr. 2001, laid-in is a card from the publisher advertising signed and personalized copies of the book, "a hair-raising tale of survival in the forbidden depths of space," color photos, AS NEW condition, hardcover with dustjacket. ISBN: 007136112X. Signed by Author. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. TRANSPORTATION SPACE EXPLORATION. more information
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John H. Glenn: Astronaut
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London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1962. Hardcover with dustjacket, first British printing, no significant flaws, nice gift copy, illustrated with photos, professional mylar cover included. 1st UK ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. SPACE ROCKETRY TECHNOLOGY BIOGRAPHY SCIENCE. more information
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The Race - The Uncensored Story of How America Beat Russia to the Moon
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Doubleday, 1999. The behind-the-scenes story of the space race, many details not included in the "official" story, photos, hardcover first printing, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/NF. SCIENCE ROCKETRY TECHNOLOGY SPACE. more information
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Signed Luncheon Program in Honor of Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr
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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1963. A one-of-a-kind historical document for serious collectors, on May 21, 1963 the U.S. State Department sponsored a luncheon for astronaut Gordon Cooper in honor of his successful 22-orbit flight in Faith-7 on May 15-16, 1963, this is the four-page program that was handed out at the event, it is signed by six of the seven original astronauts on the front, the second page contains a quote from President Kennedy and a list of the six Mercury flights, page three contains the luncheon menu and the back page has a photograph of Cooper, also included is the guest list which does not include astronaut John Glenn's name - proof that he wasn't there to sign it, this event took place in the Benjamin Franklin Room and this unique document was obtained by us from a former State Department employee who personally obtained the signatures, the program is printed on heavy-stock paper and is flawless, it is housed in a manila State Department envelope, the guest list is also flawless and all of the signatures are clean and legible.. Original Wraps. Fine. SPACE EXPLORATION SHEPARD, ALAN ROCKETRY GRISSOM, GUS CARPENTER, SCOTT SCHIRRA, WALLY SLAYTON, DEKE COOPER, GORDON TECHNOLOGY NOBN NOAMZCOM NOAMZCA. more information
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Mission to Earth: Landsat Views the World
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NASA, 1976. Massive hardcover containing color photographs taken by the Landsat satellite and accompanying descriptive text, 400 plates , description of the satellite's system, glossary of technical terms, back cover discolored, issued without a dustjacket. Hard Cover. VG. SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNICAL SCIENCE. more information
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Space Travel - A History
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Harper & Row, 1985. First printing of the fourth edition, an update of History of Rocketry and Space Travel, a superb reference, many photos and drawings in color and black & white, extensive bibliography, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition with a professional mylar cover included. Hard Cover. NF/Fine. TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ROCKETRY. more information
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