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Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident (5 volumes)

Chaired by William P. Rogers

NASA, 1986, softbound (volume 4 shown)

Investigation of the Challenger accident report

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Apollo Spacecraft News Reference Command and Service Modules

by North American Rockwell

North American Rockwell, 1969, softbound

Background reporters' press manual for Apollo CSM; Last update before Apollo 11

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The Conquest of Space

By David Lasser

Penguin Press (not the current Penguin Press publisher), 1931, hardbound with dust jacket

Ciancone #123a

First English language book devoted to rocketry and space travel

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From Peenemunde to Outer Space; Commemorating the Fiftieth Birthday of Wernher von Braun March 23, 1962

Edited by Ernst Stuhlinger, Frederick I. Ordway III, Jerry C. McCall and George C. Bucher

NASA, 1962, softbound

As was the custom in German academic circles in celebrating a colleague’s birthday , a book of research articles on propulsion, guidance, instrumentation, etc., many pertaining to the Saturn rockets.

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Saturn Illustrated Chronology (April 1957--April 1968) MSFC-MHR-5

by David S. Akens

Marshall Space Flight Center, 1971, softbound (August 1, 1968 edition illustrated)

Earlier editions are less complete because of updating.

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Saturn V Flight Manual SA 506

by NASA staff

NASA, 10 June 1969 update, softbound

Background manual for Saturn V including flight protocols; Last update before Apollo 11

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X-15 Research Results NASA SP-60

by Wendell H. Stillwell

NASA, 1965, softbound

The official NASA research results of the experimental X-15 program to 1964.

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Apollo Program Summary Report JSC--09423

by NASA staff

NASA, 1975, stapled

Huge summary of the Apollo program, flight by flight with much detail and some photos

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Project Gemini Familiarization Manual SEDR 300

by McDonnell staff

McDonnell, 1963

The “astronaut’s manual” for the Gemini spacecraft; Various editions. The copy illustrated is dated 18 July 1963 and applies to spacecraft #1.

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Rockets; The Future of Flight Beyond the Stratosphere

by Willey Ley

Viking, 1944, hardbound with dust jacket

Ciancone #136a

First edition of Ley’s 3 decade history of rocketry and spaceflight. Originally published in May of 1944 going through three printings with the last printing containing additional material. By 1947, the book was retitled "Rockets and Space Travel" and went through two printings, the latter with additional material. In June of 1951, Viking Press published a new edition under the title of "Rockets, Missiles, and Space Travel". The title went through six printings to 1954, including a fourth with additional material in May of 1952. A revised edition by the same title was published in 1957. Between the two editions, there were 20 printings before the book was republished in 1968 as "Rockets, Missiles, and Men in Space.

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Das Problem der Befahrung des Weltraums (The Problem of Navigating in Space)

by Hermann Noordung (Herman Potocnic)

Schmidt, 1929, hardbound with dust jacket

Ciancone #175

First detailed examination of space stations

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Project Mercury Familiarization Manual SEDR 104

by McDonnell Aircraft staff

McDonnell Aircraft, November 1961 and other editions

This copy is for (Capsules 18 & 19 [MA-7 Scott Carpenter and an unflown capsule])

The “astronaut’s manual” for the Mercury spacecraft

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History of Rocketry & Space Travel

by Wernher von Braun and Frederick I. Ordway III

Thomas Y. Crowell, 1966, hardbound with dust jacket

Comprehensive history of rockets and spaceflight.

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Moonport; A History of Apollo Launch Facilities and Operations NASA SP-4204

by Charles D. Benson and William Barnaby Faherty

NASA 1978. Hardbound without dust jacket as issued

A volume in the NASA History Series on the development and operation of the Kennedy Space Center’s Apollo facilities

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La Conquete da l’Espace (The Conquest of Space)

by Victor Coissac

Librairie de "l'Integrale", 1916, soft cover

Ciancone #55

Purportedly the first book in any language to propose rockets for space flight

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10:56:20PM EDT 7/20/69; The Historic Conquest of the Moon as Reported to the American People by CBS News over the CBS Network

by CBS

CBS, 1970 hardbound with 3 dimensional moon crater dust jacket with laid-in letter and business card from CBS TV President Robert Wood

Virtually a transcript of much of the CBS telecast of Apollo 11 hosted by Walter Cronkite. It's television coverage that simply isn't done today.

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The Apollo Spacecraft A Chronology NASA SP--4009 (4 volumes)

Ivan D. Ertel, Mary Louise Morse, Roland Newkirk, Courtney Brooks

NASA, to 1978, hardbound w/o djs as issued

Volume 1 through November 7, 1962 Volume 2 November 8, 1962 to September 30, 1964 Volume 3 October 1, 1964 to January 20, 1966 Volume 4 January 21, 1966 to July 13, 1974

Day by day coverage of significant events in Project Apollo

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History of Rocketry and Space Travel

by Wernher von Braun and Frederick Ordway III

Thomas Y. Crowell, 1966, limited edition in hand crafted mission leather as issued w/o dj (some books have a gold imprinted name of person the book was presented to)

Comprehensive history of rocketry and spaceflight

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A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes

by Robert H. Goddard

Smithsonian Institution, stated 1919 (actually published in 1920), wraps.

Ciancone #84

First English language  book (monograph) applying rockets to research and spaceflight.

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Die Rakete zu den Planetenraumen (The Rocket into Planetary Space)

by Hermann Oberth

Oldenburg, 1923.

Ciancone #176a

The first technical book on spaceflight.

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