Whispering Eagle Press | Alachua, FL | 1985 | revised edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Fine | 6x9 inches, 6x9 inches, , 144pp | Pictorial history of U.S. manned spaceflight through Apollo-Soyuz. Stats for each flight as well as the crew patch and a number of photos. Interesting volume.

Lollini | Nice, France | 1972 | edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | good | 6 x 9in., 13 items total, 350+pp | An interesting lot consisting of 13 items from Lollini or related to space philately. A price list of Lollini items, the 1972 catalog, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd supplements to the 1972 edition, and several other small catalogs or price lists. Some wonderful illustrations of U.S. space related stamps. In French. Excellent reference. From the Fred Durant Collection. Durant was Assistant Director of Astronautics Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

U.S. Government Printing Off | Washington, DC | 1967 | 1st edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very good | 6x9 inches, 5 volumes, c.4,200 pp | One of the most interesting and historically series we have come across. These four volumes are the hearings before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Astronautics as well as one volume on the hearings before the U.S. Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences. Contained herein is the original NASA request in its full presentation both verbally and pictorially. The names of witnesses and presenters is a veritable who's who of NASA at this time: Edgar Cortright, George Low, Homer Newell, George Mueller, James Webb, and others. The presentation examines the mission of NASA, the various field centers and projects. Much included of course on Project Apollo, Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments, SNAP, Surveyor and Lunar Orbiter results, Apollo Applications (Skylab), the different Saturn rockets, and much more. Truly must be seen to be appreciated. Highly important to the space historian. The only copy we have ever seen. Rare.

Phillips Publishing, Inc. | Chevy Chase, MD | 1979 | 1st edition | Spiro | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very good | 8.5x11 inches, 115pp | 1979 guide to satellite carriers (COMSAT, AT&T/GTE. RCA and Western Union), governmental agencies, congressional committees, manufacturers, satellite programmers, cable system operators and licensed earth stations. Generally made up of lists.

Goddard Space Flight Center | Greenbelt, MD | 1995 | 1995 edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very good | 8.5x11 inches, 275pp | The 1995 edition of the Mission to Planet Earth Reference Handbook presents the status of the program with extended descriptions of the Interdisciplinary Investigations of the Earth Observing System. Projects the program through 2014 and covers data and information policy, pathfinder data sets, education programs, international cooperation, mission elements, etc.

| 4D Master | China | 2008 | | | | New | 6 inches high, 18 pieces | Great 3 dimensional puzzle plus color and texture for ages 6 and up. Expect a close resemblance to the real thing with some differences and minor blemishes. Museum quality fine detailed sculpturing with hand painted details. These are fun, fun puzzles which look pretty good!

U.S. Air Force | Dayton, OH | 1984 | 1stedition | HB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Fine | w/o dj as issued, bright gild print on cover, 9x11 inches, 215pp | Informative and significant review of the work of the Air Force Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory/ Covers early aeromedical research (1934-1940), the war years (1941-45), jet flight research (1946-1958), space flight research (1959-1969), and advance flight research (1970-1984). Well illustrated and a fascinating read.

NASA | Washington, DC | 1976 | presumed 1st edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very good | small price sticker on back cover, 9x12 inches, c.200pp | Grounded in strategy rather than tactics and specific proposals. Essays on management of information, energy, matter, and scientific resources. Examines costs of payloads to orbit, launch vehicles, etc.

University of Nebraska Press | Lincoln, NE| 1993 | 1st paperback edition | SB| Illus w/photos | Fine, INSCRIBED and SIGNED "To Kim, You touch the future!" and dated February 5, 2001, 6x9 inches, 191pp | A biography of Christa McAuliffe, written by her mother, Grace Corrigan. A moving story with no holds barred of the last flight of the shuttle Challenger. Intensely personal and a wonderful tribute to McAuliffe.

University of Nebraska Press | Lincoln, NE | 1993 | 2nd printing edition | HB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Fine | w/fine dj, SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Corrigan,6x9 inches, 191pp | A biography of Christa McAuliffe, written by her mother, Grace Corrigan. A moving story with no holds barred of the last flight of the shuttle Challenger. Intensely personal and a wonderful tribute to McAuliffe. Inscribed to Bob, You touch the future! October 4, 1994, Best wishes, and signed by Corrigan.

NASA | Washington, DC | 1981 | presumed 1st edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very good | 9x12 inches, 221pp | A beautiful volume in the NASA Educational Publication (EP) series. Essays by various NASA directors and hundreds of color photos of the planets, the moon, the sun and the stars. A very nice oversized volume.

NASA | Washington, DC | 1981 | presumed 1st edition | HB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very good | 9x12 inches, 221pp | A beautiful volume in the NASA Educational Publication (EP) series. Essays by various NASA directors and hundreds of color photos of the planets, the moon, the sun and the stars. A very nice oversized volume.

NASA | Washington, D. C. | 1979 | Presumed 1st edition | HB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very good As New | with slight scratches to back cover, 9.5x12 inches, 198 pp | One of several in the NASA Special Publication series on Skylab. Examines the Skylab research done on the Sun using the Apollo Telescope Mount. Extensive and detailed in its discussion on the quiet and active suns, corona, prominences, etc. Many color and B&W photos.

U.S. GPO | Washington, DC | 1992 | edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams | Fine | 8.5x11 inches, c. 75pp | Examination of U.S. Space Policy and recommendations for the future. Analysis of organization, evolution of policies relationship between government and industry, international cooperation, etc.

NASA | Washington, DC | 1982 | presumed 1st edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very good | 11x8 inches, 128pp | A survey, in tabular format, of international cooperation with NASA in the areas of spacecraft, experiments, rockets, ground based projects, support of manned flights, balloon and airborne projects, reimbursible launches, US/USSR, tracking and data, and personnel exchanges. Much interesting information yielding an impressive number of international programs.

Franklin Watts | NY, NY | 1983 | 1st edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very good | Slight scuffing to spine, 8x11 inches, 86pp | 25 year history of NASA probably targeted at secondary school readers. Excellent for those learning English. Many B&W photos and illustrations.

NASA | Washington, DC | 1980 | presumed 1st edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Good | with small tear upper right cover, 8.5x9 inches, 32pp | Printed before the first shuttle flight, this is NASA's educational publication (EP) on the space shuttle. Includes chapters on living in space, launch, cabin (with 180 degree foldouts of the cockpit), weightlessness, exercise, EVA, manipulator arm, Spacelab and more. Many color photos and illustrations.

IAF Pergamon Press | Stockholm | 1985 | edition | | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very Good | typed article, 8 x 12 in., 2 pp. | Preprint copy for the 36th Congress of the International Astronautical Federation held in Stockholm, Sweden in 1985. An argument for popularizing astronautics among young people. Co written by K. Lukasik of Poland.

Macmillan Company | NY, NY | 1961 | 1st edition, 1st printing | HB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very good | w/o dj, 7x9 inches, 898pp | Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Meeting of the AAS in New York City in 1960. Over 40 presentations from noted persons in the space field. Examples include General Flickinger and others on Man in Space When?, nuclear rocket engines for space propulsion, an astro-vehicle rendezvous guidance concept, Lunik III trajectory predictions, navigation requirements for pilot controlled satelloid flight, multistage rocket staging optimization, and others.

U.S. Gov't Printing Office | Washington, DC | 1968 | edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams | Good | with modest tape residue 2 spots on cover, 6x9 inches, 370pp | Hearings before the Subcommittee on Advanced Research and Technology of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S House of Representatives. NASA representatives Thomas Paine, James Beggs, Edgar Cortright testify, as well as test pilot Scott Crossfield, and a host of others on R&D in the area of aviation. Many different cutting edge concepts discussed.