NASA | Washington, DC |1965 | presumed 1st edition |HB (library hard card binding) | illus w/diagrams |Very good | ex-lib w/usual library marks, 8.5x11 inches, 107pp | In English. Thesis on examining the heart.

NASA | Washington, DC | 1974 | edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very good | small scratches to top of cover, 8.5x11 inches, 67pp | Coauthored with Jerry Grey. A reprint of an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics publication. Includes chapters on the purpose of solar system exploration, current knowledge, spacecraft, launch vehicles, propulsion, and strategy for exploration. Over 50 charts, tables, and B&W illustrations. Also a discussion of RTGs, Helios, Pioneer, Mariner, Viking orbiter and lander with drawings of each spacecraft showing principal elements.

NASA | Washington, DC | 2004 | 1st edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | As new | 8.5x11 inches, 78pp | Detailed presentation in full color of the January 2004 President Bush Vision for Space Exploration.

Viking Press | NY, NY | 1953 | 1st edition | HB | | Fine | w/very good dj, 6x9 inches, 296pp | Written by a former editor of Scientific American magazine. An amazing early 1950s work covering a variety of "breaking " science topics including atomic bombs, building an artificial satellite in space, controlling the weather, the mystery of supersonic speed, power from the sun and other timely issues.

Gallery Books | New York | 1991 | 1st printing edition | HB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Fine | w/fine dj, 10x10 inches, 96pp | Strong book on geological characteristics of the Earth and Moon. Uses satellites and probes as a basis for experimental evidence but the emphasis is on the nature of the two bodies. Full color photos throughout.

NASA | Washington, DC | 1988 | 1st edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Fine | with slightly scuffed edges, 8.5 x 11 in., 215 pp. | Report of the NASA Life Sciences Strategic Planning Study Committee suggesting both goals and means of achieving the goals of future study. Examines human space flight, gravitational biology, biomedical research, crew factors, exobiology, etc. Many color photos.

NASA | Washington, DC | c. 1999 | presumed 1st edition | | Illus w/diagrams & photos | As new | punched for 3 ring binder, 8.5x11 inches, c. 50pp | Designed for grades 4-12 as an educational product. Great experiments and observations to be performed to better understand our moon. Our scan of this is a little distorted as we have not opened the shrink-wrap on this item.

Facts on File | NY, NY | 1990 | 1st printing edition | HB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very good | w/very good dj, some rippling to dj, ex-lib w/usual library marks, 9x11 inches,109pp | Interesting book on the exploration of the solar system. Emphasis on exploration and probes more so than the planets themselves, although discoveries are mentioned. Many B&W and some color photos.

NASA | Washington, DC | 1996 | 1st edition | HB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | As New | With as new dj, SIGNED by editors, Dwayne Day and John Logsdon to Richard, 7x10 inches, 636pp | An important work in the NASA History Series. One of seven volumes in the set compiling the most significant documents pertinent to the history of the space race. Includes numerous memos from administrators on the race to the Moon.

NASA | Washington, DC | 1996 | edition | HB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | As New | With as new dj, 7x10 inches, 636pp | An important work in the NASA History Series. One of seven volumes in the set compiling the most significant documents pertinent to the history of the space race. Includes numerous memos from administrators on the race to the Moon.

NASA | Washington, DC | 1998 | edition | HB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | As New | With as new dj, 7x10 inches, 608pp | An important work in the NASA History Series. One of three volumes in the set compiling the most significant documents pertinent to the history of the space race.

NASA | Washington, DC | 1976 | presumed 1st edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Good | some wear to edge of cover, 8x10 inches, 38pp | A NASA Educational Publication on extragalactic astronomy, written as a curriculum project of the American Astronomical Society. Covers the fundamentals including the Milky Way, Nebulae, Hubble's Law of the Redshifts, modern discoveries, radio sources, violent activity, the quasars, X-rays, etc.

GE Aircraft Engines | Cincinnati, Ohio | c. 1992 | presumed first edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very good | minor scuffing to cover, 8.5x11 inches, 173pp | F-14B and F-14D pilot's guide to the F110-GE-400 engine. Quite extensive as would be expectred. Chapters include engine description, aircraft/engine interfaces, engine control system, core engine ignition systems, lubrication system, engine anti-icing system, fatigue engine monitoring system, operating characteristics, in-flight shutdown and airstarts, potential malfunctions and recommended actions. Many drawings. Please read before flight!

NASA | Washington, DC | 2011 | 1st edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Fine | 8.5x11 inches, 161pp | Interesting aerodynamic research from NASA Dryden. Well illustrated and informative.

Random House/Smithsonian Press | Washington, DC | 2011 | 1st edition, 1st printing | HB| Illus w/diagrams & photos | New | w/new dj, SIGNED by Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot Al Worden who has added Apollo 15 below his signature and includes 4x6 inch photo of Worden at the signing, archival dust jacket cover as with all of our SIGNED books, 6x9 inches, 312pp | As command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission to the moon in 1971, Al Worden flew on what is widely regarded as the greatest exploration mission that humans have ever attempted. He spent six days orbiting the moon, including three days completely alone, the most isolated human in existence. During the return from the moon to earth he also conducted the first spacewalk in deep space, becoming the first human ever to see both the entire earth and moon simply by turning his head. The Apollo 15 flight capped an already-impressive career as an astronaut, including important work on the pioneering Apollo 9 and Apollo 12 missions, as well as the perilous flight of Apollo 13. Nine months after his return from the moon, Worden received a phone call telling him he was fired and ordering him out of his office by the end of the week. He refused to leave. What happened in those nine months, from being honored with parades and meetings with world leaders to being unceremoniously fired, has been a source of much speculation for four decades. Worden has never before told the full story around the dramatic events that shook NASA and ended his spaceflight career. Readers will learn them here for the first time, along with the exhilarating account of what it is like to journey to the moon and back. It's an unprecedentedly candid account of what it was like to be an Apollo astronaut, with all its glory but also its pitfalls. SIGNED by Worden.

Kalmbach Books | Milwaukee, WI | 1980 | 2nd printing edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very good | 8x12 inches, 88pp | An interesting book with a series of articles with extensive pictures on various spaceships--fact and fiction. Includes modeling tips and articles on the Saturn V (by noted space journalist Jim Oberg), Apollo CSM & LM, Star Wars X-Wing and Darth Vadar's Tie fighter, the Eagles of Space 1999, space shuttle orbiter atop the Boeing 747, the Orion III from 2001: A Space Odyssey, evolution of the Star Trek's Enterprise, BattleStar Galactica Viper and Raider and Buck Rogers classic rocketship El Dorado. Simply a delightful book with good background information and excellent modeling instructions. Scarce.

NASA | Washington, DC | 1968 | presumed 1st edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Good | small tear to spine, 8x10 inches, 72pp | The aeronautical work of NACA and then NASA from 1917-1967. A wonderful summary with numerous B&W photos and illustrations, decade by decade, of the agency's work. Includes Boeing 707, X-1A, Dyna-Soar X-15, and many more.

University Press of Florida | Gainesville, FL | 2007 | 1st edition | HB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | New | 6x9 inches, 249pp | The rivteing story of NASA's Space Shuttle program, its missions, and its demise. An important book, fairly written by a solid journalist, Duggins, who is in work on the Columbia shuttle accident won an Edward R. Murrow award.

Monarch Books | Derby, CT | 1961 | 1st edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Good- w.cracked spine | 4x7 inches, 142pp | Interesting popular piece published just after Shepard's Project Mercury suborbital flight. Covers the early manned efforts of the U.S. and was rushed into print immediately after Shepard's flight. In fact, the cover shows helmeted astronauts Shepard, Glenn and Grissom who were announced as the trio from which the first U.S. astronaut would be selected. One chapter on Shepard's flight with the rest of Project Mercury. A great example of how Project Mercury was covered at the beginning of the program.

Simon & Schuster | NY, NY | 2005 | 1st printing edition | HB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Fine | w/fine dj, 7x10 inches, 769pp | On July 20, 1969, the world stood still to watch thirty-eight-year-old American astronaut Neil Armstrong become the first person ever to step on the surface of another heavenly body. When he returned to earth, Armstrong was honored and celebrated for his monumental achievement. He was also,as James Hansen reveals in this fascinating and important biography, misunderstood. Armstrong's accomplishments as an engineer, test pilot, and astronaut have long been a matter of record, but Hansen's unprecedented access to private documents, interviews with more than 125 subjects (including more than fifty hours of interviews with Armstrong himself and twelve hours with his first wife Janet), and unpublished sources yield the first in-depth analysis of this elusive American celebrity still renowned the world over. In a riveting narrative filled with revelations, Hansen vividly recreates Armstrong's career in flying, from the heights of honor and recognition earned as a naval aviator, test pilot, and astronaut to the dear personal price paid by Armstrong and even more so by his wife and children for his dedication to his storied vocation. Hansen addresses the rumors that have swirled around Armstrong for thirty-six years and provides a penetrating exploration of American hero worshipof astronauts and of Armstrong, in particular. In First Man, the personal, technological, epic, and iconic blend to form the portrait of a great but reluctant hero who will forever be known as history's most famous space traveler. James R. Hansen is a professor of history at Auburn University. A former historian for NASA, Hansen is the author of eight books on the history of aerospace. He lives in Auburn, Alabama. This work is a notable achievement in that Armstrong cooperated with the author and provided extensive interview time to assist in the completion of the biography. Dr. Hansen is a well known and well qualified author in the aerospace field. In addition, the motion picture rights for this book have already been sold. This will no doubt be one of (if not) the most significant of the astronaut biographies.