NASA JPL | Pasadena, CA | 1982 | presumed 1st edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Good | 8.5x11 inches, 3 volumes, c.580pp total | Highly technical set of volumes on stratospheric modeling. Examines atmospheric chemistry, O2 reactions, equilibrium constants, etc. RARE.

Kregel publishing | Grand Rapids, MI | 2001 | 1st edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | New | SIGNED by author, 5.5x 8.5 in., 157 pp. | A delightful collection of devotional essays on the struggles and trials of raising children. There are frustrating moments in parenting and there are unforgettable precious moments. But the special moments sometimes seem to be out of reach, buried deep beneath the load of responsibilities. Busy parents struggle just to keep it all together and trying to find quiet time to spend by themselves or with God seems difficult-perhaps even impossible. While quiet moments may be rare, this collection of 31 touching reflections reminds moms and dads that every day, whether frenzied or serene, is filled with demonstrations of God's blessing-for those who are watching. Foreword by Gloria Gaither.

NASA | Cape Canaveral, FL | 1982 | 1st edition | SB | | Very good | 8.5x11 inches, 321pp | A Kennedy Space Center historical publication providing a day by day chronology of events for the year 1980. Comprehensive. Much of course on the space shuttle, but covers other launch vehicles and activities of the year. Punched for a three ring binder. Great historical reference.

Office of Technology | Washington, DC | 1984 | 1st edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Good | ex-lib w/usual library marks, 8.5x11 inches, 234pp | A very nice book from the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment. This is a study requested by both Senate and House committees. For those interested in space stations, this is the book. Examines low earth orbit station possibilities, uses, applications, costs, international cooperation, and more. Also analyzes other interesting topics e.g. the use of the shuttle external tank for propellant scavenging, space station hanger, strongback, or habitat. Even includes a diagram of a circular (wheel) space station using 4 ETs as spokes! Well read.

NASA | Washington, DC |1969 | presumed 1st edition |HB (library hard card binding) | illus w/diagrams & photographs |Very good | ex-lib w/usual library marks, 8.5x11 inches, 291pp | Transcripts of the symposium with presentations on theoretical aspects of CO2 chemistry, carbamate reactions, carbonic anhydrase, metabolic processes involving CO2 or HCO3 and CO2 exchange rates in the body.

NASA | Arlington, VA | 2003 | 1st public edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | New | 8.5x11 inches, 248pp plus CD-ROM | The first volume of the official report of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board chaired by Admiral Harold W. Gehman, Jr. Also referred to as the CAIB Report or the Gehman Report. Not to be confused with later reprints--this is the full size 1st public printing. Printed in full color, this volume covers the evolution of the space shuttle program, Columbia's final flight, accident analysis, other factors considered, why the accident occurred, from Challenger to Columbia, decision making at NASA, the accident's organizational causes, history as cause, implications for the future of human space flight, recommendations and Appendices A-C. Other volumes (not included) contain the technical documents and board public hearing transcripts. The CD-ROM included contains multiple amateur videos of the accident, video of foam tests (quite impressive) and a PDF of Volume 1. An important document in the history of space exploration.

European Space Agency| Netherlands | 1985-1986 | 1st edition | stapled | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Fine | 8.5x11 inches, c. 60 pp | The six issues of the Columbus Logbook, documenting the ESA Columbus space station. Printed in full color, includes steps in the building process: EURECA (European Retrievable Carrier), Spacelab 2, IPS (Instrument Pointing System), Service Vehicle, Pressurized Module, Groud Sector, Platform and more. Interrupted by the Challenger accident. Much great information.

NASA | Washington, DC |1968 | presumed 1st edition |HB (library binding) | illus w/diagrams |Fine | ex-lib w/usual library marks, 8.5x11 inches,177pp | Translated into English from the original Russian. A thorough analysis of the topic with chapters on sensitivity, rigidity and strength of elastic elements, theoretical determinations of elastic element nonlinearity and experimental determination of the nonlinearity and hysteresis of elastic elements.

| 1974 | | copy edition | | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very good | 8.5x11 inches, Photostat but with ORIGINAL signatures of crew, slight bend in paper which would not appear when matted | Upon both the launch and splashdown of Skylab 4, U.S. President Richard Nixon sent his congratulations to the crew of the longest space mission to that date. A number of years ago, the crew met again and each signed this Photostat copy of the original telegrams and wrote his position under his signature. To clarify, this is a copy of the original telegrams but has actually been signed by Jerry Carr (CDR), Ed Gibson (SPT) and Bill Pogue (PLT). Directly to us from the personal collection of Bill Pogue. Rare..

Goddard Space Flight Center | Greenbelt, MD | 19c.1983 | presumed 1st edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very good | 8.5x11 inches, 20pp | Booklet providing a strong overview of the COBE in advance of its flight. Published in color covering an introduction to cosmology, the COBE observatory and orbit, various scientific instruments and experiments.

NASA | Houston, TX | 1982 | 1st edition | | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very good | 8.5x11 inches, c.400pp in three ring binder | An amazing collection of Johnson Space Center Cosmic Dust Catalogs from Volume 1 Number 1 (January 1982) Volume 4 Number 2 (August 1984). Also contains a laid in Press Release on the Cosmic Dust program and two issues of the Cosmic Dust Courier, also issued by JSC. What's it all about? Since 1981 NASA has used aircraft to collect cosmic dust particles from the stratosphere. Many B&W illustrations and analyses.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | New York | 1997 | 1st edition, 1st printing | HB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | As new with as new dj | 7x10 inches, 398p | One of the finest histories manned space flight, comparing the U.S. and Soviet programs. Beginning with the V-2 in Nazi Germany, Heppenheimer tells the tale of the people and the programs. A must for every serious collector in this area.

NASA | Washington, DC | 1969 | edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Good | 8.5x11 inches, stapled, 493pp | A reprint from the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, this is a translation into English of Sobolev's Kurs teoreticheskoy astrofiziki, published originally in Moscow in 1967. Formidable, but no doubt an important work in the area of astrophysics.

Reserved for custom orders auctions, (Astro-Auction), etc.

Gulliver Books | San Diego, CA | 1987 | stated 1st edition | HB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very good | w/very good dj, slight wear to inside front cover, 7x9 inches, 178pp | History of space exploration targeted toward secondary students.

W.W. Norton & Company | New York | 2009 | 1st edition, 1st printing | HB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | New | w/new dj, 6.5x9.5 inches, 220pp | Well researched and written critique of rocket engineer von Braun by Pulitzer Prize winning author Biddle. An important viewpoint.

| Washington, DC | 1961 | edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Good | with minor highlighting, 8.5x11 inches, 34pp | An issue of Data magazine, the magazine of defense marketing, featuring a look at NASA including an article on James Webb, Ham the chimp who had just made a suborbital Mercury flight and more.

NASA | Cape Canaveral, FL | 1989 | presumed 1st edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very good | minor marks and JPL stamp on cover, 8.5x11 inches, stapled, 203pp | Given the Columbia accident, this is a timely document. From the foreword: "The Debris Team is continuing its effort to develop and implement measures to control damage from debris in the Shuttle operational environment and to make the control measures a part of routine processing and operations." Report of the assessment and photographic analysis conducted before and after the launch. Scanning of ice/frost conditions on the External Tank and the analysis of high speed photography of the launch. Fascinating report with many color photographs and listings of all debris at the pad and the shuttle landing strip. Fascinating reading.

| Decision | | 1st edition | 1973 | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Very good | 12x14 inches, 2pp, SIGNED by Apollo 15 astronaut Jim Irwin | 2 page article neatly cut from the magazine. Irwin at this time had started the Christian evangelical organization High Flight. This article recounts personal spaceflight and life experiences in a moving fashion. With several B&W illustrations. INSCIBRED to Tom and SIGNED by Jim Irwin. A bold nice signature of the late moonwalker.

NASA | Washington | 2002 | 1st edition | SB | Illus w/diagrams & photos | Fine | 8.5 x 11inches, 245 pp. | Excellent chronology from Able1 (Pioneer 0) in 1958 through to Stardust in 1999. Includes all (Soviet and U.S.) probes which encountered (flew by, orbited, impacted and had a soft landing) a planetary body (including the planets, Earth's moon, asteroids and comets) plus solar orbiting craft and deep space. All probes are included whether they succeeded or not. A tremendous reference guide which includes data about each mission.