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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 55 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1993. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. wrappers 49pp. b/w illus. The Second Flight of the German Financed Spacelab D2 Payload. Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date notation inside front cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
Bookseller reference : K302265
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 41 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1990. 1st edition. Very Good. oblong octavo. hardback with dust jacket 30pp. b/w illus. Deployment of Ulysses spacecraft to the Sun. Press Kits also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date stamp inside cover otherwise Near Fine NASA hardcover
Bookseller reference : K302242
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 34 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1989. 1st edition. Very Good. oblong octavo. wrappers 44pp. b/w illus. Deployment of Galileo Spacecraft to Jupiter. Press Kits also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date stamp on cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
Bookseller reference : K302240
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 62 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1994. 1st edition. Very Good. large octavo. wrappers 58pp. b/w illus. US Microgravity Payload 2. Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date notation inside front cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
Bookseller reference : K302281
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 50 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1992. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. wrappers 55pp. b/w illus. The First United States Microgravity Flight. Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date notation inside front cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
Bookseller reference : K302270
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission Revised STS 35 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1990. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. wrappers 41pp. b/w illus. The first flight of the ASTRO series of flights. Revised Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date stamp on cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
Bookseller reference : K302254
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 60 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1994. 1st edition. Very Good. large octavo. torn wrappers 75pp. b/w illus. The Debut of the Wake Shield Facility and the flight of the first Russian cosmonaut aboard the space shuttle. Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date notation inside front cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
Bookseller reference : K302279
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 31 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1990. 1st edition. Very Good. oblong octavo. wrappers 41pp. b/w illus. Deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope. Press Kits also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date stamp inside cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
Bookseller reference : K302243
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 57 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1993. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. wrappers 78pp. b/w illus. The Debut of the Spacehab Laboratory and Retrieval Spacecraft. Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date notation inside front cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
Bookseller reference : K302264
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 45 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1992. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. wrappers 30pp. b/w illus. The First Flight of the Atmospheric Laboratory and Sciences. Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date notation inside front cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
Bookseller reference : K302272
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 53 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1992. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. wrappers 35pp. b/w illus. A Partially Classified Department of Defense Flight with little released on the main payload. Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date notation inside front cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
Bookseller reference : K302267
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 56 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1993. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. wrappers 78pp. b/w illus. The Second Flight of the Atmospheric Laboratory for Sciences and Applications ATLAS 2. Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date notation inside front cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
Bookseller reference : K302263
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 51 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1993. 1st edition. Very Good. large octavo. wrappers 60pp. b/w illus. The Deployment of the Advanced Comuncations Technology Satellite ACTS. Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date stamp on front cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
Bookseller reference : K302262
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 47 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1992. 1st edition. Very Good. large octavo. hardback with dust jacket 36pp. b/w illus. The First Flight of the Japanese Spacelab. Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date notation inside front cover otherwise Near Fine NASA hardcover
Bookseller reference : K302275
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 54 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1993. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. wrappers 42pp. b/w illus. The Sixth Deployment of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite TDRS. Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date notation inside front cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
Bookseller reference : K302266
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 48 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1991. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. wrappers 30pp. b/w illus. Deployment of Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite UARS. Press Kits also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date stamp inside cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
Bookseller reference : K302247
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 30 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1989. 1st edition. Nice copy. oblong octavo. wrappers 32pp. b/w Illus. Deployment of Magellan Spacecraft to Venus. Press Kit includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date stamp on front cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
Bookseller reference : K302239
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 59 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1994. 1st edition. Very Good. large octavo. wrappers 42pp. b/w illus. The Debut of the Space Radar Laboratory. Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date notation inside front cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
Bookseller reference : K302280
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 42 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1992. 1st edition. Very Good. large octavo. hardback with dust jacket 30pp. b/w illus. The First Flight of the International Microgravity Laboratory. Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date notation inside front cover otherwise Near Fine NASA hardcover
Bookseller reference : K302273
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 35 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1990. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. wrappers 41pp. b/w illus. The first flight of the ASTRO series of flights. Press Kits also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date stamp inside cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 61 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1993. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. wrappers 52pp. b/w illus. The First Hubble Servicing Mission:HST-01 Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date stamp inside otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 37 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1991. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. wrappers 29pp. b/w illus. The deployment of the Gamma Ray Observatory and the first spacewalks since 1985. Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date stamp on cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 32 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1989. 1st edition. Very Good. oblong octavo. wrappers 31pp. b/w illus. Retrieval of Long Duration Exposure Facility launched in 1984. Press Kits also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date stamp inside cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 29 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1989. 1st edition. Very Good. quarto. wrappers 27pp. b/w Illus. Deployment of Third Tracking Data Relay Satellite TDRS. Press Kit includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. NASA unknown
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission Third Revised STS 35 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1990. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. wrappers 39pp. b/w illus. The first flight of the ASTRO series of flights. Third Revised Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date stamp on cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
Bookseller reference : K302255
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 52 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1992. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. wrappers 45pp. b/w illus. The Deployment of the Laser Geodynamics Satellite LAGEOS. Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date notation inside front cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
Bookseller reference : K302274
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 58 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1993. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. wrappers 37pp. b/w illus. The Second Space Lab Sciences Flight. Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date stamp on front cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 46 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1992. 1st edition. Very Good. large octavo. wrappers 35pp. b/w illus. The First Tethered Satellite System Flight. Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date notation inside front cover otherwise Near Fine NASA unknown
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Space Shuttle Mission STS 49 Press Kit
Washington: NASA 1992. 1st edition. Very Good. large octavo. hardback with dust jacket 44pp. b/w illus. The First Flight of the Orbiter Endeavour which featured the first three person space walk. Press Kit also includes flight details Launch Preparations Countdown Liftoff Flight Payloads Crew Biographies Experiments. Small date notation inside front cover otherwise Near Fine NASA hardcover
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Shuttle
Washington: N A S A 1976. 1st edition. Fine. lge. octavo. stiff wrappers 89pp. col. & b/w pls. diags. NASA SP-407 N A S A unknown
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National Aeronautics and Sace Administration
Space Shuttle
Houston Texas: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center 1975. Book. Illus. by Photo Illustrated. Very Good. Soft cover. February 1975. Large Paperback. 77 pages. Slight edgewear clean interior. Stapled binding. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Paperback
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center
Space Simulation: The Proceedings of a Symposium Held November 3-5 1975 at the Sheraton Silver Spring Motor Inn. NASA SP-379
Washington DC: NASA 1975. First Edition. First Printing. fair. 859 wraps illus. diagrams references covers worn and soiled slightly cocked damp staining at edges. This was prepared at Goddard Space Flight Center. The Symposium was held in Silver Spring MD and was sponsored by the Institute of Environmental Sciences The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics The American Society for Testing and Materials and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA paperback
Bookseller reference : 46110
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Simulation: The Proceedings of a Symposium held May 1-3 1972 at the Americana Hotel New York City NY. NASA SP-298
Washington DC: NASA 1972. First Edition. First Printing. good. 23 cm 1071 wraps illus. references covers somewhat worn and soiled some edge soiling. This symposium was sponsored by the Institute of Environmental Sciences The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; The American Society for Testing and Materials; and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA paperback
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Office
Space Simulation: The Proceedings of a Symposium held May 1-3 1972 at the Americana Hotel New York City New York
Washington DC: NASA 1972. First Edition. First Printing. fair ex-lib. 1071 illus. references usual library markings front flyleaf removed "withdrawn" stamp on title page bds worn/soiled/faded. NASA SP-298. This symposium was sponsored by the Institute of Environmental Sciences The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics The American Society for Testing and Materials and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. These proceedings are the sixth of a series of conferences. NASA unknown
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National Aeronautics and Administration
Space Station Reference Configuration Description
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Bookseller reference : 23710525 ISBN : 1508722633 9781508722632
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National Aeronautics and Administration
Space Station Reference Configuration Description
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National Aeronautics and Administration
Space Station Reference Configuration Description
Paperback / softback. New. paperback
Bookseller reference : B9781508722632 ISBN : 1508722633 9781508722632
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Station: A Research Laboratory in Space
Washington DC: NASA c. 1980's. First Edition. First Printing. good. 16 wraps illus. PAM-512. NASA paperback
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Kennedy Space Center
Space Technology 5; NASA Facts FS-200501209190KSC
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration 2005. Presumed First Edition First printing. Single sheet printed on both sides. Very good. The format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Large color illustration on front. Color illustration and black and white exploded view among illustrations on back. Space Technology 5 ST5 of the NASA New Millennium program was a test of ten new technologies aboard a group of microsatellites. Developed by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center the three individual small spacecraft were launched together from the belly of a Lockheed L-1011 aboard the Pegasus XL rocket on 22 March 2006. One technology involved antennas that were designed by computers using an evolutionary AI system developed at NASA Ames Research Center. The ST5 on-board flight computer the C&DH Command & Data Handling system was based on a Mongoose-V radiation-hardened microprocessor. On 30 June 2006 the satellites making up ST5 were shut down after successfully completing their technology validation mission. ST5's objective was to demonstrate and flight qualify several innovative technologies and concepts for application to future space missions. Communications Components for Small Spacecraft: The X-Band Transponder Communications System was provided by AeroAstro. The transponder system is a miniaturized digital communications transponder. It provides coherent uplink-to-downlink operation that provides a ground-to-space command capability space-to-ground telemetry capability and a radio frequency tracking capability. The X-Band weighs approximately 1/12 as much and is 1/9 the volume of communications systems used in other missions. Evolved antenna: A supercomputer using an artificial evolution algorithm designed a very tiny highly unlikely looking but highly promising communication antenna for the ST5 spacecraft. The radiator was designed by NASA Ames and the antenna itself was implemented by the Physical Science Laboratory at New Mexico State University. As a note each spacecraft has two X-band antennas: an evolved the solid black painted unit and a quadrifilar helix antenna the two-toned black and white unit. The quadrifilar helix antennas were also developed at the NMSU Physical Science Laboratory. Lithium-Ion Power System for Small Satellites: The Low-Voltage Power System uses a low-weight Li-ion battery that can store up to four times as much energy as a Ni-Cad battery charged by triple junction solar cells. The Li-Ion rechargeable battery has a longer life and exhibits no memory effect. Ultra Low-Power Demonstration: The CULPRiT is a new type of microelectronic device that allows circuits to operate at 0.5 Volts. The technology will greatly reduce power consumption while achieving a radiation tolerance of ~100 kRad total dose and latch-up immunity. Variable Emittance Coatings for Thermal Control: The Variable Emittance Coatings provided by Sensortex Inc. and the Applied Physics Laboratory APL are used for thermal control and consist of an electrically tunable coating that can change properties from absorbing heat when cool to reflecting or emitting heat when in the Sun. The Microelectromechanical System MEMS chip is part of this technology. Propulsion Systems Components:A miniature microthruster that provides fine attitude adjustments on the spacecraft. The Cold Gas Microthruster CGMT is a tiny electromechanical system designed by Marotta Scientific Controls Inc. to provide fine attitude adjustments on each of the micro-sats. It uses 1/8 the power and weighs only half as much as attitude control systems being used in other missions. National Aeronautics and Space Administration unknown
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Advanced Concepts and Technology
Space Technology Innovation Volume 3 Number 6 November/December 1995
Washington DC: NASA Office of Adv Concepts 1995. good. 28 cm 24 wraps illus. mailing label and ink notation on rear cover broken seal at fore-edge NASA Office of Adv Concepts paperback
Bookseller reference : 30315
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space the New Frontier EP-6 Rev.
U.S. Government Printing Office. Used - Good. Good condition. astronautics exploration of outer space A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates stamps limited notes and highlighting or a few light stains. U.S. Government Printing Office unknown
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National Aeronauti Space Administration
Space-Based Astronomy: An Educated Guide With Activities For Science Mathematics and Technology Education
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Bookseller reference : 21479854-n ISBN : 149917067x 9781499170672
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National Aeronauti Space Administration
Space-Based Astronomy: An Educated Guide With Activities For Science Mathematics and Technology Education
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Bookseller reference : 21479854 ISBN : 149917067x 9781499170672
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National Aeronauti Space Administration
Space-Based Astronomy: An Educated Guide With Activities For Science Mathematics and Technology Education
Paperback / softback. New. paperback
Bookseller reference : A9781499170672 ISBN : 149917067x 9781499170672
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National Aeronauti Space Administration
Space-Based Astronomy: An Educated Guide With Activities For Science Mathematics and Technology Education
Paperback / softback. New. paperback
Bookseller reference : B9781499170672 ISBN : 149917067x 9781499170672
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Dean, James (Director) Johnson, Lyndon B., (Preface) Webb, James E, (Forewor
Space: the New Frontier. NASA EP 6 Revised 1966
Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office 1966. First Edition. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. 10.20 x 8.00 x 0.25 inches. Softcover edition in Good condition. Creased corners; otherwise the covers are in good shape. The binding is square and tight. Stamped on the reverse side of the first page. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. NASA EP 6 U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space: The New Frontier by National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U.S. Government Printing Office. Very Good. Prompt shipment with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Very good paperback staple bound. Vintage publication by The National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Clean pages lightly tanned. Black and white illustrations. Black and blue cover. 32 pages. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
Bookseller reference : WARE419MM003
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space: The New Frontier
Washington DC: GPO 1962. good. 48 wraps illus. diagrams glossary of space terms some wear and soiling to covers. GPO paperback
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space; The New Frontier
Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1959. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Good. The format is approximately 10.5 inches by 8.5 inches. 32 pages plus covers. Wraps. Illustrations photographs and drawings. Diagrams. Tabular Data. Some wear and soiling to covers. On July 29 1958 President Eisenhower signed an act of Congress creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The act declared "that is is the policy of the United States that activities in space should be devoted to peaceful purposes for the benefit of mankind." On October 1 1958 this new agency was established. This 1959 initial publication there were later editions/versions is thus one of the earliest official NASA publications. This work briefly presents a historical perspective then discusses Sounding Rockets Satellites and Space Probes Manned Space Flight Human Factors and Future Explorations. NASA traces its roots to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA. Despite being the birthplace of aviation by 1914 the United States recognized that it was far behind Europe in aviation capability. Determined to regain American leadership in aviation the United States Congress created the Aviation Section of the U.S. Army Signal Corps in 1914 and established NACA in 1915 to foster aeronautical research and development. Over the next forty years NACA would conduct aeronautical research in support of the U.S. Air Force U.S. Army U.S. Navy and the civil aviation sector. After the end of World War II NACA became interested in the possibilities of guided missiles and supersonic aircraft developing and testing the Bell X-1 in a joint program with the U.S. Air Force. NACA's interest in space grew out of its rocketry program at the Pilotless Aircraft Research Division. The Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik 1 ushered in the Space Age and kicked off the Space Race. Despite NACA's early rocketry program the responsibility for launching the first American satellite fell to the Naval Research Laboratory's Project Vanguard whose operational issues ensured the Army Ballistic Missile Agency would launch Explorer 1 America's first satellite on February 1 1958. The Eisenhower Administration decided to split the United States' military and civil spaceflight programs which were organized together under the Defense Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency. As the United States' premier aeronautics agency NACA formed the core of NASA's new structure by reassigning it its 8000 employees and three major research laboratories. NASA also proceeded to absorb the Naval Research Laboratory's Project Vanguard the Army's Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL and the Army Ballistic Missile Agency under Wernher von Braun. This left NASA firmly as the United States' civil space lead and the Air Force as the military space lead. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space; The New Frontier
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration c1959. Presumed First Edition First printing. Booklet. Good. Format is approximately 10.5 inches by 8 inches. 32 pages plus covers. Illustrations. Reference was found on page 21 to selection of candidates having begun in early 1959. Other references to early 1959 and 1958 noted. This work starts out with a brief history of the scientific inquiry into space and space travel. It the discusses sounding rockets Satellites Spacecraft Space Probes Jupiter C Vanguard I Juno II Tracking Station Manned Space Flight Human Factors Project Mercury and space exploration. This is an early NASA general audience publication. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA is an independent agency of the U.S. Federal Government responsible for the civilian space program as well as aeronautics and space research. NASA was established in 1958 succeeding the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA. The new agency was to have a distinctly civilian orientation encouraging peaceful applications in space science. Since its establishment most US space exploration efforts have been led by NASA including the Apollo Moon landing missions the Skylab space station and later the Space Shuttle. NASA is supporting the International Space Station and is overseeing the development of the Orion spacecraft the Space Launch System and Commercial Crew vehicles. The agency is also responsible for the Launch Services Program which provides oversight of launch operations and countdown management for uncrewed NASA launches. National Aeronautics and Space Administration unknown
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