NASA Facts: An Educational Publication of the National Aeronautics and Space Admin. Mars and Earth. NF-61/8-75
Washington, DC: GPO, 1975. Quarto, 8, wraps, illus., figures, reading list, some creasing to edges. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1975. Quarto, 8, wraps, illus., figures, reading list, some creasing to edges. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1988. First? Edition. First? Printing. 16, wraps, illus., slight wear and soiling. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1976. 54, spiralbound, illus., diagrams, glossary, covers somewhat worn and soiled. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1980. Quarto, 235, wraps, tables, figures, index, edges of paper tabs bent, small tears to cover edges, sticker on front cover. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1983? Quarto, approx. 150, wraps, tables, figures, index, edges of paper tabs bent, small tears to cover edges, stickers on front cover. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1991. 178, wraps, index, covers somewhat worn and soiled, stamp on front cover at spine. More
Asheville, NC: A-B Emblem, 2003. Presumed First issue thus. The patch is approximately 5 inches in length at its maximum and approximately 3.5 at its maximum width. The patch is a silhouette of Columbia is draped in a blue ribbon with 7 stars (including the Star of David) is a tribute to the heroes of STS-107. There is no text on this commemorative patch. It is Design 105349. STS-107 was the 113th flight of the Space Shuttle program, and the final flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 16, 2003 and during its 15 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes, 32 seconds in orbit conducted a multitude of international scientific experiments. Columbia began re-entry as planned, but the heat shield was compromised due to damage sustained during the initial ascent. The heat of re-entry was free to spread into the damaged portion of the orbiter, ultimately causing its disintegration and the loss of all seven crew members. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1996. 28 cm, 98, wraps, illus. (some color), corner dinged, sticker on cover: "In this issue Laser Tech Briefs" More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, pre-2010. Patches. Approximately 3 inches in diameter with two small extensions (approximately .5 inches) on the left side and one longer extension (approximately 1 inch) on the right side. This is an old style NASA logo patch, with the letter A clear with the bar in the center, unlike the newer version where an inverted V replaced the A. This was found together with materials dated in 2010. This NASA insignia was first designed in the late 1950s, then retired in the mid-1970s. It was reinstated as the official agency insignia in 1992 (Information from NASA). The NASA Insignia (more commonly referred to as the "meatball") reflects the history and tradition of the Agency and is used in all of the Agency's day-to-day communications materials. Designed in 1959 by former NASA employee James Modarelli, the NASA Insignia contains the following elements: The sphere represents a planet; The stars represent space; The vector represents aeronautics; and The orbit represents space travel. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1991. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. [2], 2-6, [9], [2] including covers. Appendix: Examples of NASA Patents Currently Available for Licensing. Illustrations. This document opens with " A Message for Admiral Truly to the American Taxpayers'. "NASA, as it develops new technology, must ensure that this technology is transferred into the private sector. The taxpayer's investment in NASA is an investment in the international competitiveness of U.S. Industry." NASA owned over one thousand patents and patent applications which protect inventions in hundreds of different subject matter categories. NASA makes these inventions available to industry through its Patent Licensing Programs, which is administered by the NASA Office of General Counsel, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, c1962. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Format is approximately 10.25 inches by 8.25 inches. 16 pages, plus covers. Illustrated (some in color). This is a college focused recruitment booklet. The date is assumed, as there was an article in Aviation Week and Space Technology of June 2, 1962 that used the phrase NASA..spearhead to space. This booklet is an invitation for college graduates with inquiring scientific minds...creative minds...to seek to join NASA's scientific and engineering staff. NASA offered rapid professional advancement, early recognition, rapid salary advancement, support for graduate study, and a choice of which NASA facilities to consider joining. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1963. Presumed first thus. Wraps. Format is approximately 8 inches by 8 inches. Four page insert (format is approximately 7.5 inches by 7.25 inches). Rear cover folds out. Primary cover colors are Blue and Gold. The insert is titled "Salute to NASA" and includes a one page narrative, a one page program, one page of Head Table Guests, and the last page lists the sponsor, committee, and administrative assistance. The interior of the rear foldout presents NASA milestones from 1958 through 1963 and a summary of the Mercury Flight Program. The front cover has a small circular hole that reveals the NASA logo on the first page of the insert. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1983. Quarto, 13, wraps, profusely illus. in color, covers slightly soiled and creased, date stamped on front cover, small tears to cover edges. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 2002. 7 CD-ROM disks, 7 CD-ROM disks in plastic cases--cases for disks 1, 2, 5, & 6 are cracked, but no damage to CD-ROM's. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1969. 238, wraps, illus., tables, appendices, covers and edges foxed, some foxing to a few pages, mailing label on rear cover. More
Washington, DC: NASA, c. 1988. Quarto, 28, wraps, illus. in color, figures, covers somewhat scuffed and creased. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2007. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Comb binding. 50 pages, including covers. Decorative front cover. Phoenix was an uncrewed space probe that landed on the surface of Mars on May 25, 2008, and operated until November 2, 2008. Phoenix was operational on Mars for 157 sols (161 days). Its instruments were used to assess the local habitability and to research the history of water on Mars. The mission was part of the Mars Scout Program; its total cost was $420 million, including the cost of launch. The multi-agency program was led by the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona, with project management by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Academic and industrial partners included universities in the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom, NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, the Finnish Meteorological Institute, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates (MDA) in partnership with Optech Incorporated (Optech) and other aerospace companies. It was the first NASA mission to Mars led by a public university. Phoenix was NASA's sixth successful landing on Mars, from seven attempts, and the first in Mars' polar region. The lander completed its mission in August 2008, and made a last brief communication with Earth on November 2 as available solar power dropped with the Martian winter. The mission was declared concluded on November 10, 2008, after engineers were unable to re-contact the craft. JPL declared the lander to be dead. The program was considered a success because it completed all planned science experiments and observations. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1974. 10" x 8", 1, print of color photograph of astronauts Donald Slayton, Vance Brand, and Thomas Stafford, signed by commander Thomas Stafford. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1975. 10" x 8", 1, color photograph of 5 astronauts (2 Russians and 3 Americans), signed by Amer. commander Thomas Stafford & Russian V. Kubasov. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1959. Contemporary print. Photograph. Sheet is approximately 8 inches by 10.5 inches. Black and white photographic image is approximately 9 inches by 6.5 inches. This is printed on photographic paper stock. The image is of a Pilot/Astronaut in a flight suit/spacesuit, seated on a chair. Based on comparison with NASA early photographs of the Mercury 7 Astronauts, this appears to be an astronaut in their spacesuit. It may be Gordon Cooper in the picture. The photo is contemporary with Project Mercury. Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963. An early highlight of the Space Race, its goal was to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely, ideally before the Soviet Union. Taken over from the US Air Force by the newly created civilian space agency NASA, it conducted twenty uncrewed developmental flights (some using animals), and six successful flights by astronauts. The program took its name from Roman mythology. The astronauts were collectively known as the "Mercury Seven", and each spacecraft was given a name ending with a "7" by its pilot. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1986. 3-3/4" x 8-1/2", 16, wraps, covers soiled. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1965. Oversized, approx. 200, Part II only, wraps, profusely illus., figures, tables, references, some foxing to fore-edge and a few pages. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1960. Contemporary print. Photograph. Sheet is approximately 8 inches by 10.5 inches. Black and white photographic image is approximately 9 inches by 6.5 inches. This is printed on photographic paper stock. The image is of a rocket between a gantry and another structure/tower. This may be a photograph of the Mercury Redstone or the Mercury Atlas rocket. Mercury-Atlas was a subprogram of Project Mercury that included most of the flights and tests using the Atlas LV-3B launch vehicle. The Atlas was also used for one Mercury flight under the Big Joe subprogram. The photo is contemporary with Project Mercury. Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963. An early highlight of the Space Race, its goal was to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely, ideally before the Soviet Union. Taken over from the US Air Force by the newly created civilian space agency NASA, it conducted twenty uncrewed developmental flights (some using animals), and six successful flights by astronauts. The program took its name from Roman mythology. The astronauts were collectively known as the "Mercury Seven", and each spacecraft was given a name ending with a "7" by its pilot. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1959. Contemporary print. Photograph. Sheet is approximately 8 inches by 10.5 inches. Black and white photographic image is approximately 9 inches by 6.5 inches. This is printed on photographic paper stock. The image is of a rocket next to a gantry taken at night. There are many people visible at ground level. This may be a photgraph of the Mercury Redstone rocket. It is contemporary with Project Mercury. Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963. An early highlight of the Space Race, its goal was to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely, ideally before the Soviet Union. Taken over from the US Air Force by the newly created civilian space agency NASA, it conducted twenty uncrewed developmental flights (some using animals), and six successful flights by astronauts. The program took its name from Roman mythology. The astronauts were collectively known as the "Mercury Seven", and each spacecraft was given a name ending with a "7" by its pilot. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1959. Contemporary print. Photograph. Sheet is approximately 8 inches by 10.5 inches. Black and white photographic image is approximately 9 inches by 6.5 inches. This is printed on photographic paper stock. The image is of a rocket in front of a gantry taken at night. There is a group of people gathered at the base of the rocket. This may be a photograph of the Mercury Redstone or the Mercury Atlas rocket. Mercury-Atlas was a subprogram of Project Mercury that included most of the flights and tests using the Atlas LV-3B launch vehicle. The Atlas was also used for one Mercury flight under the Big Joe subprogram. The photo is contemporary with Project Mercury. Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963. An early highlight of the Space Race, its goal was to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely, ideally before the Soviet Union. Taken over from the US Air Force by the newly created civilian space agency NASA, it conducted twenty uncrewed developmental flights (some using animals), and six successful flights by astronauts. The program took its name from Roman mythology. The astronauts were collectively known as the "Mercury Seven", and each spacecraft was given a name ending with a "7" by its pilot. More