NASA Facts: Tracking and Communications
Houston, TX: Johnson Space Center, c. 1971? Quarto, 4, wraps, illus., maps, lower corner p. 3 creased. More
Houston, TX: Johnson Space Center, c. 1971? Quarto, 4, wraps, illus., maps, lower corner p. 3 creased. More
Place_Pub: Washington, DC: NASA, 1971. Quarto, 226, illus., 6 folding color maps in pocket at rear of book, references, appendics, glossary, covers somewhat worn and soiled. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1962. Quarto, 204, wraps, illus., tables, charts, apps, spine & cover edges faded, side margin cut off pp. i-10, inner margin cut off pp. 11-18. More
Huntsville, AL: NASA, c. 1986. Quarto, 30, wraps, color illus., figures, creases at spine. More
Marshall Space Flight Center, AL: Marshall Space Flight Center, 1981. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Stapled at upper left corner. Quarto. 20 pages, Format is approximately 8.5 by 11 inches. Sheets are printed on both sides. Illustrations. Some pages creased and somewhat soiled. STS-51-F (also known as Spacelab 2) was the 19th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the eighth flight of Space Shuttle Challenger. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 29 July 1985, and landed just under eight days later on 6 August 1985. While STS-51-F's primary payload was the Spacelab 2 laboratory module, the payload that received the most publicity was the Carbonated Beverage Dispenser Evaluation, which was an experiment in which both Coca-Cola and Pepsi tried to make their carbonated drinks available to astronauts. A helium-cooled infrared telescope (IRT) was also flown on this mission, and while it did have some problems, it observed 60% of the galactic plane in infrared light. During launch Challenger experienced multiple sensor failures in its center RS-25 engine, which led to it shutting down and the shuttle had to perform an "Abort to Orbit" (ATO) emergency procedure. It is the only Shuttle mission to have carried out an abort after launching. The mission was carried out at a lower orbital altitude. The main objective was to verify performance of Spacelab systems, determine the interface capability of the orbiter, and measure the environment created by the spacecraft. Experiments covered life sciences, physics, astronomy, high-energy astrophysics, solar physics, atmospheric physics and technology. The flight marked the first time the European Space Agency Instrument Pointing System was tested in orbit. More
Springfield, VA: NTIS, 1983. quarto, 75, wraps, illus., figures, tables, references, library pocket stapled inside rear cover, stickers & library stamp front cover small sticker residue on front cover. The Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL, conducts research programs in atmospheric science, materials processing in space, and space sciences, as well as technology programs in space power, materials processes, and space structures. More
Cleveland, OH: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Lewis Research Center, Space Communications Program, 1998. Presumed First Edition, First printing of this Premier Issue. Wraps. 15, [1] pages. Illustrations. Mailing information and ink notation on back cover. Minor wear and soiling noted. This is the premier issue of a quarterly publication of the Space Communications Program at the NASA Lewis Research Center. As such, it has become an extremely rare item in the space and the collectibles markets. A substantial amount of this issue's content is related to ACTS, the Advance Communications Technology Satellite. More
Washington, DC: NASA Office of Adv Concepts, 1995. 28 cm, 24, wraps, illus., mailing label and ink notation on rear cover, broken seal at fore-edge. More
Washington, DC: NASA Office of Aeronautics, 1999. 28 cm, 24, wraps, illus., rear cover crinkled with small tear, mailing information and ink note on rear cover. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1985. Sixth Edition. Quarto, 164, wraps, figures, tables, creasing to a few pages, small tear to rear cover & last page, address stickers on rear cover. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1998. Quarto, 118, wraps, profusely illus. in color, map, appendix. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1992. Quarto, approx. 400, v.2 only, wraps, illus., figures, tables, charts, appendices. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 2000. 24, wraps, illus., mailing information printed on rear cover with ink notation. More
Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Aerospace Technology, Commercial Technology Division, 2001. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. Quarto, 133, [1] pages. Wraps. Profusely illustrated (most in color). Maps, Cover slightly worn and soiled. Special Millennium Feature. Foreword by Administrator Daniel S. Goldin. Daniel Saul Goldin (born July 23, 1940) served as the 9th and longest-tenured Administrator of NASA from April 1, 1992, to November 17, 2001. He was appointed by President George H. W. Bush and also served under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. He began his career at NASA's Lewis Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio that year, and worked on electric propulsion systems for human interplanetary travel. Goldin left NASA a few years later to work at the TRW Space and Technology Group in Redondo Beach, California. During a 25-year career at TRW, Goldin eventually became Vice President and General Manager and led projects that conceptualized and produced advanced communication spacecraft, space technologies, and scientific instruments. When Goldin returned to NASA as administrator, he pioneered the "faster, better, cheaper" approach that proposed NASA could cut costs while still delivering a wide variety of aerospace programs. Introduction by Robert L. Norwood, Director, Commercial Technology Division. More
Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Aerospace Technology, Commercial Technology Division, 2004. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. Quarto, 137, [1] pages. Wraps. Profusely illustrated (most in color). Maps, Cover slightly worn and soiled. Foreword by Administrator Sean O'Keefe. Sean Charles O'Keefe (born January 27, 1956) is the university professor at Syracuse University Maxwell School, former chairman of Airbus Group, Inc., former Secretary of the Navy, former Administrator of NASA, and former chancellor of Louisiana State University (LSU). He is a former member of the board of directors of DuPont. O'Keefe became NASA administrator on December 21, 2001 after the United States Senate confirmed his nomination. He came to NASA without formal training in science or engineering (as was the case with James E. Webb who was NASA administrator from 1961 to 1968). O'Keefe's tenure at NASA can be divided into roughly three equal periods, each marked by a single problem or event of overriding importance:; in the period December 2001 through January 2003, O'Keefe eliminated a $5 billion cost overrun in the construction of the International Space Station. In 2003 the Space Shuttle Columbia accident and its aftermath. From January 2004 through February 2005, O'Keefe reorganized NASA to start working on President George W. Bush's newly announced Vision for Space Exploration to send humans to the Moon and Mars. Introduction by Benjamin Neumann, Program Director, Innovative Partnerships Program. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1990. Second Edition. Quarto, 285, wraps, illus., figures, appendix, index, slight wear to cover edges. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1989. First? Edition. First? Printing. 136, wraps, color illus. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1972. First? Edition. First? Printing. 210, wraps, illus., covers somewhat worn and soiled. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1968. Wraps. Format is approximately 8 inches by 10.25 inches. Wraps. Profusely illustrated (most in color). Covers creased and somewhat scuffed and some edge wear, small creases at spine. Apollo 8, the second manned spaceflight mission in the Apollo space program, was launched on December 21, 1968, and became the first manned spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit, reach the Moon, orbit it and return safely to Earth. The astronaut crew — Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders — became the first humans to travel beyond low Earth orbit; see Earth as a whole planet; enter the gravity well of another celestial body; orbit another celestial body; directly see the far side of the Moon with their own eyes; witness an Earthrise; escape the gravity of another celestial body; and re-enter the gravitational well of Earth. The 1968 mission, the Saturn V rocket's first crewed launch, was also the first human spaceflight launch from the Kennedy Space Center. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Public Affairs, 1969. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Format is approximately 12 inches by 4.5 inches. 16 pages, plus covers. Illustrations (most with color). Small crease at center. Apollo 9's first five days were crowded because there was a desire to achieve the major mission objectives quickly, in case the flight needed to be ended early. The remainder of the flight was taken up with landmark tracking and valuable experiments in Earth photography. The last five days also gave the crew opportunities to further checkout the Command Module in tests important to the Apollo Program. With the completion of the Apollo 9 mission, the Earth-orbital phase of the Apollo Program was ended. The next flight would take Spider to within 10 miles of the surface of the Moon. Soon thereafter, another Spider would carry two Americans to the lunar surface, and Man for the first time would set foot on another celestial body. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Public Affairs, c1969. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Pamphlet. The format is approximately 10.25 inches by 7.75 inches. 12 pages, including covers. Illustrated front and back cover. Illustrations (some in color). Presents key information by day and time of this historic lunar voyage. After being sent to the Moon by the Saturn V's third stage, the astronauts separated the spacecraft from it and traveled for three days until they entered lunar orbit. Armstrong and Aldrin then moved into Eagle and landed in the Sea of Tranquility on July 20. The astronauts used Eagle's ascent stage to lift off from the lunar surface and rejoin Collins in the command module. They jettisoned Eagle before they performed the maneuvers that propelled Columbia out of the last of its 30 lunar orbits onto a trajectory back to Earth. They returned to Earth and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on July 24 after more than eight days in space. Armstrong's first step onto the lunar surface was broadcast on live TV to a worldwide audience. He described the event as "one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." Apollo 11 effectively proved U.S. victory in the Space Race to demonstrate spaceflight superiority, by fulfilling a national goal proposed in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy, "before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth." More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1969. Quarto, 54, wraps, illus., covers somewhat foxed and soiled. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1981. Quarto, 7 photos, 7 color illus. measuring 8-1/2" x 11" in white envelope (complete set contains 8 illus. ), envelope soiled & small tears. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1967. Quarto, 266, profusely illus. in color, endpaper maps, appendix, top corner text bent, bd corners worn, boards somewhat spotted & scratched. More