"I Touch the Future...": The Story of Christa McAuliffe
New York: Random House, 1986. First Edition. Second Printing. 262, illus., some scuffing to boards and spine. More
New York: Random House, 1986. First Edition. Second Printing. 262, illus., some scuffing to boards and spine. More
New York: Random House, 1986. First Edition. 262, illus., some soiling to fore-edge, DJ edges worn and small tears. More
New York: Random House, 1986. First Edition. 262, illus., some foxing to fore-edge, DJ edges somewhat worn. Presentation copy inscribed by the author. More
Cincinnati, OH: David and Charles, 2007. First paperback edition [stated]. Presumed first printing. Trade paperback. Format is approximately 8.25 inches by 10.5 inches. 253, [3] pages. Illustrations (many in color). Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. This was produced in cooperation with NASA. Spacecam has pulled together some of the most striking images from the preceding 40 years, and present them here as a record of NASA's achievements in space in that time. It has been an extraordinary period of discovery, with the promise of much more to come, and the pictures here, while giving us so much vital scientific information, are also united by their great beauty. To see them is to acknowledge our own vulnerability, and the place of Earth within the vast expanse of the solar system. More
Carmel, NY: Guideposts, 2003. 233, illus., bookmark laid inThis special Guideposts edition was published by special arrangement with Thomas Nelson Publishers. The author is the widow of Space Shuttle Columbia Commander Rick Husband. More
Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2003. First Edition. First Printing. 233, illus., slight wear to DJ edges. More
New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1974. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 256 pages. 31 Illustrations. Maps. 10 Tables. Three Appendices. Bibliography. Subjective Analysis Summary (SAS) Index. Index. DJ has slight soiling and wear. The author was a space systems analyst with Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. He was also their Program Manager of Foreign (Soviet) Technology from 1968 to 1971. His intelligence assessments were used by the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the United States Air Force Foreign Technology Division. More
Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Intelligence Information Branch, 1986. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. v, [1] 396, [2] pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Tables. Index. Contents include a Preface, chapters for each month of the year, and five Appendices. The Appendices are: Satellites, Space Probes, and Manned Spaceflights, 1978; Major NASA Launches, 1978; Manned Spaceflights, 1978; NASA Sounding Rocket Launches, 1978; and Abbreviations of References. NASA SP-4023. This is part of the NASA History Series. More
New York: Am Institute of Aeronautics, c1977. 24 cm, 541, illus., usual library markings (some blacked out), bookplate removed. More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996. First Edition. 397, illus., notes, bibliography, small tear to rear DJ, some soiling to rear DJ. More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996. First Edition. 397, illus., notes, bibliography, library stamps crossed out in marker, DJ in plastic sleeve, library stickers on plastic sleeve. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1982. Fifth Printing. Quarto, approx. 150, wraps, illus., figures, tables, fold-out plans, glossary, appendices, damp stains in side margins (no pages stuck). More
Tarzana, CA: American Astronautical Soc. [1974]. 26 cm, 516, illus., references, pencil erasure on front endpaper. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, vol. 30. More
Malabar, FL: Orbit Book Company, 1990. Original Edition. 122, illus., tables, chapter endnotes, index, some wear and soiling to boards. Foreword by David C. Webb. More
New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2006. Reprint. Third printing (stated). Hardcover. Glued binding. Paper over boards. xiv, 369, [1] pages. Illustrations (some in color). Inscribed on title page. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Signed by author. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Business card size ephemera related to the book laid in. More
New York, NY: Smithsonian Books, Collins [an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers], 2006. First Smithsonian Books edition [stated]. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Glued binding. Paper over boards. xiv, 369, [1] pages. Illustrations (some in color). Inscribed by the author on title page. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Thomas David Jones (born January 22, 1955) is a former United States astronaut. He was selected to the astronaut corps in 1990 and completed four space shuttle flights before retiring in 2001. He flew on STS-59 and STS-68 in 1994, STS-80 in 1996 and STS-98 in 2001. His total mission time was 53 days 48 minutes. He works as a planetary scientist, space operations consultant, astronaut speaker, and author. From 1983 to 1988 Jones worked toward a Ph.D. at the University of Arizona in Tucson. His research interests included the remote sensing of asteroids, meteorite spectroscopy, and applications of space resources. Jones performed advanced program planning for NASA's Solar System Exploration Division, investigating future robotic missions to Mars, asteroids, and the outer solar system. More
New York, NY: Smithsonian Books, Collins [an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers], 2007. First Smithsonian Books Paperback edition [stated]. Second Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. xiv, 369, [1] pages. Illustrations (some in color). Appendix. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Inscribed by the author on title page. Inscription reads To Namir--Aim High in All You Do! Tom Jones STS-59-68-80-98 2/12/12. Some cover wear. Thomas David Jones (born January 22, 1955) is a former United States astronaut. He was selected to the astronaut corps in 1990 and completed four space shuttle flights before retiring in 2001. He flew on STS-59 and STS-68 in 1994, STS-80 in 1996 and STS-98 in 2001. His total mission time was 53 days 48 minutes. He works as a planetary scientist, space operations consultant, astronaut speaker, and author. A Distinguished Graduate of the USAF Academy, Jones served on active duty as an Air Force officer for 6 years. After pilot training in Oklahoma, he flew strategic bombers at Carswell Air Force Base, Texas. As pilot and aircraft commander of a B-52 D Stratofortress, he led a combat crew of six, accumulating over 2,000 hours of jet experience before resigning as a captain in 1983. From 1983 to 1988 Jones worked toward a Ph.D. at the University of Arizona in Tucson. His research interests included the remote sensing of asteroids, meteorite spectroscopy, and applications of space resources. Jones performed advanced program planning for NASA's Solar System Exploration Division, investigating future robotic missions to Mars, asteroids, and the outer solar system. Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir, was named one of the top five books on space by the Wall Street Journal. Jones was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2018. More
New York: HarperCollins, 2007. First Paperbk Edition. First Printing. 369, wraps, color illus., appendix (Mission Statistics), glossary, bibliography, index, small indentations/dings to covers. More
Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2005. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. xii, 247, [1] pages. Some graphics at start of chapters. List of Abbreviations. Notes. Index. The author is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University. Most observers would point to the 1969 Apollo moon landing as the single greatest accomplishment of NASA, yet prominent scientists, engineers, and public officials were questioning the purpose of the U.S. space program, even at the height of its national popularity. Defining NASA looks at the turbulent history of the space agency and the political controversies behind its funding. W. D. Kay examines the agency's activities and behavior by taking into account not only the political climate, but also the changes in how public officials conceptualize space policy. He explores what policymakers envisioned when they created the agency in 1958, why support for the Apollo program was so strong in the 1960s only to fade away in such a relatively short period of time, what caused NASA and the space program to languish throughout most of the 1970s only to reemerge in the 1980s, and, finally, what role the agency plays today. More
Orlando, FL: Kennedy Space Center, 1982. Quarto, 49, wraps, profusely illus. in color, map, small stains and some creasing to covers. More
Orlando, FL: Kennedy Space Center, 1984. quarto, 49, wraps, profusely illus. in color, map, some creasing and some edge wear to covers. More
Kennedy Space Center, FL: Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, 2005. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. 8 pages counting covers. Format is 4.25 inches by 5.5 inches. Illustrations (some with color). Rare commercial ephemera connecting toys and astronauts. This has questions (with answers), outlines that can be colored in, a word search game, and store purchase coupon. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is the visitor center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It features exhibits and displays, historic spacecraft and memorabilia, IMAX theaters, and a range of bus tours of the spaceport. "Space Shuttle Atlantis" is home to the real Space Shuttle Atlantis orbiter and the Shuttle Launch Experience, a simulated ride into space. Until recently, the center now provides astronaut training experiences, including a multi-axial chair and Mars Base simulator. The visitor complex also has daily presentations from a veteran NASA astronaut. A bus tour, included with admission, encompasses the separate Apollo/Saturn V Center. There were 1.7 million visitors to the visitor complex in 2016. More
San Diego, CA: American Astronautical Soc. 1980. First? Edition. First? Printing. 207, illus., references, index. More
New York: Mallard Press, 1989. 1st US Mallard Edition. 216, illus. (some color), glossary, index. More
New York City: Gallery Books, 1988. Revised Edition [stated] Presumed first printing. Hardcover. 256 pages. Illustrations (most in color). Index. Format is approximately 11 .75 inches by 11 inches. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Robin Kerrod, a Fellow of Britain's Royal Astronomical Society, writes extensively on astronomy and space, and travels the world to visit observatories and space centers. Among his previous books are Book of Constellations and The Sky at Night. He is a former winner of a COPUS (Committee on the Public Understanding of Science) Science Book Prize, he was a major contributor to the DK Science Encyclopedia. More