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Condición: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. Volume 7. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Wraps. 63 p. illus. (part col. ), ports. 29 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Portraits. Audience: Children/juvenile. Very good. cover clean / slight edgewear. text clean.

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Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. NASA History Series. An excellent and detailed overview of the design and construction of the Moon spacecraft. pp.xxi.539.ads. Illus. Unread copy; minor shelfwear.

paperback. Condición: Very Good. Used - Very Good.

Booklet with 2 Staples. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket Issued. Cream booklet with green lettering in drawing of Pioneer on front coverIncludes: Drawing, B/W Photographs.NASA SP-268. Includes bibliographical references. 46 p. 5.75 x 9.02 inches. 0.19 lb.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series; United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA SP 360. Physical description; ix, 459, [4], p. : col. ill. ; 35 cm. Notes; Includes appendices and index. "A compendium of outstanding Landsat scenes depicting the Earth's surface." Contents; Includes explanation of Landsat system - glossary of technical terms. Subject; Scale not given. Landsat. Astronautics in earth sciences. Earth sciences Remote sensing. Imaging systems. Earth Photographs from space. World maps. Landsat satellites. Earth (Planet) Photographs from space. World. Remote sensing. [Literature] 1976. World Satellite Imagery 1976 Atlases. Genre; Illustrated. 2 Kg.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series; United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA SP 360. Physical description; ix, 459, [4], p. : col. ill. ; 35 cm. Notes; Includes appendices and index. "A compendium of outstanding Landsat scenes depicting the Earth's surface." Contents; Includes explanation of Landsat system - glossary of technical terms. Subject; Scale not given. Landsat. Astronautics in earth sciences. Earth sciences Remote sensing. Imaging systems. Earth Photographs from space. World maps. Landsat satellites. Earth (Planet) Photographs from space. World. Remote sensing. [Literature] 1976. World Satellite Imagery 1976 Atlases. Genre; Illustrated. 2 Kg.

Trade paperback. vi, 282 p. illus. 26 cm. NASA SP; 5113. NASA SP-5113. Includes Illustrations. Bibliography: p. 271-282. Very good. Light shelfwear, po name.

Wraps. First edition. xiii, 222 p. : ill.; 29 cm. Geological Survey professional paper; 1389. U.S. Geological Survey professional paper; 1389. Includes Illustrations. A summary of the results of the Physical Properties Investigation of Viking Lander 1 and 2 during the Viking 1975 project. "Prepared on behalf of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. " Maps on 2 folded leaves in pocket. Bibliography: p. 131-135. Book Condition: very good. Sharp corners. Inside clean. Illustrated. Dj. Condition: No Dj. Very good. No dust jacket as issued.

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Wraps. Condición: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. 26 cm. 97 [1] pages. Wraps. Illustrations (some in color). Boxes. Ex-library with usual library markings. Presented is a synopsis of the past, present, and future of NASA's planetary astronomy program. The goals of solar system exploration and the objectives of planetary astronomy are discussed in the first section. The second section examines the planetary astronomy program for 1988 in terms of finances, areas of strength, and areas of concern. Section three takes an in-depth look at ground-based and airborne planetary astronomy, while section four examines earth-orbital planetary astronomy. In each section, accomplishments and future missions are evaluated as to success and importance. Finally, the fifth section provides overall conclusions and recommendations. The goal of planetary exploration is to understand the nature and development of the planets, as illustrated by pictures from the first two decades of spacecraft missions and by the imaginations of space artists. Planets, comets, asteroids, and moons are studied to discover the reasons for their similarities and differences. NASA is at the leading edge of a journey of scientific discovery that promises to reveal new knowledge of our solar system's content, origin, evolution and the potential for life elsewhere. NASA Planetary Science is engaged in one of the oldest of scientific pursuits: the observation and discovery of our solar system's planetary objects. With an exploration strategy based on progressing from flybys, to orbiting, to landing, to roving and finally to returning samples from planetary bodies, NASA advances the scientific understanding of the solar system in extraordinary ways, while pushing the limits of spacecraft and robotic engineering design and operations. Since the 1960s, NASA has broadened its reach with increasingly sophisticated missions launched to a host of nearby planets, moons, comets and asteroids. NASA Planetary Science continues to expand our knowledge of the solar system, with spacecraft in place from the innermost planet of our solar system to the very edge of our sun's influence.

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Hardcover. 327pp., illus. 30 cm. Very good condition, spine faded.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 199 pages; Description: vii, 199 p. Illus. , diagrs. 24 cm. Bibliography: p. 186-199. Subjects: Aeronautics --Dictionaries 1 Kg.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 199 pages; Description: vii, 199 p. Illus. , diagrs. 24 cm. Bibliography: p. 186-199. Subjects: Aeronautics --Dictionaries 1 Kg.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Softcover. Some creasing to cover. Clean, unmarked pages. vii, 113 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

First Day Cover. Condición: Good. Envelop contains a 6.25 inch by 3.25 inches card with information on Space Shuttle Discovery printed on one side. This first day cover commemorates STS-26 which was the 26th NASA Space Shuttle mission and the seventh flight of the orbiter Discovery. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 29 September 1988, and landed on 3 October. STS-26 was declared the "Return to Flight" mission, being the first mission after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster of 28 January 1986. It was the first mission since STS-9 to use the original STS numbering system, the first to have all its crew members wear pressure suits for launch and landing since STS-4, and the first mission with bailout capacity since STS-4. STS-26 was also the first U.S. space mission with an all-veteran crew since Apollo 11, with all of its crew members having flown at least one prior mission. The crew were Hauck, Covey, Lounge, Hilmers and Nelson. The envelop has a large mission logo on the left side with these five names at the perimeter. The primary payload for the STS-26 mission, a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS), was successfully deployed, and 11 scheduled mid-deck scientific and technological experiments were carried out. During STS-26, Discovery became the first spacecraft to fly in space equipped with a VCU (Voice Control Unit), a computer capable of recognizing and responding to human speech. Discovery suffered damage to its thermal protection tiles in the underwing area. Post-flight analysis showed that the impact of a 12-inch long piece of insulation during ascent was the culprit Martha Black sent this to Mr. and Mrs. John Adamsky. Ink notation on back indicates it was sent by Ms. Black. M. M. Black is listed on the staff of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident as the Personal Assistant to the Vice Chairman and the Executive Director. She was assigned from the Office of Management and Budget. Neil Armstrong was the Vice Chairman. Dr. Alton G. Keel Jr. was the Executive Director and was assigned from the White House staff. One of the addressees, Ms. Megan Adamsky, led an adventurous life. After graduating from the University of New Mexico, she taught school in Los Alamos and Seattle. She then moved to an oil camp in the jungles of Venezuela, where she was responsible for educating the children of the oil workers. There she met John Adamsky, who remained her loving husband until his death in 1994. His work took them to many parts of the globe from Italy to the Far East. Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is one of the orbiters from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operational orbiters to be built. Its first mission, STS-41-D, flew from August 30 to September 5, 1984. Over 27 years of service it launched and landed 39 times, aggregating more spaceflights than any other spacecraft to date. The Space Shuttle launch vehicle has three main components: the Space Shuttle orbiter, a single-use central fuel tank, and two reusable solid rocket boosters. Nearly 25,000 heat-resistant tiles cover the orbiter to protect it from high temperatures on re-entry. The origin of the debris was the forward field joint on the right-hand SRB. Discovery suffered damage to its thermal protection tiles in the underwing area. The damage was such that, during re-entry, the thermal protection tile eroded almost completely. A similar chain of events ultimately led to the loss of Columbia fifteen years later. Discovery became the third operational orbiter to enter service, preceded by Columbia and Challenger. It embarked on its final mission, STS-133, on February 24, 2011 and touched down for the last time at Kennedy Space Center on March 9, having spent a cumulative total of nearly a full year in space. Discovery performed both research and International Space Station (ISS) assembly missions, and also carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit. Discovery was the first operational shuttle to be retired, followed by Endeavour and then Atlantis. The shuttle is now on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. First Day Cover--original issue, canceled Oct. 3 1988.

Wraps. Presumed first edition thus. iv, 560 pages. References. Index. This compendium for 1985 continues the series of annual chronologies of events in aeronautics, aviation, and space science and exploration prepared by the History Office of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The present volume introduces a new format designed to make the series more useful as an historical reference work. Events are arranged by major subject categories and subcategories, and chronologically thereunder. Fair. Some damp staining at the front and rear covers are noted, with some minor staining at the top of some pages as well.

Wraps. ii, 104 p. Includes: illustrations, diagrams. Most illustrations in color. From Wikipedia: "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research. Since 2011, NASA's strategic goals have been Extend and sustain human activities across the solar system Expand scientific understanding of the Earth and the universe Create the innovative new space technologies Advance aeronautics research Enable program and institutional capabilities to conduct NASA s aeronautics and space activities Share NASA with the public, educators, and students to provide opportunities to participate President Eisenhower established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958 with a distinctly civilian (rather than military) orientation encouraging peaceful applications in space science. The National Aeronautics and Space Act was passed on July 29, 1958, replacing its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The agency became operational on October 1, 1958. Since that time, most U.S. space exploration efforts have been led by NASA, including the Apollo moon-landing missions, the Skylab space station, and later the Space Shuttle. Currently, NASA is supporting the International Space Station and is overseeing the development of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and Commercial Crew vehicles. The agency is also responsible for the Launch Services Program (LSP) which provides oversight of launch operations and countdown management for unmanned NASA launches. Most recently, NASA announced a new Space Launch System that it said would take the agency's astronauts farther into space than ever before and provide the cornerstone for future human space exploration efforts by the U.S. NASA science is focused on better understanding Earth through the Earth Observing System, advancing heliophysics through the efforts of the Science Mission Directorate's Heliophysics Research Program, exploring bodies throughout the Solar System with advanced robotic missions such as New Horizons, and researching astrophysics topics, such as the Big Bang, through the Great Observatories and associated programs. NASA shares data with various national and international organizations such as from the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite." Also from Wikipedia: "A supercomputer is a computer at the frontline of current processing capacity, particularly speed of calculation. The term "Super Computing" was first used in the New York World in 1929 to refer to large custom-built tabulators that IBM had made for Columbia University. Supercomputers were introduced in the 1960s and were designed primarily by Seymour Cray at Control Data Corporation (CDC), and later at Cray Research. While the supercomputers of the 1970s used only a few processors, in the 1990s, machines with thousands of processors began to appear and by the end of the 20th century, massively parallel supercomputers with tens of thousands of "off-the-shelf" processors were the norm. Systems with a massive number of processors generally take one of two paths: in one approach, e.g. in grid computing the processing power of a large number of computers in distributed, diverse administrative domains, is opportunistically used whenever a computer is available. In another approach, a large number of processors are used in close proximity to each other, e.g. in a computer cluster. The use of multi-core processors combined with centralization is an emerging direction. As of November 2012, the Cray Titan supercomputer is the fastest in the world." Supercomputers play an important role in the field of computational science, and are used for a wide range of computationally intensive tasks in various fields, including quantum mechanics, weather forecasting, climate research, oil and gas exploration, molecular modeling (computing the structures and.

Wraps. Condición: Very good. Presumed first edition/first printing. [4], 60 p. Includes: illustrations, diagrams, maps. Many illustrations in color. From Wikipedia: "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research. Since February 2006, NASA's mission statement has been to "pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research." President Eisenhower established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958 with a distinctly civilian (rather than military) orientation encouraging peaceful applications in space science. The National Aeronautics and Space Act was passed on July 29, 1958, replacing its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The agency became operational on October 1, 1958. Since that time, most U.S. space exploration efforts have been led by NASA, including the Apollo moon-landing missions, the Skylab space station, and later the Space Shuttle. Currently, NASA is supporting the International Space Station and is overseeing the development of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and Commercial Crew vehicles. The agency is also responsible for the Launch Services Program (LSP) which provides oversight of launch operations and countdown management for unmanned NASA launches. Most recently, NASA announced a new Space Launch System that it said would take the agency's astronauts farther into space than ever before and provide the cornerstone for future human space exploration efforts by the U.S. NASA science is focused on better understanding Earth through the Earth Observing System, advancing heliophysics through the efforts of the Science Mission Directorate's Heliophysics Research Program, exploring bodies throughout the Solar System with advanced robotic missions such as New Horizons, and researching astrophysics topics, such as the Big Bang, through the Great Observatories and associated programs. NASA shares data with various national and international organizations such as from the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite.".

Softcover. Condición: As New. No Jacket. First Edition. Very rare. Brand New condition. This booklet is the result of a collaborative effort of the NASA Office of Equal Opportunity Programs, Office of Space Flight, Office of Earth Science, Office of Aerospace Technology, Office of Space Science, and Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications. The covers look great. The binding is tight. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge.

Wraps. Condición: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Format is approximately 9.5 inches by 12 inches. 60 pages plus covers. Illustrations (some in color). Name in ink on front cover. Cover has some wear and soiling. The results of the mini-Grand Tour to Jupiter and Saturn by the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft are highlighted. Features of the spacecraft are depicted including the 11 instruments designed to probe the planets and their magnetic environments, the rings of Saturn, the fleets of satellites escorting the planets, and the interplanetary medium. Major scientific discoveries relating to these phenomena are summarized. The Voyager program is an American scientific program that employs two robotic probes, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, to study the outer Solar System. The probes were launched in 1977 to take advantage of a favorable alignment of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Although their original mission was to study only the planetary systems of Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 2 continued on to Uranus and Neptune. The Voyagers now explore the outer boundary of the heliosphere in interstellar space; their mission has been extended three times and they continue to transmit useful scientific data. Neither Uranus nor Neptune has been visited by a probe other than Voyager 2. The Voyager spacecraft were built at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and they were funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which also financed their launches, their tracking and everything else concerning the probes.

Wraps. Condición: Very good. Reprint. Second Printing. Includes: illustrations, diagrams. Various paginations (approximately 125 pages). References. From Wikipedia: "The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to construct and maintain an airborne observatory. NASA awarded the contract for the development of the aircraft, operation of the observatory and management of the American part of the project to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) in 1996. The DSI (Deutsches SOFIA Institut) manages the German parts of the project which are primarily science and telescope related. SOFIA's telescope saw first light on May 26, 2010. SOFIA is the successor to the Kuiper Airborne Observatory.SOFIA is based on a Boeing 747SP wide-body aircraft that has been modified to include a large door in the aft fuselage that can be opened in flight to allow a 2.5 meter diameter reflecting telescope access to the sky. This telescope is designed for infrared astronomy observations in the stratosphere at altitudes of about 41, 000 feet (about 12 km). SOFIA's flight capability allows it to rise above almost all of the water vapor in the Earth's atmosphere, which blocks some infrared wavelengths from reaching the ground. At the aircraft's cruising altitude, 85% of the full infrared range will be available. The aircraft can also travel to almost any point on the Earth's surface, allowing observation from the northern and southern hemispheres. Once ready for use, the expectation is for observing flights to be flown 3 or 4 nights a week for the next 20 years. SOFIA is now based at NASA's Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility at LA/Palmdale Regional Airport, California, while staff at NASA Ames Research Center, in Mountain View, California, operate the SOFIA Science Center where astronomical observation missions are planned for the flying observatory. The NASA logo reflected in SOFIAs 2.5-meter primary mirror. SOFIA uses a 2.5-meter reflector telescope, which has an oversized, 2.7 meter diameter primary mirror, as is common with most large infrared telescopes. The optical system uses a Cassegrain reflector design with a parabolic primary mirror and a remotely configurable hyperbolic secondary. In order to fit the telescope into the fuselage, the primary is shaped to an f-number as low as 1.3, while the resulting optical layout has an f-number of 19.7. A flat, tertiary, dichroic mirror is used to deflect the infrared part of the beam to the Nasmyth focus where it can be analyzed. An optical mirror located behind the tertiary mirror is used for a camera guidance system. The telescope looks out of a large door in the side of the fuselage near the airplane's tail, and will initially carry nine instruments for infrared astronomy at wavelengths from 1 655 micrometres and high-speed optical astronomy at wavelengths from 0.3 1.1 micrometres. The main instruments are the FLITECAM, a near infrared camera covering 1 5 micrometres; FORCAST, covering the mid-infrared range of 5 40 micrometres, and HAWC, which spans the far infrared in the range 42 210 micrometres. The other four instruments include an optical photometer and infrared spectrometers with various spectral ranges. SOFIA s telescope is by far the largest ever to be placed in an aircraft. For each mission one interchangeable science instrument will be attached to the telescope. Two groups of general purpose instruments are available. In addition an investigator can also design and build a special purpose instrument. On April 17, 2012, two upgrades to HAWC were selected by NASA to increase the field of view with new detector arrays and to add the capability of measuring the polarization of dust emission from celestial sources. The open cavity housing the telescope will be exposed to high-speed turbulent winds. In addition, the vibrations and motions of the aircraft introduce observing difficulties. The telescope was designed to be very lightweight, with a honeycomb shape mill.

Wraps. Includes illustrations. Unpaginated (40 pages plus covers) Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling.

Wraps. 190 pages. Index. NASA TM-87394. Limited Distribution Notice, date for general release was May, 1987. This publication represents the NSAS research and technology program for FY 1985. It is a compilation of the summary portion of the Research and Technology Objectives and Plans (RTOPs). It was believed that this publication would help the technology transfer process. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has minor wear and soiling.

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first printing. Includes illustrations. Approximately 200 pages. Contains the two-day agenda and presentations from the first day (Sessions 1 and 2). Occasional footnotes. This appears to be the first volume of a two volume proceedings of a NASA sponsored conference held in Washington, DC. Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling. Tabs folced.