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Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond (Thorndike Paperback Bestsellers) by Gene Kranz Publisher Comments A breathtaking, first-hand account of the early days of the NASA space program, through the eyes of the man who held it all together...... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond by Gene Kranz Publisher Comments Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades. As a flight director in NASA's Mission Control, Kranz witnessed firsthand the making of history. He participated in the space program... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $15.50 Used - Hardcover
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Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan Book News Annotation Sagan (astronomy, Cornell U.) continues the scientific voyage begun in his bestseller, Cosmos, suggesting that our survival depends on the exploration and settlement of other worlds, and advocating spending "billions and billions" on ditching this... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Live from Cape Canaveral by Jay Barbree Publisher Comments Some fifty years ago, while a cub reporter, Jay Barbree caught space fever the night that Sputnik passed over Georgia. He moved to the then-sleepy village of Cocoa Beach, Florida, right outside Cape Canaveral, and began reporting on rockets that fizzled... (read more) List Price $15.25 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Book of Universes: Exploring the Limits of the Cosmos by John D. Barrow Publisher Comments Einstein's theory of general relativity opens the door to other universes, and weird universes at that: universes that allow time travel, universes where you can see the back of your head, universes that spin and bounce or multiply without limit. The... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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National Geographic Encyclopedia of Space by Linda K Glover Publisher Comments The National Geographic Encyclopedia of Space offers clear and concise explanations of the planets; telescopes; manned space flight; satellites; the origin of the universe; the contributions of Nicolaus Copernicus, Edwin Hubble, and Stephen Hawking; and... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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A Man on the Moon by Andrew Chaikin Publisher Comments This acclaimed portrait of heroism and ingenuity captures a watershed moment in human history. The astronauts themselves have called it the definitive account of their missions. On the night of July 20, 1969, our world changed forever when Neil Armstrong... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Rocket Boys: A Memoir by Homer Hickam Publisher Comments In 1957, when fourteen-year-old Homer Hickam, Jr. (aka Sonny) watches Sputnik fly over his hometown of Coalwood, West Virginia, his life is changed forever. Knowing he wants to be part of the space race, Sonny and his friends, set out to learn as much as... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Modern Theories of the Universe, from Herschel to Hubble by Michael J Crowe Publisher Comments This book provides an introduction to the fundamentals of stellar astronomy, a history of astronomy, and an account of how the science of astronomy challenged traditional philosophical and theological beliefs. Throughout the text are readings from the... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Northern Lights: The True Story of the Man Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aurora Boralis by Lucy Jago Publisher Comments Science, biography, and arctic exploration coverage in this extraordinary true story of the life and work of Norwegian scientist Kristian Birkeland, the troubled genius who solved the mysteries of one of nature's most spectacular displays. Captivated by... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Universe: 365 Days by Robert J Nemiroff Synopsis Photographs of outer space--produced by earthbound and space telescopes and planet-roving satellites--have captivated a vast audience. And nowhere has this audience found more enthralling views than on Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD), a website so... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Riding Rockets the Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut by Mike Mullane Publisher Comments On February 1, 1978, the first group of space shuttle astronauts, twenty-nine men and six women, were introduced to the world. Among them would be history makers, including the first American woman and the first African American in space. This assembly... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Full Moon a New Compact Edition by Michael Light Publisher Comments The most thrilling of all journeys--the missions of the Apollo astronauts to the surface of the Moon and back--yielded 32,000 extraordinarily beautiful photographs, the record of a unique human achievement. Until recently, only a handful of these... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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Secrets of the Night Sky: Most Amazing Things in the Universe You Can See with the Naked Eye, the by Bob Berman Publisher Comments Introduction. Coming to Terms with the Universe Part One. Winter Chapter 1. It's About Time Chapter 2. Baa, Baa, Betelgeuse Chapter 3. The Cradle of Night Chapter 4. Moonstruck Chapter 5. Fading to Black Chapter 6. Two-Dog Night Chapter 7. Puzzles of... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe by Simon Singh Staff Pick Simon Singh continues to demonstrate his mastery of bringing complex concepts to lay readers with this brilliant book on the origins of the universe. Singh clearly presents an overview of the history of science, filled with colorful characters, and how... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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Full Moon by Michael Light Synopsis This is a visual journey to the moon and back. In the course of the Apollo missions the astronauts took 32,000 photographs, shot on the Hasselblad cameras. From 900 of these photographs, Michael Light has constructed a composite journey including the... (read more) Your price: $30.00 Used - Hardcover
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Do Your Ears Pop in Space? And 500 Other Surprising Stories About Space Travel by R Mike Mullane Publisher Comments "An excellent reference. This book has to be on the shelf of every space buff." —James Lovell, Commander, Apollo 13. Get the inside story on outer space from three-time shuttle astronaut R. Mike Mullane. "A fascinating collection of honest, factual,... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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This New Ocean: The Story of the First Space Age (Modern Library) by William E. Burrows Publisher Comments It was all part of man's greatest adventure--landing men on the Moon and sending a rover to Mars, finally seeing the edge of the universe and the birth of stars, and launching planetary explorers across the solar system to Neptune and beyond. ... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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All We Did Was Fly to the Moon Signed Edition by Dick Lattimer Publisher Comments SUPERANNO A mini-history of America's Manned Moon Program of the 1960s and 70s. Includes all Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab flights in chronological order. Input from twenty-eight of the astronauts that made these historic flights explaining why... (read more) Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Final Countdown: NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program by Pat Duggins Publisher Comments The Space Shuttle was once the cornerstone of the U.S. space program. However, each new flight brings us one step closer to the retirement of the shuttle in 2010. Final Countdown is the riveting history of NASA's Space Shuttle program, its missions, and... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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