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APOLLO GUIDANCE COMPUTER
ARCHITECTURE AND OPERATION
FRANK O’BRIEN · 2010 · 439 pgs
Technical guide to the computers built for NASA’s Apollo space program, including detailed discussion of the hardware and the programming.
No. 843, Shelf A
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ARE WE ALONE?
THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL CIVILIZATIONS
ROOD & TREFIL · 1981 · 262 pgs
A fairly detailed look at the origins of life & possible life-bearing planets: including SETI, its implications, and space travel.
No. 108, Shelf A
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ASTRONOMY AND SPACE, VOL 1
PATRICK MOORE, et al. · 1972 · 403 pgs
Compendium of articles from the journal ASTRONOMY & SPACE; diverse topics incl. history, solar system topics, observing projects, more.
No. 115, Shelf A
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ASTRONOMY AND SPACE, VOL 2
PATRICK MOORE, et al. · 1973 · 419 pgs
Vol. 2 of above: subjects incl. Mars, the Moon, stars, constellations, history, the solar system.
No. 116, Shelf A
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BOOK OF THE MOON
THOMAS A. HOCKEY · 1986 · 273 pgs
Comprehensive guide to lunar astronomy, geology, and exploration.
No. 794, Shelf B
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CASE FOR MARS
THE PLAN TO SETTLE THE PLANET AND WHY WE MUST
ROBERT, RICHARD ZUBRIN & WAGNER · 1996 · 328 pgs
The author lays out why he thinks we need to go to Mars—or risk withering away as a civilization; and how we can (almost) accomplish Martian colonization with today’s technology.
No. 760, Shelf C
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COSMIC CHASE
RICHARD HUTTON · 1981 · 225 pgs
The story of the U.S.-Soviet space race, including some of the politics that made it run; ending up with theories on what’s next.
No. 388, Shelf C
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COSMIC CONNECTION
AN EXTRATERRESTRIAL PERSPECTIVE
CARL SAGAN · 1973 · 274 pgs
Carl Sagan takes us out looking for extraterrestrial life, and back, looking for intelligent life on Earth.
No. 158, Shelf C
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FROM VINLAND TO MARS
A THOUSAND YEARS OF EXPLORATION
RICHARD S. LEWIS · 1976 · 436 pgs
Human exploration from the Viking Norsemen to the Viking Mars probes, leaning a bit more heavily on the space age end of the time scale.
No. 524, Shelf F
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ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ASTRONOMY & SPACE
IAN RIDPATH · 1979 · 240 pgs
Over 1000 short entries on a wide range of subjects; people, places, things, theories. Many illustrations. For quick reference or fun browsing.
No. 208, Shelf I
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INTERSTELLAR MIGRATION AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE
FINNEY, JONES et al. · 1985 · 354 pgs
A collection of papers by writers from diverse fields looking at the possibilities of space colonization and extended migrations.
No. 391, Shelf I
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MISSION
David Brown · 2021 · 467 pgs
When scientists discovered the first ocean beyond Earth, they had two big questions: “Is it habitable?” and “How do we get there?” To answer the first, they had to solve the second, and so began a vivacious team’s twenty-year odyssey to mount a mission to Europa, the ocean moon of Jupiter.
No. 907, Shelf M
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MISSION TO THE PLANETS
SECOND EDITION
PATRICK MOORE · 1995 · 128 pgs
An account of the many manned and unmanned space missions that have set out to explore our sister planets.
No. 712, Shelf M
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PIONEERING SPACE
LIVING ON THE NEXT FRONTIER
OBERG & OBERG · 1986 · 298 pgs
A look at the technologies and ramifications of space travel and colonization, based more in science & history than many such books.
No. 396, Shelf P
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PLANETARY ENCOUNTERS
THE FUTURE OF UNMANNED SPACEFLIGHT
ROBERT M. POWERS · 1978 · 288 pgs
The history and potential of unmanned exploration of the solar system and perhaps beyond. Profusely illustrated.
No. 275, Shelf P
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RED STAR IN ORBIT
JAMES E. OBERG · 1981 · 272 pgs
Oberg’s fascinating story of the USSR space program, written before the fall of The Iron Curtain, is great detective work.
No. 291, Shelf R
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RINGS
DISCOVERIES FROM GALILEO TO VOYAGER
ELLIOT & KERR · 1984 · 209 pgs
Intimate looks at the discoveries of rings around planets in our solar system, and the study of the formation and dynamics of the rings.
No. 300, Shelf R
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SKYLAB
OUR FIRST SPACE STATION
LELAND BELEW, ed. · 1977 · 164 pgs
The NASA coffee-table review of the Skylab missions, including many photos, with summaries of research conducted there.
No. 315, Shelf S
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SPACE ELEVATOR
A REVOLUTIONARY EARTH TO SPACE TRANSPORT SYSTEM
BRADLEY C. EDWARDS & ERIC WESLING · 2003 · 280 PGS
The Space Elevator is the definitive book on the the design and engineering of a viable space elevator. Based on the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts study conducted by Bradley Edwards, Ph.D. this book details the basic concept, engineering of all subsystems and potential issues as well as how the space elevator may be utilized to benefit mankind. This is the first full effort to engineer a viable space elevator based on current technology.
No. 896, Shelf S
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SPACESHIPS OF THE MIND
NIGEL CALDER · 1978 · 144 pgs
Calder takes us around to meet the visionaries who are dreaming about man’s future in space. Well written and illustrated.
No. 327, Shelf S
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SPACE SHUTTLE
NASA · 1976 · 89 pgs
The NASA introductory booklet to the Space Shuttle program. Many illustrations.
No. 322, Shelf S
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SPACE SHUTTLE OPERATOR’S MANUAL
JOELS, KENNEDY & LARKIN · 1982 · 141 pgs
Profusely illustrated “manual” for the space shuttles. Includes many operating systems, equipment, and procedures.
No. 323, Shelf S
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SPACE TELESCOPE
DAVID GHITELMAN · 1987 · 143 pgs
The history of the Hubble Space Telescope project, from its earliest origins to the construction of the instrument itself.
No. 549, Shelf S
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SPACE TRAVEL: A HISTORY
VON BRAUN, ORDWAY & DOOLING · 1985 · 308 pgs
A detailed and profusely illustrated study of mankind’s yearning to reach out into the stars.
No. 325, Shelf S