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Mars

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(1921)
Author
Pickering, William H.
Headline
Mars, by an eccentric astronomer and Lowell disciple
Publisher
Badger, Gorham Press
Date Published
1921

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L'Exploration Par Fusées De La Très Haute Atmosphére Et De La Possibilité De Voyages Interplanétaires [Exploration by Rocket of the Very High Atmosphere and of the Possibility of Interplanetary Travel]

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(1928-1949)
Author
Esnault-Pelterie, Robert
Headline
Possibility of interplanetary travel
Publisher
Astronomical Society of France
Date Published
1928

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First scientific plan for human residence on a permanent Space Station

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(1928-1999)
Headline
1st scientific plan for a permanent Space Station
Date Published
1928-1999

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15

Wege zur Raumschiffahrt

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(1929)
Author
Oberth, Hermann
Headline
Early German work on rocketry, 1929
Publisher
Verlag von R. Oldenbourg
Date Published
1929

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17

4 periodical articles about Robert Goddard

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(1929-1931)
Headline
Professor Goddard gains scientific respectability
Date Published
1929-1931

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18

3 essays by Edwin Hubble

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(1929-1947)
Author
Hubble, Edwin P.
Headline
3 essays by California astronomer Edwin Hubble
Date Published
1929-1947

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19

L’Astronautique

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(1930)
Author
Esnault-Pelterie, Robert
Headline
Astronautics classic by the French father of space travel
Publisher
Imprimerie A.Lahure
Date Published
1930

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20

Raketoi Na Lunu [Rocket to the Moon]

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(1930-1931)
Author
Perleman, Y.[akov] I.
Headline
Russian juvenile, "Rocket to the Moon", fact and fiction
Date Published
1931

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Two historic imprints on the American Interplanetary Society and its successors

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(1930-1963)
Headline
American Interplanetary Society founded
Date Published
1930-1963

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23

Conquest Of Space

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(1931)
Author
Lasser, David
Headline
First non-fiction English-language book on Space Flight
Publisher
Penguin Press (privately published)
Date Published
1931

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25

Two items about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

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(1931-1949)
Headline
Tsiolkovskiy Russia's Father of Rocketry and Astronautics
Date Published
1931-1949

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26

3 Books by Auguste Piccard

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(1931-1950)
Author
Piccard, Auguste
Headline
Physicist explorer, real-life namesake of Star Trek's Picard
Date Published
1933-1950

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Stratosphere And Rocket Flight (Astronautics)

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(1935)
Author
Philp, Charles G.
Headline
First British book on Space Flight
Publisher
Pitman
Date Published
1935

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34

Three early technical essays by Hsue-Shen Tsien

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(1938-1946)
Author
Tsien, Hsue-Shen
Headline
Early essays of the Founder of China's Missile and Space Program
Publisher
Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences
Date Published
1938-1946

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42

Rockets. Comprising "A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes" and "Liquid-Propellant Rocket Development." With a new Foreword by the Author.

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(1946)
Author
Goddard, Robert H.
Headline
Goddard's Rockets 1946
Publisher
American Rocket Society
Date Published
1946

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47

The Conquest of Space

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(1949)
Author
Bonestell, Chesley and Willy Ley
Headline
Bonestall's The Conquest of Space 1st ed.
Publisher
Viking Press
Date Published
1949

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48

Orbital Bases

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(1949)
Author
Ross, H. E.
Headline
Early scientific proposal for an orbital Space Station
Publisher
British Interplanetary Society
Date Published
1949

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Lunar Spacesuit

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(1950)
Author
Ross, H. E.
Headline
1st scientific proposal for lunar landing spacesuit
Publisher
British Interplanetary Society
Date Published
January 1950

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57

Space Medicine, The Human Factor In Flights Beyond The Earth

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(1951)
Author
Marbarger, John (ed.); Wernher Von Braun, et al
Headline
Space Medicine classic with 1st Von Braun US publication
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Date Published
1951

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59

Physics And Medicine Of The Upper Atmosphere: Study Of The Aeropause

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(1952)
Author
White, Clayton S.; and Otis Benson
Headline
Classic of Space Medicine of the Upper Atmosphere,signed
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Date Published
1953

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62

Man In Space

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(1953)
Author
Haber, Heinz
Headline
Pioneering futuristic book on Space Medicine
Publisher
Bobbs Merrill
Date Published
1953

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The Green and Red Planet, A Physiological Study Of The Possibility Of Life On Mars

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(1953)
Author
Strughold, Hubertus
Headline
"Father of Space Medicine" about life on Mars
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Date Published
1953

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70

Von Braun, Ley and Tombaugh on the Exploration of Mars

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(1954-1960)
Headline
Von Braun and others on the Exploration of Mars
Date Published
1954-1960

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71

Flug in den Weltenraum / Ein Traum Wird Wirklichkeit [Flight into Outer Space / A Dream Becomes Reality]

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(1955)
Author
Sedow [Sedov], L. I., B. Ljapunow [Liapunov], et al
Headline
Soviet Space Scientists before Sputnik
Publisher
Die Presse der SowjetUnion
Date Published
[1955]

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Three items by Milton Rosen, Manager of Rocket Development at the Naval Research Laboratory and NASA

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(1955-1961)
Author
Rosen, Milton W.
Headline
Writings of US rocket developer of the 1950s
Date Published
1955-1959

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The Exploration of Mars

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(1956)
Author
Ley, Willy and Wernher Von Braun
Headline
Willy Ley Exploration of Mars 1st ed.
Publisher
Viking Press
Date Published
1956

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75

The Scientific Uses of Earth Satellites

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(1956-1958)
Author
Van Allen, James A., editor
Headline
Scientific satellite book and the Van Allen Radiation Belts
Publisher
University of Michigan
Date Published
1956

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3 Russian books on Soviet Space Science Post-Sputnik

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(1958-1959)
Headline
3 Russian books on Soviet Space Science in Sputnik days
Date Published
1958-1959

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Guide to Rockets, Missile and Satellites [and] Express to The Stars / Rockets in Action.

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(1958-1961)
Author
Newell, Homer E.
Headline
2 books inscribed by the 1st NASA Space Science Director
Publisher
McGraw Hill
Date Published
1958-1961

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87

Memoirs by Three Scientists involved in the Development of Early U. S. Space Policy

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(1958-1964)
Headline
Architects of US Space policy after Sputnik
Date Published
1958-1964

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"Searching for Interstellar Communications"

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(1959)
Author
Morrison, Philip and Giuseppe Cocconi
Headline
SETI (Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence) 1st scientific proposal
Date Published
Sept. 19, 1959

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Three items about Russian "Space Hoax" conspiracy theory

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(1959-1966)
Author
Mallan, Lloyd
Headline
Post-Sputnik Russian "Space Hoax" conspiracy theory
Date Published
1959-1966

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