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9

Scientific speculation on communicating with and flying by rocket to Mars

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(1924-1928)
Headline
1920s scientific speculation on "talking" and flying to Mars
Date Published
1924-1928

Sold for$137.50

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10

Vestnik Znaniya [Knowledge Herald], Two Issues, Nos. 12 and 19, June and October 1928

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(1928)
Headline
2 Russian articles on Tsiolvolski and Space Flight, 1928
Date Published
1928

StatusUnsold

11

Two 1920s books by Otto Willi Gail - fact and fiction on rocketrtry and spaceflight

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(1928-1931)
Author
Gail, Otto Willi
Headline
1920s German fact and fiction on rocketrtry and spaceflight
Date Published
1928-1931

StatusUnsold

12

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

Sold for$250

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13

Reminiscences of German Rocketry

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(1928-1956)
Author
von Braun, Wernher
Headline
Wernher Von Braun's memoir of pre-1945 German rocketry
Publisher
British Interplanetary Society
Date Published
1956

Sold for$100

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14

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

Sold for$212.50

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16

Will The Rocket Replace Artillery?

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(1929-1930)
Author
Edwards, Gawain (pseudonym of G. Edward Pendray)
Headline
Science Fiction novel by American Rocket Society founder
Publisher
Science and Invention Magazine
Date Published
November 1930

Sold for$87.50

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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

Sold for$137.50

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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

StatusUnsold

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

StatusUnsold

21

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

Sold for$150

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22

Exploring the Moon by Rocket Ship

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(1931)
Author
Esnault-Pelterie, Robert
Headline
French Astronautics pioneer Esnault-Pelterie in a U.S.magazine
Publisher
Modern Mechanics and Inventions
Date Published
1931

Sold for$75

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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

Sold for$500

StatusSold

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24

A Collection of Rocketry and Science Fiction by David Lasser

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(1931-1932)
Author
Lasser, David
Headline
Davis Lasser's Science Fiction and rocketry writings
Publisher
Various publishers
Date Published
1931-1946

Sold for$150

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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

StatusUnsold

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

StatusUnsold

27

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

Sold for$312.50

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28

3 ephemeral items about German emigre Willy Ley and his pioneering "rocket mail"

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(1935-1936)
Headline
German emigre Willy Ley and his 1936 "rocket mail"
Date Published
1935-1936

Sold for$250

StatusSold

29

Two books by Nikolai Kamanin

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(1935-1972)
Author
Kamanin, Nikolai
Headline
2 books by the General commanding Russian Cosmonauts
Date Published
1935-1972

StatusUnsold

30

Two issues of Scientific American with articles on “Liquid-Propellant Rocket Development"

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(1936)
Author
Goddard, Robert H.
Headline
Robert Goddard's historic paper on liquid fuel rockets
Date Published
1936

StatusUnsold

31

Rockets Through Space, Or, The Dawn of Interplanetary Travel - Two Editions

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(1936-1953)
Author
Cleator, P.[hillip] E.
Headline
2nd British book on Space Flight
Publisher
Various publishers
Date Published
1936

Sold for$187.50

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32

2 pre-war issues of Astronautics, the Journal of the American Rocket Society

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(1938-1939)
Headline
Astronautics, early American journals of rocket research
Publisher
American Rocket Society
Date Published
1938-1939

Sold for$125

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33

4 Science Fiction periodical stories with early appearances of space terminology

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(1938-1945)
Headline
Science Fiction phrases to Space Travel terminology
Date Published
1938-1945

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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

StatusUnsold

35

Raketen In Der Kriegstechnik [Rockets in War Technology]

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(1944)
Author
Strangl, Raimund
Headline
World War II German booklet on rockets in warfare
Publisher
Barbara-Verlag HugoMeiler
Date Published
1944

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36

Third Report of the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces to the Secretary of War, 12 November 1945

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(1945)
Author
Arnold, General H.H.“Hap”
Headline
Air Force Gen. 'Hap' Arnold predicts Spaceships
Publisher
His Majesty's Stationery Office
Date Published
1946

StatusUnsold

37

Rockets, New Trail To Empire / Reviews And Bibliography

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(1945)
Author
Farnsworth, R.[obert] L.
Headline
Rare World War II call for American Rocket Empire
Date Published
1945

Sold for$125

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38

Two works on Rocket Power and Space Travel

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(1945)
Author
Pendray, G. Edward and Willy Ley
Headline
1945 classics on rockets and space flight
Publisher
Various publishers
Date Published
1945

StatusUnsold

39

Survey of development of Liquid Rockets in Germany and their Future Prospects [June 1945]

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(1945-1951)
Author
Von Braun, Wernher
Headline
Von Braun wartime memo on German rockets
Publisher
British Interplanetary Society
Date Published
1951

StatusUnsold

40

2 Postwar British Books on Rockets and the Coming Space Age

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(1946)
Headline
2 British postwar books on the coming "Space Age"
Date Published
1946

Sold for$137.50

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41

Space Flight... When? Featuring the Results Of The 1946 Beowulf Poll

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(1946)
Author
De La Ree, Gerry, editor
Headline
1946 Science Fiction fans guess date of 1st space flight
Publisher
Self-published by the editor
Date Published
1946

Estimate$150 - $250

Sold for$87.50

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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

Sold for$100

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43

Jet Propulsion, A Reference Text Prepared By The Staffs Of The Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute Of Technology

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(1946)
Author
Tsien, Hsue-shen, editor
Headline
World War II Jet Propulsion by "Father of Chinese Rocketry"
Publisher
California Institute of Technology for the US Army Air Force
Date Published
1946

Sold for$375

StatusSold

44

Four articles published in the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society written by Arthur C. Clarke

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(1946-1959)
Author
Clarke, Arthur C.
Headline
Arthur Clarke, 1st postwar “futurist” and scientific writings
Date Published
1946-1959

Sold for$187.50

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45

Typed Letter Signed by James E. Webb

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(1947-1967)
Author
Webb, James E.
Headline
James Webb, famed NASA administrator, 1947 Letter
Date Published
April 28, 1947

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46

“Interplanetary Man?” (speech)

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(1948)
Author
Stapledon, Olaf
Headline
Olaf Stapledon 1948 speech on "Interplanetary Man?"
Publisher
British Interplanetary Society
Date Published
1948

Sold for$187.50

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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

Sold for$62.50

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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

Sold for$125

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49

Ephemera of the British Interplanetary Society

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(1949-1950)
Headline
Ephemera of Arthur Clarke's British Interplanetary Society
Date Published
1949-1950

Sold for$100

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50

Collection of writings by Hsue-Shen Tsien

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(1949-1953)
Author
Tsien, Hsue-Shen
Headline
Writings of the Father of China's Space program
Date Published
1950-1953

Sold for$250

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51

2 books on Spaceflight

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(1949-1957)
Author
Shternfeld (Sternfeld), A.
Headline
Polish-Jewish pioneer of Soviet Russian spaceflight
Date Published
1949-1957

Sold for$87.50

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52

Rocket Propulsion Elements: An Introduction To The Engineering Of Rockets

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(1949-1957)
Author
Sutton, George Paul
Headline
Classic American book on Rocket Propulsion technology
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Date Published
1949

Sold for$250

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53

“Space-Travel in Fact and Fiction” (speech)

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(1950)
Author
Clarke, Arthur C.
Headline
Arthur Clarke, historic speech on Space Travel, fact and fiction
Publisher
British Interplanetary Society
Date Published
September 1950

Sold for$150

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54

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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55

Interplanetary Flight: An Introduction To Astronautics

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(1951)
Author
Clarke, Arthur C.
Headline
Arthur Clarke's first non-fiction book on Space Travel, 1951
Publisher
Harper
Date Published
[1951]

Estimate$400 - $600

StatusUnsold

56

The Exploration Of Space

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(1951)
Author
Clarke, Arthur C.
Headline
Arthur Clarke's 2nd book on Exploration of Space, signed
Publisher
Temple Press
Date Published
1951

Sold for$375

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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

StatusUnsold

58

The Importance of Satellite Vehicles in Interplanetary Flight / A Paper Presented at the Second International Congress on Astronautics, held in London…

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(1951)
Author
von Braun, Wernher
Headline
Von Braun's first paper on Artificial Satellites
Publisher
Journal of the British Interplanetary Society
Date Published
November 1951

Sold for$125

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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

StatusUnsold

60

Space Race ephemera for American and Soviet children

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(1952-1962)
Headline
Space Race ephemera for American and Russian children
Date Published
1952-1964

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61

Beginnings Of Satellite Communications

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(1952-1968)
Author
Pierce, John R.
Headline
Father of Communications Satellites, 3 writings
Publisher
San Francisco
Date Published
1968

Sold for$125

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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

StatusUnsold

63

Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, No. 50, January 1953

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(1953)
Headline
Von Braun on the Space Station, Rosen on Space Flight
Publisher
British Interplanetary Society
Date Published
1953

Sold for$75

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64

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

Sold for$112.50

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65

Conquest of the Moon

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(1953)
Author
Von Braun, Wernher; Fred Whipple; and Willy Ley
Headline
Von Braun's Conquest of the Moon
Publisher
Viking Press
Date Published
1953

Sold for$125

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66

Two works on Flying Saucers

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(1953-1959)
Author
Clarke, Arthur C.; and C.J. Jung
Headline
Arthur Clarke and Dr. Carl Jung on Flying Saucers
Date Published
1953-1959

Sold for$125

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67

Viewpoint of the Military Test Pilot

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(1953-1985)
Author
Yeager, Charles E.
Headline
Test Pilot Chuck Yeager, 2 publications, 1 signed
Publisher
Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineering
Date Published
1953

Sold for$87.50

StatusSold

68

V-2

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(1954)
Author
Dornberger, Walter
Headline
Walter Dornberger's V-2 1st w/jacket
Publisher
Viking
Date Published
1954

Sold for$100

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69

Astronautics, Journal of the American Astronautical Society

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(1954-1955)
Author
Caidin, Martin (editor)
Headline
Rare first Astronautics magazines of a new Space Society
Date Published
1954-1955

Sold for$281.25

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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

Sold for$137.50

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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]

StatusUnsold

72

Three memoirs of test pilots of pre-space rocket planes

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(1955-1960)
Headline
3 X-plane test pilot memoirs, 2 signed
Date Published
1955-1960

Sold for$225

StatusSold

73

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

Sold for$150

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74

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

Sold for$62.50

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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

Sold for$125

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76

American Rocket Society Student Membership Certificate

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(1957-1958)
Author
Sutton, George P.
Headline
Rocket Scientist George Sutton, 1958 Document Signed
Date Published
March 1958

Sold for$125

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77

Space Journal, Dedicated To The Astro-Sciences: Official Organ Of The Rocket City Astronomical Association

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(1957-1959)
Author
Von Braun, Werhner; Hermann Oberth, et al
Headline
Rare Space periodical of Von Braun and his NASA German colleagues
Date Published
1957-1959

Estimate$500 - $800

Sold for$312.50

StatusSold

78

5 publications by and about Hermann Oberth

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(1957-1962)
Headline
5 publications by and about Hermann Oberth
Date Published
1949-1962

Sold for$150

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79

Six American jingoistic writings about the Moon

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(1957-1970)
Author
Von Braun, Wehrner, et al
Headline
13 years of Lunar Landing writings 3 books, 3 articles
Date Published
1957-1970

Sold for$187.50

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80

Three Decades of Exploration and Discovery

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(1958 -1983 JPL)
Author
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Headline
JPL Mission Pins
Publisher
JPL

Sold for$25

StatusSold

81

Space Law for Extra-terrestrials

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(1958)
Headline
Space Law for Extra-Terrestrials?
Date Published
1958

StatusUnsold

82

Telephone Directory for Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

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(1958)
Headline
Telephone Directory, Von Braun's US Army Missile Agency
Publisher
US Army Ordnance Missile Command
Date Published
1958

StatusUnsold

83

Project Satellite

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(1958)
Author
Von Braun, Wernher; Kenneth W. Gatland; H. E. Ross; and A. V. Cleaver
Headline
Wehrner Von Braun on Satellites after Sputnik
Publisher
British Book Centre
Date Published
1958

StatusUnsold

84

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

StatusUnsold

85

Two works by generals critical of post-Sputnik US Space Age policy

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(1958-1960)
Headline
2 ranking US Generals, inscribed books, Space Age military
Publisher
Various publishers
Date Published
1958-1960

Sold for$125

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86

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

Sold for$187.50

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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

Sold for$250

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88

Controls For Outer Space And The Antarctic Analogy

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(1959)
Author
Jessup, Philip and Howard Taubenfeld
Headline
1959 Classic of Space Law during the 'Space Race'
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Date Published
1959

StatusUnsold

89

"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

Sold for$212.50

StatusSold

90

NASA's First Semiannual Report to Congress

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(1959)
Headline
Birth of NASA and the first lunar space probe
Publisher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Date Published
1959

Sold for$100

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91

Signed Envelope

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(1959-1963 Mercury Program)
Author
Powers, Shorty
Headline
Voice of Project Mercury

Sold for$12.50

StatusSold

92

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

Sold for$87.50

StatusSold

93

4 Publications of the Society of Automotive Engineers on Lunar Landing Research

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(1960-1961)
Headline
Air Force seeks "Automotive Engineers" as rocket scientists
Publisher
Society of Automotive Engineers
Date Published
1960-1961

StatusUnsold

94

Training of Astronauts - Report of a Working Group Conference

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(1961)
Headline
First book on Astronaut Training
Publisher
National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council on Bio-Astronautics, Panel on Psychology
Date Published
1961

Sold for$187.50

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95

John H. Glenn Orbits The Earth For America, February 20, 1962

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(1961-1962 Mercury Program)
Headline
Early inscription by Astronaut John Glenn
Publisher
US Government Printing Office
Date Published
1962

Estimate$300 - $500

StatusUnsold

96

For Spacious Skies

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(1961-1963 Mercury Program)
Author
Carpenter, Scott and Kris Stoever
Headline
Signed by Right Stuff Astronaut
Publisher
Harcourt, Inc
Date Published
2002

Sold for$62.50

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97

For Spacious Skies, The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Asatronaut

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(1961-1963 Mercury Program)
Author
Carpenter, Scott and Kris Stoever
Headline
Astronaut Scott Carpenter's moving autobiography
Publisher
The Easton Press
Date Published
2002

StatusUnsold

98

Programma “Dzhemini”/Obzor Po Materialam Otkritoi Inostrannoi Pechati [Gemini Program / Survey of Open Foreign Press Materials]

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(1961-1967)
Author
[Gagarin] A. Y. Tabachinkov, editor
Headline
American Space history, inscribed by Cosmonaut Gagarin, first man in space
Date Published
1967

StatusUnsold

99

Failure is Not an Option

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(1961-1973 NASA)
Author
Kranz, Gene
Headline
Gene Kranz NASA Flight Director Signed
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Date Published
2000

Sold for$37.50

StatusSold

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100

Three books by Gehrman Titov

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(1961-1987)
Author
Titov, Gehrman
Headline
Book inscribed by 2nd Russian Cosmonaut to orbit earth+
Date Published
1961-1987

Estimate$300 - $500

Sold for$187.50

StatusSold