Space Shuttle NASA Mission Reports: 1991 Missions, STS-37, STS-39, STS-40, STS-43, STS-48, STS-44    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 69410 words. Language: English. Published on January 6, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.
These official final program mission reports issued by the NASA Johnson Space Center cover missions in 1991: STS-37, STS-39, STS-40, STS-43, STS-48, and STS-44. In these thorough reports, with information and specifics not available on NASA website mission descriptions, each orbiter system is reviewed in detail along with technical information on performance and anomalies.

Rockets and People, Volume III: Hot Days of the Cold War - Memoirs of Russian Space Pioneer Boris Chertok, ICBMs, Cuban Missile Crisis, Gagarin, Vostok and Soyuz, Lunar Landing (NASA SP-2005-4110)    by Progressive Management
Price: $10.99 USD. 310260 words. Language: English. Published on January 6, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.
In this third volume of the series, Chertok describes the historical launch of the first cosmonaut, Yuriy Gagarin. He also discusses several different aspects of the burgeoning Soviet missile and space programs of the early 1960s, including the development of early ICBMs, reconnaissance satellites, the Cuban missile crisis, the first Soviet communications satellite Molniya-1, and more.

Space Shuttle NASA Mission Reports: 1990 Missions, STS-32, STS-36, STS-31, STS-41, STS-38, STS-35    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 57080 words. Language: English. Published on January 5, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.
These official final program mission reports issued by the NASA Johnson Space Center cover missions in 1990: STS-32, STS-36, STS-31, STS-41, STS-38, and STS-35. In these thorough reports, with information and specifics not available on NASA website mission descriptions, each orbiter system is reviewed in detail along with technical information on performance and anomalies.

Space Shuttle NASA Mission Reports: 1986 and 1988 Missions, STS 61-C, STS-26, STS-27    by Progressive Management
Price: $5.99 USD. 29540 words. Language: English. Published on January 3, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » History of Science.
These official final program mission reports issued by the NASA Johnson Space Center cover missions in 1986 and 1988: STS 61-C, STS-26, and STS-27. For obvious reasons, a mission report was not issued for Challenger's final mission 51-L on January 28, 1986. In these thorough reports, with information not available on NASA website descriptions, each orbiter system is reviewed in detail.

THE NEW HEAVENS BY GEORGE ELLERY HALE    by Lovely Porch
Price: $2.99 USD. 17150 words. Language: English. Published on December 24, 2011. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.
Classic astronomy book forever. This version included Table of Contents and numerous Illustrration annotated with an author BIOGRAPHY and HONORS. CONTENTS PREFACE CHAPTER I THE NEW HEAVENS EARLY INSTRUMENTS Fig. 2. The Great Nebula in Orion (Pease). Fig. 3. Model by Ellerman of summit of Mount Wilson, showing the observatory buildings among the trees and bushes. Fig. 4. The 100-inch Hooker tele...

Space Shuttle NASA Mission Reports: 1985 Missions, STS 51-C, STS 51-D, STS 51-B, STS 51-G, STS 51-F, STS 51-I, STS 51-J, STS 61-A, STS 61-B    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 34140 words. Language: English. Published on December 24, 2011. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.
These official final orbiter mission reports issued by the NASA Johnson Space Center cover missions in 1985: STS 51-C, STS 51-D, STS 51-B, STS 51-G, STS 51-F, STS 51-I, STS 51-J, STS 61-A, STS 61-B. In these thorough reports, with information and specifics not available on NASA website mission descriptions, each orbiter system is reviewed in detail.

Computers Take Flight: A History of NASA's Pioneering Digital Fly-By-Wire Project - Apollo and Shuttle Computers, Airplanes, Software and Reliability (NASA SP-2000-4224)    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 62420 words. Language: English. Published on December 23, 2011. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.
The story of digital fly-by-wire is a story of people, of successes, and of overcoming enormous obstacles and problems. The fundamental concept is relatively simple, but the realization of the concept in hardware and software safe enough for human use confronted the NASA-industry team with enormous challenges. But the team was victorious, and Dr. Tomayko tells the story extremely well.

Apollo and America's Moon Landing Program: Remembering The Giants - Apollo Rocket Propulsion Development (NASA SP-2009-4545) - Saturn V, CSM, and Lunar Module Engines Including F-1, J-2, and SPS    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 40260 words. Language: English. Published on December 23, 2011. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.
This official NASA document - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - provides a historical compendium of what will likely be remembered as one of the most remarkable achievements in the evolution of rocket propulsion for the Apollo lunar landing program.

Space Shuttle NASA Mission Reports: 1983 and 1984 Missions, STS-7, STS-8, STS-9, STS 41-B, STS 41-C, STS-41-D, STS 41-G, STS 51-A    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 45310 words. Language: English. Published on December 22, 2011. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.
These official final orbiter mission reports issued by the NASA Johnson Space Center cover missions in 1982 and 1983: STS-7, STS-8, STS-9, STS 41-B, STS 41-C, STS-41-D, STS 41-G, STS 51-A. In these thorough reports, with information and specifics not available on NASA website mission descriptions, each orbiter system is reviewed in detail.

Space Shuttle NASA Mission Reports: STS-4, STS-5, and STS-6 Missions in 1982 and 1983 - Complete Technical Details of Orbiter Performance and Problems    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 39130 words. Language: English. Published on December 22, 2011. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.
These official final orbiter mission reports issued by the NASA Johnson Space Center cover three missions in 1982 and 1983: STS-4, STS-5, and STS-6. In these thorough reports, with information and specifics not available on NASA website mission descriptions, each orbiter system is reviewed in detail along with technical information on performance and anomalies.