Space Exploration

It Came From Outer Space

$24.95

It Came From Outer Space It Came From Outer Space uncovers some of the important space age innovations that have changed our world.In this illuminating program, MODERN MARVELS explores how high-level NASA breakthroughs, originally developed for use in space, are now being applied to terrestrial challenges. Learn how paint that can withstand the heat of space shuttle reentry is also used to protect steel-framed high-rises from collapsing in a fire, and see how the oxygen tanks used by today s firefighters look remarkably similar to those used by astronauts during the famous Apollo missions. Finally, discover how batteries that keep crucial satellites in orbit are the same as those that take popular sports cars from zero to 60 in seconds flat. Features: Format: Color, DVD, NTSCM Language: English Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number of discs: 1 Studio: A&E HOME VIDEO DVD Release Date: August 25, 2009 Run Time: 50 minutes

Outer Space Double Switchplate

$11.95

Outer Space Double Switchplate Your Young Astronaut will reach the stars, but for now celestial wonders can adorn their own bedroom! Remove that plain switchplate and replace it with the wonders of our universe.Each switchplate is individually handcrafted using a classic decoupage technique, and sealed with a shiny smooth finish to prevent scratching or water damage. Every Art Plate comes beautifully packaged in a see-through gift bag accented with a raffia bow, ready for gift giving! Screws included.

Outer Space Passport Sticker Set

$6.95

Outer Space Passport Sticker Set Passport Sticker Set of Outer Space. Comes with sticker book that resembles a Passport! Includes the Planets, a Space Shuttle with Rocket Boosters Liftoff, a Space Shuttle in flight, a Mars Rover and more! Features: Includes 21 Stickers For ages 3 and up

Outer Space Bib – Set of Two

$12.95

Outer Space Bib – Set of Two Our new Outer Space Bib Set is truly out of this world! Your child will love eating with either of these two Outer Space Bibs as they ponder the wonders of outer space!Two-Piece go-anywhere mini bib set features Outerspace Collection graphics in 2 different patterns. Made from non-toxic EVA with cotton/nylon lining. Each bib measures 12 x 9 with 4-inch neck opening, snap closure. Machine wash and dry.

Outer Space Switchplate

$9.95

Your Young Astronaut will reach the stars, but for now celestial wonders can adorn their own bedroom! Remove that plain switchplate and replace it with the wonders of our universe.Each switchplate is individually handcrafted using a classic decoupage technique, and sealed with a shiny smooth finish to prevent scratching or water damage. Every Art Plate comes beautifully packaged in a see-through gift bag accented with a raffia bow, ready for gift giving! Screws included.

In Outer Space

$15.99

In Outer Space

Getting Off the Planet: Training Astronauts

$18.95

Getting off the Planet is the story of how a group of dedicated scientists, working with some of the nation’s finest pilots, prepared for space flight by meticulous research and patient, relentless testing. The book provides a piece of space history largely missing until now. Earlier explorers, whatever the hazards, could count on having Earth’s amenities: food, drinking water, breathing air and gravity.Space explorers had to take their life-support equipment with them. They also had to understand and solve the problems of such a mysterious, dangerous place before anyone had ever visited the space environment. For the first time ever, Dr. Randall M. Chambers , space pioneer who designed and conducted many of the earliest astronaut research and training programs, takes the reader behind the scenes and describes significant space flight preparations.Co-author is Mary Jane Chambers , the scientist’s wife, who has had a long career as a journalist. When they met as students at Indiana University in 1949, Mary Jane was eyeing a career as a foreign correspondent. Instead, she soon found herself a front row seat at a drama about a different kind of foreign place: outer space.Mrs. chambers has doggedly insisted that Getting off the Planet be enjoyable, interesting reading for space fans in all stages of scientific knowledge. She has banished the scientist’s usual props: formulas and footnotes and has instead “translated” science projects into understandable language.Together, the authors have also recollected some humorous anecdotes which inevitably occurred during research and training projects. The book is richly illustrated with pictures of astronauts, test pilots, scientists and engineering technologists in experimental projects rarely seen before. Features / Reviews: Table of Contents Chapter 1: From the Beginning Chapter 2: Getting Started Chapter 3: Some Glimpses into Early Space Research Projects Chapter 4: The Biosatellite Pioneers Chapter 5: Astronaut Selection and Training?with Stress, Distress, Zeal and Determination Chapter 6: Acceleration Forces and Stresses: Coping with Gravity Chapter 7: Early Mars Experiments Chapter 8: Microgravity and Weightless Simulations Chapter 9: Atmospheric Pressure Factors Chapter 10: More Glimpses into Early Space Research Projects Chapter 11: All Dressed Up for Space Exploration Chapter 12: So Much for Creature Comforts Chapter 13: Into Space with Mercury, Gemini and Apollo Chapter 14: Exploring the Moon and Returning to Earth Chapter 15: The Shuttle Programs: New Spacecraft, New Missions Chapter 16: Preparing for Sky Lab and Other Space Stations Chapter 17: Meeting the Public Chapter 18: Serendipities Galore! Paperback: 120 pages Publisher: Collector’s Guide Publishing Inc (January 1, 2006) Language: English Book Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches

Exploring the Solar System

$3.95

Exploring the Solar System Young Space Colorists will learn fascinating facts about the solar system as they enjoy 44 dramatic Space Age illustrations, including images of an asteroid, a spacecraft observing the landscape of Mars, representations of all the planets, and much more. Descriptive captions accompany illustrations. Book Features: Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 48 pages Publisher: Dover Publications Language: English Book Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.1 x 0.2 inches

Deep Space, Pocket Space Guide

$9.95

Deep Space The third in the Apogee Pocket Space Guide © series delves into deep space and is a look at all of the spacecraft that have ventured beyond the inner solar system to the outer gas giant planets and beyond. Read about Pioneer 10 & 11, Voyager 1 & 2, Galileo, Cassini, NEAR, Deep Space One and the ESA Huygens probe to Titan. Flight data and images for all of the unmanned deep space probes, including Cassini, Deep Space One, Galileo, Huygens, NEAR, Pioneer 10 and 11, Stardust, and Voyager 1 and 2, are featured in this examination of astronomers’ attempts to understand the outer reaches of the universe. Features and Reviews This should be on all school’s book lists. This is the second book that my children have read from this series and has proved invaluable for their school projects. Even their teacher wants a copy! Informative, easy to read without being childish – fantastic! – H.S. Markham The most fascinating thing about this book and, indeed, this series of books from Apogee, is there access to NASA’s records. Deep space is an endlessly interesting subject; and this particular book is quite well done. Whitfield knew what to put in and what to leave out in order to maintain the flow. – F. Sandercombe Paperback: 96 pages Publisher: Collector’s Guide Publishing Inc (March 1, 2006) Language: English Book Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.3 inches

Space Shuttle Party Napkins

$4.5

Outer Space Party Napkins are a must have at your childs Astronaut birthday party. Check out all of out Birthday Party Supplies at The space Store.

It Came from Outer Space -

$12.99

It Came From Outer Space is one of a handful of science fiction films from the 1950s that plays as well today as it did on its original release, this despite the fact that its original 3-D elements seem to be lost. It was also the first science fiction effort of director Jack Arnold, and one of three excellent 3-D features that he made (the others were Creature From the Black Lagoon and Revenge of the Creature) during that format’s short-lived history. It was also, along with The Incredible Shrinking Man, one of the two most sophisticated films he ever made in that genre. Additionally, it was Arnold’s first opportunity to use the desert setting that seemed to inspire him in some of his best subsequent movies. Based on a story by Ray Bradbury, the movie starts off in a gentle, lyrical mode, almost reminiscent of Our Town, as the narrator introduces the tiny Arizona town where the action will take place. Writer John Putnam (Richard Carlson), a new arrival to the town and an amateur astronomer, is looking at the skies with his fianc?e, schoolteacher Ellen Fields (Barbara Rush), when they see what looks like a huge meteor crash into the desert. Putnam and Ellen go to the site of the crash and find a huge crater. When he goes down inside, Putnam sees what is very obviously some kind of vehicle or device embedded in the ground, but before he can show it to anyone, a rock slide buries what he saw. He reports that a spacecraft of some kind is buried there and is duly ridiculed by the local press and some of his own colleagues in the astronomical community, and even Ellen has her doubts. The local sheriff, Matt Warren (Charles Drake), is downright hostile because he believes that Putnam is not only an interloper, but has also taken Ellen away from him. Putnam is at a loss as to what to do, and doing something — or, perhaps, not doing anything — becomes a critical matter when various townspeople start to disappear, including Ellen, to be replaced by alien “duplicates.” A small but significant part of this action is told from the standpoint of the aliens, who are only glimpsed in brief flashes as they move through the desert and the underground caves where they are hiding. Putnam ultimately comes to understand that the aliens are actually benign and only need time to repair their ship and leave; but by then, the sheriff and the rest of the town have started taking his original warning seriously and their intervention threatens the lives of everyone. Reason and a peaceful approach prevail, but only just barely, and the space travelers are allowed to go on their way — in return, they restore the real townspeople. The movie ends on a hopeful note as Putnam predicts that someday, when we’re ready here on Earth, the visitors will be back to make formal, peaceful introductions. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi

Hawaiian Starlight – DVD Exploring the Universe from Mauna Kea

$15.95

Hawaiin Starlight DVD Exploring the Universe from Mauna Keaat the Space Store. We carry a large selection of astronomy dvds

Space Shuttle Cup With Straw

$3.25

Space Shuttle Cups are a must have at any Outer Space Birthday party. Great for party favors that will last a long time. Check out this and many more party favors at The Space Store.

It Came from Outer Space

$10.87

Rated: GSynopsis: It Came From Outer Space is one of a handful of science fiction films from the 1950s that plays as well today as it did on its original release, this despite the fact that its original 3-D elements seem to be lost. It was also the first science fiction effort of director Jack Arnold, and one of three excellent 3-D features that he made (the others were Creature From the Black Lagoon and Revenge of the Creature) during that format’s short-lived history. It was also, along with The Incredible Shrinking Man, one of the two most sophisticated films he ever made in that genre. Additionally, it was Arnold’s first opportunity to use the desert setting that seemed to inspire him in some of his best subsequent movies. Based on a story by Ray Bradbury, the movie starts off in a gentle, lyrical mode, almost reminiscent of Our Town, as the narrator introduces the tiny Arizona town where the action will take place. Writer John Putnam (Richard Carlson), a new arrival to the town and an amateur astronomer, is looking at the skies with his fiancée, schoolteacher Ellen Fields (Barbara Rush), when they see what looks like a huge meteor crash into the desert. Putnam and Ellen go to the site of the crash and find a huge crater. When he goes down inside, Putnam sees what is very obviously some kind of vehicle or device embedded in the ground, but before he can show it to anyone, a rock slide buries what he saw. He reports that a spacecraft of some kind is buried there and is duly ridiculed by the local press and some of his own colleagues in the astronomical community, and even Ellen has her doubts. The local sheriff, Matt Warren (Charles Drake), is downright hostile because he believes that Putnam is not only an interloper, but has also taken Ellen away from him. Putnam is at a loss as to what to do, and doing something — or, perhaps, not doing anything — becomes a critical matter when various townspeople start to disappear, including Ellen, to be replaced by alien “duplicates.” A small but significant part of this action is told from the standpoint of the aliens, who are only glimpsed in brief flashes as they move through the desert and the underground caves where they are hiding. Putnam ultimately comes to understand that the aliens are actually benign and only need time to repair their ship and leave; but by then, the sheriff and the rest of the town have started taking his original warning seriously and their intervention threatens the lives of everyone. Reason and a peaceful approach prevail, but only just barely, and the space travelers are allowed to go on their way — in return, they restore the real townspeople. The movie ends on a hopeful note as Putnam predicts that someday, when we’re ready here on Earth, the visitors will be back to make formal, peaceful introductions. Bruce EderPRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)Presentation: B&WFeatures: Original documentary; Feature commentary with film historia

Space Exploration Playing Cards

$5.5

Space Exploration Playing Cards Space Exploration Playing Cards is a full, 52 playing card deck.This pack makes a voyage of discovery; from early superstitious beliefs, through advances in astronomical instruments, planetary discoveries and rocket science, to the latest technologies and spacecraft now exploring our universe and beyond.

Windup Space Shuttle

$4.25

Our Windup Space Shuttle is a must have at your Outer Space Theamed Birthday Party. Watch the astronaut enter and exit the shuttle. Shop this and many more party favors.

Astro-Puppies in Space DVD

$14.95

Astro-Puppies in Space DVD “Highly recommended”–Video Librarian Launch into Space with the AstroPuppies on an incredible adventure from the sun to the moon and out to the planets. Join real astronauts on an exciting Space Shuttle launch, a visit to the remarkable International Space Station, and an amazing space walk.Delightful puppetry by John Kennedy, stunning NASA videos, photos from the Hubble Space Telescope, interactive songs and poems, and clever animation are masterfully blended in an entertaining and educational introduction to space exploration for children ages 4-9. Special Features: Fascinating NASA footage of the historic Apollo 11 launch and the first men to walk on the moon Exciting animation of a Mars Rover landing on and exploring Mars An inspiring gallery of children?s space art, accompanied by original songs “How to Make a Sock Puppy Puppet” video tutorial, by puppeteer and Activity TV host John Kennedy Preview of The Universe DVD Closed Captioned Widescreen video and Dolby Digital sound Running time Main program: 35 minutes, plus 51 minutes of special features Suggested for ages 4-9 Inspire the children in your life with this entertaining and educational introduction to space exploration!

Exploring Our Solar System – Hand Autographed by Sally Ride

$34.95

Exploring Our Solar System – by Sally Ride. We carry a great selection of Sally Ride items at great prices.

3D Shrinky Dinks – Space

$6.5

3D Shrinky Dinks – Space Create 3-Dimensional Astronauts, Sapce Shuttles, Rockets and more, to play with and display!Shrinky Dinks 3D Kits are new for 2011! Trace, bake, shrink and build your favorite Space Shuttles in 3D! Classic Shrinky Dinks® with a new 3D twist! Make your own space program with the Astronauts, Space Shuttles, planets and more. The new 3D Shrinky Dinks® Space kit comes with 10 Shrinky Dinks Sheets (5? x 8?) and Space tracing sheets. Just follow the easy to use illustrated instructions and you?ll be making your own 3D fleet in no time!Kids can use color pencils, markers and every color of the rainbow to create their own 3D masterpieces!These kits are great for craft time, group play dates as well as a fun rainy day activity. Perfect for kids age seven and up!Did you know that Shrinky Dinks have been in outer space! They were sent up in the space shuttle Atlantis in 2000 as part of a science experiment. They wanted to see if a Shrinky Dink would shrink in the extreme temperature changes.

The Space Tourist’s Handbook

$15.95

In May 2001, billionaire Dennis Tito made history as the first ?space tourist??he?s the guy who paid $20 million to travel to the International Space Station. Since that landmark voyage, many others have followed in his footsteps?all courtesy of Space Adventures, the first travel agency devoted exclusively to outer space. But before you can blast off, there?s plenty to learn. In this illustrated handbook, Space Adventures CEO Eric Anderson gives would-be space tourists the exact same training program that he gives to the billionaires. Here are step-by-step instructions for liftoff, sleeping in weightless environments, using the ?vacuum toilet? on the spacecraft, living in zero gravity, and much more. It?s all so informative, the instructors at Space Adventures are already integrating this handbook into their lesson plans.With more than 25 illustrations (and a special full-color section showing popular vacation ?destinations?), The Space Tourist?s Handbook is fascinating reading for amateur astronauts of all ages.

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