Space Science Center Calgary
August 2nd, 2009 | 
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Space Science Center Calgary
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Space Bingo $15.95 Space Bingo This Space Bingo game is a great way to learn about the basics of space science. Game contains 6 picture boards for 2-6 players, 42 informative cards and chips. Space Bingo was made possible by the support and contributions from NASA and the Kennedy Space Center. Features: 2 to 6 players can play For ages 3 and up 42 informative cards and chips |
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The Space Shuttle: Celebrating Thirty Years of NASA’s First Space Plane [Hardcover] $39.95 The Space Shuttle: Celebrating Thirty Years of NASA’s First Space Plane [Hardcover] Author: Piers Bizony Bookviews by Alan Caruba”…a classic coffee table book, 10.5 x 11.25, 300 pages and filled with 900 color photos. In short, the perfect Christmas gift for someone who is an enthusiast for life and travel in outer space. In the 1980s, on assignment, I had the opportunity to visit the John F. Kennedy Space Center and tour the site where rockets and space shuttles were launched. I saw a shuttle up close and that is to say I saw a vehicle that was the size of a small building and marveled that it could be lifted beyond Earth?s gravity to circle the planet. One can only marvel at the courage of the crews that went aloft and the scientific and technological mastery that made it possible. This book is a keeper!” This superbly designed and lavishly illustrated book marks a special moment in history: the final mission of the space shuttle. Noted space and science author Piers Bizony has put together a retrospective that covers the entire space shuttle program. In addition to covering every space shuttle mission, the book also covers the development and design of the space shuttle, as well as the technical specifications of the vehicle and details of its major assemblies and subassemblies. A full double-gatefold provides a large-scale technical drawing of the space shuttle. Features: Hardcover: 300 pages Publisher: Zenith Press; First edition (October 2, 2011) Language: English Book Dimensions: 11.2 x 10.5 x 1.3 inches |
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LEGO® City Space Center $89.95 LEGO® City Space Center. Another superb set from LEGO, this is an excellent set is now available at The Space Store. |
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Action City Space Center Playset $31.95 Action City Space Center Playset Young Space Fans will love this fun and amazing Action City Space Mission Playset. It has a Space Shuttle Control Center. It also comes with 5 different cars as well. They will enjoy hours of continuous fun. Features: Includes 2 die cast cars and a space shuttle Ages 5+ |
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Smart Lab Space Exploration Science Kit $39.95 Smart Lab Space Exploration Launch a Space Exploration!SmartLab Space Exploration is so much more than just a toy and book! SmartLab products satisfy and engage a child’s curiosity. Science becomes an adventure. SmartLab Space Exploration contains many fascinating things that kids will love to explore and understand the mysteries about space.The Space Exploration Science Kit is packed with fun activities and information about our galaxy. With answers to questions like, ?when is a star not a star?? and ?which planet spins backwards??, the Space Exploration Science Kit keeps kids fascinated! The Space Exploration Science Kit features a snap-together solar system model with a label sticker sheet; a planetarium with Northern and Southern hemisphere domes; a remote control rocket with launch pad and sticker sheet; a glow-in-the-dark moon; and a punch-out paper Mars rover model with plastic wheels, hubcaps and axles. Features: Science kit that includes solar system model, planetarium, remote control rocket, glow-in-the-dark moon, mars rover model, 9 activity cards and a fold-out guide Package measures 18?W x 15?H x 2.75? Requires 4 ?AA? and 2 ?AAA? batteries, not included |
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Space Shuttle Cockpit Play Center $795 Space Shuttle Cockpit Play Center Kids climb aboard our Space Shuttle Cockpit Play Center and blast-off to imaginary worlds of adventure!Offered separately from its matching bunk beds “payload bay”, our cockpit includes a kid-size seat for two and doors that open on either side. Designed to stand against a wall, the cockpit’s control panel has been left blank for kids to customize with stickers (not included).Dimensions: 55″ tall by 33″ wide by 36″ deep Please disregard the shipping charge assigned automatically by our shopping cart. This set is shipped via FedEx feight collect. This shipping charge is not assigned by our shopping cart system, rather it is paid directly to FedEx when the shipment arrives. Shipping cost is dependent on location; contact us for an estimate. Availability: Please allow four to six weeks for delivery. As this is made-to-order, all sales are final. Freight Shipping Rates will apply. Typically between $200 and $300 |
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"ENDEAVOUR" – Giclee Print 11 x 14 or 18 x 24 $45 “ENDEAVOUR” – Giclee Print 11 x 14 or 18 x 24 Please select 11 x 14, which his $45 or 16 x 24, which is $85 Constructed as a replacement following the Challenger loss, Endeavour was the youngest shuttle in the fleet. Named for the famous ship of British explorer Captain James Cook, Endeavour began flight operations in 1992 and enjoyed a long and distinguished career which included missions to service the Hubble Space Telescope, a rendezvous with the Russian space station Mir and assembly of the International Space Station. Here last mission was flown may 16, 2011 and she was retired. Endeavour will go on display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles The Matt Size for the 11″ x 14″ is 13″ x 16″. The Matt size for the 16″ x 24″ is 18″ x 26″ Prints are signed by the artist and feature an extra 1″ border to allow for matting and framing Note the images shown may contain a copyright or watermark. This is not present on the actual print About Giclees: In giclee printing, no screen or other mechanical devices are used and therefore there is no visible dot screen pattern. The image has all the tonalities and hues of the original painting. Giclees are regarded as superior to lithographs |
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Space Journeys – A virtual visit to NASA Johnson Space Center – CD-ROM $24.95 Space Journeys – A virtual visit to NASA Johnson Space Center – CD-ROM The Virtual JSC Tour for NASA’s Johnson Space Center gives an interactive journey through some of the more interesting facilities at JSC. You are taken on a ground-based tour around from the main concourse on the JSC compound to a facility that contains physical training mockups of the International Space Station laboratory modules to Space Shuttle training simulators. You are able to negotiate doors and entryways, climb up and down virtual stairs, and traverse through the virtual JSC compound at will through the interactions of a simple computer keyboard and mouse |
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NOVA: Monster of the Milky Way $19.95 NOVA: Monster of the Milky Way Astronomers believe that one of the most destructive objects in the universe?a supermassive black hole?lurks at the center of our own galaxy. Could it flare up and consume our entire galactic neighborhood? Join NOVA on a mind-bending investigation into one of the most bizarre corners of cosmological science: black hole research. The elusive secrets of supermassive black holes are revealed through stunning computer-generated imagery, including an extraordinary simulation of what it might look like to fall into the belly of such a devouring beast. Features: Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Language: English Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Studio: WGBH Boston DVD Release Date: January 16, 2007 Run Time: 56 minutes |
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Project Mars: A Technical Tale $12.95 Project Mars: A Technical Tale Mankind’s love affair with the planet Mars is certainly not new. It has long been recognized that Mars is the only other planet in our solar system that could possibly support life.Until the 1970s, the existence of life on Mars remained an open question. We know today that there are no civilizations on Mars, but in 1949, when this story was written, the possibility had not yet been ruled out. In this story by Wernher von Braun, Mars has an underground civilization which is more or less on par with our own. And it is a peaceful civilization, neither bent on conquest nor paranoid about being attacked.In this story of man’s first human mission to Mars, ten space ships make the journey. Upwards of 1,000 flights into Earth’s orbit are required to build, supply and fuel these ten ships, and it is an international, cooperative project. In short, the undertaking is on a scale that would never happen in the real world. We tend to stick our toes in the water first, before diving in. But neither of these issues takes anything away from the story. In fact, they add to its larger-than-life-adventure quality.All other aspects of the story are very realistic. The characters think and feel like real people; the science and rocket technology are accurate and are consistent with what is being used today; the mission timeline exactly matches reality; and so on. The mission plan does not include staying to colonize or setting up a Martian base, which, again, is realistic for a first mission. von Braun went to great lengths preparing the plot for this story.The calculations and technical drawings that he developed for a Mars mission, and on which he then based this story, are included in the 65-page appendix of this book. The writing style of Project MARS is typical of an adventure story written in the 1940s. The translation from German to English and the publisher’s editing have both retained the original styling, faithfully reproducing what von Braun created. What we have here is a genuine adventure story, created without the aid of special effects or sophisticated electronics.In contrast with much of what is written today, this story is highlighted by love and adventure, instead of sex and violence. This is quite simply a story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Where Project MARS differs from other fiction of the mid-20th century is in its multiple main characters. Typical science fiction of that era involved one main character (perhaps with a side-kick) who beats the odds, saves the world, and gets the girl, pretty much all by himself. In von Braun’s story there are many characters who make essential contributions, and the story will center for a time on each of them. This is consistent with how the real world works � many people working together to accomplish what must be done; each affecting and being affected by the others.It’s no accident that contemporary fiction predominantly relies on this �multiple |
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Creating Space $30.95 Creating Space The Story of the Space Age Told Through ModelsThe Heavens – and trying to get there – have always intrigued man, and have been included in our artwork throughout all of history. In recent years they have been the subject of countless books, articles, radio and television shows and films, and have more and more featured the practical method of achieving these dreams – Spaceships. Creating Space takes us on a journey through the history of the space age, up to the present and beyond. From the advent of the “space race” with the V-2 rocket of World War II to the International Space Station and the future, a complete and detailed chronicling of vehicles is given, side by side with pictures and details of models that depict the multitude of aircraft and spacecraft developed throughout the world.In addition, extensive appendices provide details of all of the space-related models ever made and the many manufacturers and distributors who have supplied them – all in the words of an experienced professional insider. Mat Irvine worked in the BBC Visual Effects Department for 20 years, contributing to many projects including Doctor Who, Blake’s 7, Edge of Darkness, the various NASA flights, and many science and space-oriented documentaries and programs. Creating Space is presented in 12 chapters which logically group together the history, the vehicles and the models into logical and meaningful categories. This book will be equally valuable to space enthusiasts, modellers, and space historians. |
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Kids to Space: A Space Traveler’s Guide $29.95 Kids to Space: A Space Traveler’s Guide In the interest of getting kids interested in science, math, space, ……..Lonnie Schorer invited 6000 students, in 99 schools in every state in the US and from Canada, to take an imaginary trip to space – each asking 3 questions prior to launch. This resulted in 18,000 questions, answered by 83 experts. So, this is: An art book: there are 146 student illustrations in the book and another 1000+ on the CD/ROM accompanying the book, set to Hawkwind soundtracks. A science teachers textbook: packed with science information in 94 different categories. A reading literacy book: a children’s story, in large font, precedes each chapter – introducing younger children to the material in the chapter in simple everyday terms. A career guide: a mini-bio for each of the 83 experts is included so that kids can see that one doesn’t have to be a rocket scientist to participate in the space effort. An adult book: The average adult does not know 85% of the information in the book. It would seem an investigative expedition, where children think about tomorrow, learn techniques for problem solving to reach a goal, explore the unknown and express their visions for the future is, as an educational exploration, as relevant as a land-based expedition. It is essentially the first private citizens guide to space – generated by children. These children are our future explorers, and we need to encourage and reach them now. Kids To Space Special Edition Author: Lonnie Jones Schorer Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Includes CD-ROM Publisher: Collector’s Guide Publishing (Apogee Books) Date: 2006 |
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Sex In Space $17.95 Sex In Space by Laura S. Woodmansee, author of Women Astronauts and Women of SpaceAs hoteliers design zero-gravity hotel suites for out-of-this-world unions and with the first honeymoon in space already scheduled, this provocative account reveals the truth about romantic rendezvous in Earth’s orbit and beyond as well as the advantages and difficulties of having sex in space. Questions the space agencies are too embarrassed to discuss ? such as Has anyone “done it” in space? What will happen to the first baby conceived in space? and Have astronauts and cosmonauts practiced “docking maneuvers” while in orbit? ? are thoughtfully answered, while science-fiction myths about interstellar intercourse are dispelled. From chemistry to psychology, this exploration runs the reproductive and sexual gamut, from lust and sexual mechanics to conception, pregnancy, and birth in low-gravity situations. This title may not be suitable for all audiences. Parental guidance suggested. FEATURES: Paperback: 136 pages Publisher: Collector’s Guide Publishing, Inc. (August 1, 2006) Language: English Book Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches |
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The Space Report 2011 ‘The Space Report Book $69 The Space Report 2011 The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity features several new or expanded topics, including: New trends in space activity and how they affect prospects for space going forward Expanded international budget data Discussion of prospects for U.S. workforce, including NASA transitions and new workforce additions New data about science and engineering degree trends among spacefaring nations The Space Report is the definitive overview of major global space developments over the past year. Valuable to space professionals, students, policy-makers, researchers and the media, The Space Report includes highlights from all space sectors – from defense to exploration – and illustrates how space activity affects people around the world. The book provides a wealth of information on global space budgets, revenues and industry performance tracked by the Space Foundation Indexes. The 2011 edition includes a discussion of workforce trends for the commercial aerospace sector, NASA, the U.S. military, Europe and Japan. It explores the trends underlying developments in space activities and provides a forecast of the trends that will shape space activity in years to come. The Space Report 2011 is divided into five sections, each addressing a specific aspect of global space activity: Space Products and Services: The Space Products and Services section focuses on the many ways space affects all of our lives The Space Economy: The Space Economy chapter addresses the financial state of the industry and the government budgets that support space activity. Space Infrastructure: The Space Infrastructure section addresses the global network of equipment designers, manufacturers, spaceports and command and control facilities. Workforce and Education: Workforce and Education addresses the most essential part of any industry – its people. The Space Report 2011 covers the U.S. commercial, civil and military space workforce. Outlook: The final section of the book, Outlook, takes a broad view of the factors that motivate and guide space activity. This section provides a summary overview of the year’s events and discusses the common themes that have been shaping the nature of space activity in 2010 and will drive space activity in years to come. |
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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. |
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World Space Museum: Science Fiction to Science Fact: Viking 1 Model $9.95 Snap together plastic model of NASA’s Viking 1 Spacecraft, which arrived at Mars in 1976. Includes educational information sheet and 11 collectible trading cards of famous astronauts, scientists, equipment and events. |
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The Story of Astronomy and Space $10.95 The Story of Astronomy and Space by Louie Stowell and Peter AllenWhen you look up at the night sky, you?re not just seeing stars . . . the empty blackness of space is dotted with objects of all shapes and sizes, from gigantic fiery stars to tiny specs of dust.This book explores the mysteries of space and shares the secrets of astronomy ? the science that studies the skies. Features: 104 pages An introduction to the mysteries of space and the secrets of astronomy Packed with scientific facts about the solar system, comets, the Big Bang theory, telescopes, space exploration and much, much more Diagrams and amusing illustrations help make complex ideas easy and fun Includes star charts, a glossary and astronomy timeline, and internet links to recommended websites |
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America’s Space Shuttle Fleet $16.95 Come celebrate America’s Space Shuttle Program with this unique representation of all five space shuttles, lined up together with the American Flag as a backdrop.In this print are combined nearly 200 individual digital images. Each space shuttle is recreated by hand for this fictitious view at the Kennedy Space Center. Nowhere else will you find this unique representation. The Size of this poster is: 39″ x 10″ |
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Dreams of Flight: Space $18.95 Dreams of Flight: Space Dreams of Flight features two programs: To The Moon: Join the early rocket pioneers such as Robert Goddard and Herman Oberth as they began turning science fiction into fact. Relive those moments in time when Russians shocked the world, first with the launch of a vehicle into space and then by sending Yuri Gagarin into space, in orbit around the earth. Follow the drama of the space race from Mercury to Gemini and Apollo. Beyond the Moon: Relive the drama and tension of bringing Apollo 13 safely back to earth, after the crew reports, “Houston, we have a problem.” Explore Earths natural satellite was only the first step a practice run as we prepare to visit worlds even further away. Features: Region 0 Full Frame – 1.33 Audio:Dolby Digital 5.1 – English Additional Release Material Full-Motion Menus |
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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. |
