This book documents the history of humankind realizing the dream of living in space, from science fiction to early visions to the International Space Station.
LIVING IN SPACE: FROM SCIENCE FICTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, BY GIOVANNI CAPRARA

Images taken of the Earth by astronaut Thomas Pesquet from the International Space Station
THE EARTH IN OUR HANDS: PHOTOS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, BY THOMAS PESQUET

This book covers the newest construction and uses of the International Space Station. It provides flight by flight details and relevant political and ‘behind the scenes’ activities necessary to explain why certain decisions, including flight re-scheduling and crew-reassignment, are made.
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, BY JOHN E. CATCHPOLE

Comprehensive review of the historical background, rationale behind, and events leading to the construction and commissioning of the International Space Station.
CREATING THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, BY DAVID M. HARLAND AND JOHN E. CATCHPOLE

This book provides a broad overview of the International Space Station’s complex configuration, design, and component systems.
REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, EDITED BY GARY KITMACHER

Images by American photographer Roland Miller and Italian astronaut and photographer Paolo Nespoli of the interior of the International Space Station.
INTERIOR SPACE: A VISUAL EXPLORATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, BY PAOLO NESPOLI AND ROLAND MILLER

Author David Baker examines how the ISS was built, the logistics modules and freighters operated by its user nations, how the ISS works as an integrated facility, life on board, what the ISS does, the research carried out and who benefits.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, 1998-2011 (ALL STAGES): OWNER’S WORKSHOP MANUAL, BY DAVID BAKER

Book with data over time from the International Space Station
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION EVOLUTION DATA BOOK, EDITED BY CATHERINE A JORGENSEN

Overview of the engineering and cooperation that made modern-day space exploration possible
NEW MILLENNIUM NASA: INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND 21ST CENTURY SPACE EXPLORATION, BY IRENE K. BROWN; EDITED BY MYRTLE D. MALONE

Essay serving as a history and analysis of the steps leading to the space station partnership between the United States and its closest allies.
TOGETHER IN ORBIT: THE ORIGINS OF INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION IN THE SPACE STATION, BY JOHN M. LOGSDON

Map of Skylab
SKYLAB, OUR FIRST SPACE STATION, EDITED BY LELAND F. BELEW; PREPARED BY GEORGE C. MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER

Book written by two Skylab astronauts and a NASA journalist detailing the story of America’s first space station
HOMESTEADING SPACE: THE SKYLAB STORY, BY DAVID HITT, OWEN GARRIOTT, AND JOE KERWIN; FOREWARD BY HOMER HICKAM

The official record of America’s first space station, Skylab, chronicling the program from its planning during the 1960s through its launch in 1973.
LIVING AND WORKING IN SPACE: A HISTORY OF SKYLAB, BY W. DAVID COMPTON AND CHARLES D. BENSON

Hermann Oberth’s Ways to space travel in its original translation. Published in the 1920s and has long been regarded a standard work in rocketry.
WEGE ZUR RAUMSCHIFFAHRT, VON HERMANN OBERTH

Oberth’s vision of humanity’s future in space, including space stations, spaceships and spacesuits, translated into English from German.
MAN INTO SPACE: NEW PROJECTS FOR ROCKET AND SPACE TRAVEL, BY HERMAN OBERTH; TRANSLATED BY G.P.H. DE FREVILLE

Noordung’s The Problem of Space Travel in German, the language it was written in.
DAS PROBLEM DER BEFAHRUNG DES WELTRAUMS: DER RAKETEN-MOTOR, VON HERMANN NOORDUNG

Noordung’s vision of a future with a permanent human presence in space, translated to English.
THE PROBLEM OF SPACE TRAVEL: THE ROCKET MOTOR, BY HERMANN NOORDUNG (HERMAN POTOCNIK); EDITED BY ERNST STUHLINGER AND J.D. HUNLEY WITH JENNIFFER GARLAND; FORWARD BY FREDERICK I. ORDWAY III; PREFACE BY J.D. HUNDLEY

Speculative science book containing a portfolio of paintings depicting the possible future exploration of the Solar System.
THE CONQUEST OF SPACE, PAINTINGS BY CHELSEY BONESTELL; TEXT BY WILLY LEY

Illustrated guidebook for mankind’s first expedition to Mars based on the scientific and engineering capabilities of the time.
THE EXPLORATION OF MARS, BY WILLY LEY AND WERNHER VON BRAUN; WITH 16 PAINTINGS IN COLOR AND 5 IN BLACK AND WHITE BY CHESLEY BONESTELL

Expanded version of a series of scientific articles which appeared in Colliers under the title ‘Man on the moon.’
CONQUEST OF THE MOON, BY WERNHER VON BRAUN, FRED L. WHIPPLE, WILLY LEY; ILLUSTRATED BY CHESLEY BONESTELL, FRED FREEMAN, ROLF KLEP; EDITED BY CORNELIUS RYAN

Booking speculating on the future of space inhabitation and travel.
BEYOND TOMORROW: THE NEXT 50 YEARS IN SPACE, BY DANDRIDGE M. COLE WITH SPACE ART BY ROY G. SCARFOC

Series of 1950s magazine articles in Collier’s.
COLLIER’S ‘MAN WILL CONQUER SPACE SOON!’ SERIES

Monthly science fiction magazine with 12 issues dated June 1929 through May 1930.
SCIENCE WONDER STORIES

Glynn Lunney’s memories of the history and leadership of manned space flight from its beginning in 1958 through Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and Apollo-Soyuz. Library copy contains personal inscription from author to Christopher Kraft.
HIGHWAYS INTO SPACE : THE EARLY YEARS OF INVENTING THE MISSION CONTROL CENTER, ACHIEVING THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL DOCKING MISSION & DEPLOYING SKYLAB, THE FIRST U.S. SPACE STATION, BY GLYNN S. LUNNEY.

Book featuring 40 flight-tested prototypes of futuristic objects developed through research funded by MIT Space Exploration Initiative. It includes never-before-seen images of these objects in microgravity and on the International Space Station.
INTO THE ANTHROPOCOSMOS : A WHOLE SPACE CATALOG FROM THE MIT SPACE EXPLORATION INITIATIVE / ARIEL EKBLAW ; FOREWORD BY CADY COLEMAN ; DESIGN AND LAYOUT BY SANDS FISH.

From Galileo’s telescope to the International Space Station – a photo-filled tour through the milestones of space exploration, examining iconic objects from Sputnik to Skylab and their effect on what we know and how we think about space.
SPACE EXPLORATION : A HISTORY IN 100 OBJECTS, BY STEN ODENWALD ; FOREWORD BY JOHN MATHER.

Catalog of an exhibition sponsored by the Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Flight.
2001 : BUILDING FOR SPACE TRAVEL, BY JOHN ZUKOWSKY, EDITOR.

Book exploring the Johnson Space Center in Houston, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, and the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
MISSION CONTROL : INVENTING THE GROUNDWORK OF SPACEFLIGHT, BY MICHAEL PETER JOHNSON.

Book by NASA astronaut Nicole Stott sharing stories from her spaceflight and insights from scientists, activists, and changemakers working to solve Earth’s environmental challenges.
BACK TO EARTH : WHAT LIFE IN SPACE TAUGHT ME ABOUT OUR HOME PLANET–AND OUR MISSION TO PROTECT IT, BY NICOLE STOTT

Book documenting each Space Shuttle mission in chronological order through photos taken by NASA photojournalists, fine art photographers and the astronauts themselves.
THE SPACE SHUTTLE : A MISSION-​BY-​MISSION CELEBRATION OF NASA’S EXTRAORDINARY SPACEFLIGHT PROGRAM, BY ROLAND MILLER

Reference guide for flight data for all Space Shuttle missions.
SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS SUMMARY, BY ROBERT D. LEGLER, FLOYD V. BENNETT, MISSION OPERATIONS, JOHNSON SPACE CENTER

Owner’s workshop manual for the Soyuz spacecraft
SOYUZ OWNER’S WORKSHOP MANUAL : 1967 ONWARDS (ALL MODELS) : AN INSIGHT INTO RUSSIA’S FLAGSHIP SPACECRAFT FROM MOON MISSIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, BY DAVID BAKER; FOREWORD BY THE FIRST BRITISH ASTRONAUT, DR. HELEN SHARMAN OBE