2022 Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for the Space Aficionado

From some 27,000 NASA images, the book’s authors have curated 225 of the most remarkable Apollo mission pictures, creating a uniquely vivid document of one of the most seminal events of the 20th century. Accompanying these extraordinary Apollo photographs are little-known insider facts and fascinating insights into the Apollo missions, including a detailed foreword from NASA astronaut, Walter Cunningham. Not only a must-have book for fans of air and space travel, Apollo VII–XVII is a hit for anyone interested in photography, pop culture, and modern history.

This is a spectacular original Apollo 16 mission photograph, signed and inscribed by Apollo 16 moonwalker Charlie Duke. The photograph shows Duke collecting lunar samples next to Plum Crater on the Moon. The photograph is inscribed in felt-tip gold ink and reads, in full, “It may have been ‘One Small Step’ for Neil, and ‘One Giant Leap for Mankind’ but for me, I was just happy that we successfully landed our lunar module ‘Orion' on the moon's dusty soil! Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 Moonwalker, Apollo 11 Capcom.” 

To celebrate the 50 year anniversary of the first lunar landing, we teamed up with expert leather makers Tactile Craftworks to design a special Apollo 11 commemorative journal.  The journal design features a striking lunar map of the Moon's surface. The map starts at the front flap and extend to the back of the journal. Neil Armstrong's quote "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" is stamped on the front at lower left. Each journal is refillable and includes a lined Moleskine notebook which can be replaced again and again. A great gift for space lovers of all ages!

 

First on the Moon: A Voyage with Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., First Edition in Original Dust Jacket, 1970

This is a stated first edition and first printing of First on the Moon written by the astronauts, Armstrong, Collins, and Aldrin. The three authors and astronauts were the men who successfully carried out the Apollo 11 mission that landed men on the Moon on July 20, 1969. During the mission, Armstrong was the first to step onto the Moon’s surface, quickly followed by Aldrin. Meanwhile, Collins manned the ship and was the second man to orbit the moon. The mission marked a major milestone for the United States and the world. An awe-inspiring tale, this book is a classic and should be in every space collection!

Lunar Pro AR Moon Model 

The Lunar Pro is the world’s first smart Moon model to feature high-resolution topography. With Lunar Pro, you can explore and learn about the Moon's landmarks with an incredibly accurate hand-held moon model, all while enjoying Augmented Reality features and content. Bring the moon into reality by touching the 3D surface. Discover the moon’s seas, craters, and dead volcanoes, all with your hands. Paired with its own Augmented Reality App, the Lunar Pro is the ultimate way to explore, learn, and interact with the moon, its amazing landmarks, and it's lunar landing and research history.

The Mystery of Mars, by Sally Ride and Tam O'Shaughnessy, Signed by Ride, Second Edition, 2006

In this signed printing of The Mystery of Mars, pioneering astronaut Sally Ride and noted science writer Tam O'Shaughnessy draw on results from then-recent missions to Mars to present a comprehensive overview of Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor. Comparing the two planets’ evolution, geology, and geography, the two authors explain what we know about Mars today and what we can hope to learn about Mars in the future, including whether life does exist somewhere beneath its barren surface. The Mystery of Mars is an engaging and accessible introduction to the Red Planet, and an ideal guide to the coming age of Mars exploration.

Milky Way Cufflinks

Galileo Galilei first resolved the band of light known as the Milky Way into individual stars with his telescope in 1610. Until the early 1920s, most astronomers thought that the Milky Way contained all the stars in the Universe. Following observations by Edwin Hubble, we came to know that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies. As the home to our solar system, we think the Milky Way is beautiful and astounding, so we made Milky Way cufflinks to celebrate its many yet-to-be-discovered wonders. Gift a pair this holiday season!