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[Strelka]
Television image of Russian dog Strelka (Little Arrow) beamed to earth from 200 miles up in space from the 1961 "Popular Mechanics Science Annual" book. Strelka was launched into space on August 20, 1960 on a 17 orbit 24 hour flight along with a companion dog named Belka (squirrel) and an assortment of mice, flies, plants, and fungi.
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  1. WAS library index number
  2. Book's title
  3. Book's author
  4. Type of media (a-audio, v-video, d-digital)
  5. Publication date
  6. Edition
  7. Page count
  8. Interesting notes and facts about the volume
  9. International Standard Book Number (ISBN) or Library of Congress Number
  10. Branch (M-main or T-Taneytown)
  11. Reference book? (y or n)
# Title Author typedateEd.Volumes notes ISBN or LOCBranchref?
3 A Man's Reach Should Exceed His Grasp NASA v 1972 VHS 0 23 min; narred by Burgess Meredith; prov. by Lockheed-Martin   M n
14 Amateur Observation of Galaxy Cluster CL2244-02 With the HST Sterner, Ray v 1992 May VHS 0 1992-May-20; incl footage of HST observ. session; camera-CR WAS lecture M n
15 Amateur Observing Session Using the Hubble Space Telescope Sterner, Ray v 1992 Apr VHS 0 1992-Apr-25; Westminster Astronomical Society; camera-CR   M n
19 America's First Man in Orbit Doubleday Inc., Nelson a     0 33 1/3 rpm stereo; inc Nat'l Geo 'Sounds of the Space Age'   M y
28 Asaph Hall: The Search for the Moons of Mars Herman, Jan v 1992 Feb VHS 0 1992-Feb-19; historian, U.S. Naval Observatory; camera-CR WAS lecture M n
29 Astro Images from 2005 Renn, Tom d 2005 CD 0 Digital astro images by Tom Renn.   M n
62 Astrophotography & Major Observatories Bedke, John v 1990 Apr VHS 0 1990-Apr-18; STScI; camera-CR; incl Piney Run WAS news video WAS Lecture M n
71 Black Forest Star Party 2004 & Mountain Meadows 1 of 2 (2.0) Roelle, Curtis d 2004 CD 0 PowerPoint images of star parties presented at WASI meeting   M n
75 Blue Planet (IMAX) IMAX v 1993 VHS 0 42 min. IMAX film; provided by Lockheed-Martin   M n
87 Careers: Preparing for your Tomorrow NASA v   VHS 0 32 min.; Space careers;provided by Lockheed-Martin; children   M n
89 Cassini Spacecraft Mission to Saturn Mitchell, Donald v 1991 Oct VHS 0 1991-Oct-16; Johns Hopkins U. Applied Physics Lab; camera-CR WAS lecture M n
95 Chemical Abundances and the Origin of Comets A'Hearn, Michael v 1986 DVD 0 1986-Nov-19, U of MD; camera: Curtis Roelle; DVD: Tom Renn WAS Lecture M n
96 Chemical Abundances and the Origin of Comets A'Hearn, Michael v 1986 Nov VHS 0 1986-Nov-19; University of Maryland; camera-Curtis Roelle WAS lecture M n
99 Color Landform Atlas of Mars Ray Sterner d 2004 CDR 2 2 CD set, one is 3-D; pair of 3D (red/blue) glasses included   M n
121 Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (COBE), Part 1 Boggess, Nancy v 1989 Jun VHS 0 1989-Jun-21; NASA-Goddard; camera-Curtis Roelle WAS lecture M n
120 Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (COBE), Part 2 Boggess, Nancy v 1993 Aug VHS 0 1993-Aug-18; NASA-Goddard; camera-Curtis Roelle WAS lecture M n
136 Destination: X-Ray Milky Way - Chandra X-Ray Observatory NASA d 011/2005 CD 0 For PC and Mac   M n
137 Destiny in Space (IMAX) IMAX v 1994 VHS 0 40 min; narrated by Leonard Nimoy; prov. by Lockheed-Martin   M n
142 Dream is Alive (IMAX), The IMAX v 1985 VHS 0 37 min; narrated by Walter Cronkite; prov by Lockheed-Martin   M n
144 Dynamic Sun, The NASA/ESO/SOHO d 2002 CD 0 Version 5.0 for PC and Mac   M n
147 Earth Systems Connections K-5 Curriculum NASA d 07/2005 CD 0 HTML-based elementary school ed. materials; children's CD   M n
150 Earth's Dynamic Space NASA & Applied Phyysics Laboratory (APL) v 2004 DVD 0 subtitled 'Solar Terrestrial Physics & NASA's Polar Mission'   M n
158 Exploration of Comets, The Brandt, John C. v 1986 Feb DVD 0 1986-Feb-26;Int'l Halley Watch/NASA-Goddard;DVD copy by Renn   M n
159 Exploration of Comets, The Brandt, John C. v 1986 Feb VHS 0 1986-Feb-26; Int'l Halley Watch/NASA-Goddard; camera-CR WAS lecture M n
185 Formation of the Solar System, On the Follin, James v 1991 Mar VHS 0 1991-Mar-20; Johns Hopkins U. Applied Physics Lab; camera-CR WAS lecture M n
570 From the Earth to the Moon HBO Home Video v 1998 VHS 6 12 parts in 6 volumes 0-7831-1354-4 T n
196 Galileo Mission to Jupiter - Expectations Williams, Don v 1989 Nov DVD 0 1989-Nov-15; Johns Hopkins U. Applied Physics Lab; camera-CR   M n
197 Galileo Mission to Jupiter - Expectations Williams, Don v 1989 Nov VHS 0 1989-Nov-15; Johns Hopkins U. Applied Physics Lab; camera-CR WAS lecture M n
198 Gamma Ray Observatory Mission Kniffin, Donald v 1991 May VHS 0 1991-May-15; NASA-Goddard; camera-Curtis Roelle WAS lecture M n
207 Gravity Wave Physics Weber, Joseph v 1987 Sep VHS 0 1987-Sep-30; University of Maryland; camera-Curtis Roelle WAS lecture M n
568 Greatest Show in Space, The Madacy Entertainment Group, LTD v 1995 VHS 10 10 volume set; tapes may be defective - failed to play in 3 different VCRs NASA-3-4700 T n
214 Hail Columbia! (IMAX) IMAX v 1982 VHS 0 36 min; narrated by James Whitmore; prov. by Lockheed-Martin   M n
228 How to Use the MAX Jim's Mobile v 2001 VHS 0 Guide for JMI NGC-MicroMAX, -MiniMAX, -MAX, & SGT-MAX Cmptrs   M n
229 Hubble 2004 NASA v 2004 DVD 0   n M n
230 Hubble 2005 NASA v 2005 DVD 0     M n
231 Hubble Space Telescope Animation Tape Space Telescope Science Institute v 1992? VHS 0 6 anim HST obs incl M87, grav lens, & HST; w/descrip sheets   M n
232 Hubble: The First Decade NASA v   VHS 0 8 minutes; provided by Lockheed-Martin   M n
270 Liftoff to Learning: Geography From Space NASA v   VHS 14 14 min; inc Resource Guide; prov by Lockheed-Martin;children   M n
271 Liftoff to Learning: Space Basics NASA v   VHS 14 23 min; inc resource guide; prov by Lockneed-Martin;children   M n
287 Log: Westminster Astromomical Society 130 Deep Sky Club Sauter, George d 2004 CDR 0 CD-ROM with sketches of all 130 objects drawn by G. Sauter   M n
293 Magellan Venus: Radar Mapping Results NASA/JPL v 1991 May VHS 0 collection of computer simulated flyover graphics   M n
307 Marstown Observatory Photos (night of May 22-23, 2004) Renn, Tom d 2004 CD 0 Digital images by Tom Renn of electrical storm over MTO   M n
309 Mason-Dixon Astronomer Archives 2006 WASI d 01/2006 CD 0 MDAs from May 1999 through Dec 2004 in PDF format (2 copies)   M n
312 Meta Model, The Van Flandern, Tom v Apr 1994 DVD 0 20-Apr-1994; Meta Research; camera-Curtis Roelle WAS lecture M n
313 Meta Model, The Van Flandern, Tom v 1994 Apr 1 0 1994-Apr-20; Meta Research; camera-Curtis Roelle   M n
314 Meta Model, The Van Flandern, Tom v 1994 Apr VHS 0 1994-Apr-20; Meta Research; camera-Curtis Roelle WAS lecture M n
319 Modern Techniques in Radio Astronomy Karshner, Gary v 1986 Mar VHS 0 1986-Mar-26; Gettysburg College; camera-Curtis Roelle WAS lecture M n
569 Moon Shot: The Inside Story of the Apollo Project Turner Home Entertainment v 1994 VHS 2 2 volume set 0-7806-0518-7 T n
339 New Horizons Mission Kaidy, Jim (JHU-APL) d Jul 2005 cd 0 PowerPoint presented at 13-Jul-2005 WASI monthly meeting   M n
354 Occultations Dunham, David v 1987 Feb VHS 0 1987-Feb-25; Int'l Occultation Timing Assoc; camera-CR WAS lecture M n
357 Optics - Making Light Work NASA v   VHS 0 19 min.; Physics behind optics; provided by Lockheed-Martin   M n
358 Origin of the Universe Odenwald, Sten v 1990 Mar VHS 0 1990-Mar-21; U.S. Naval Research Lab; camera-Curtis Roelle WAS lecture M n
359 Origin of the Universe, The Odenwald, Sten v 1990 Mar VHS 0 1990-Mar-21; U.S. Naval Research Lab; camera-Curtis Roelle WAS lecture M n
362 Our Sun, Our Earth NASA d 2004 CD 0 HTML-based interactive educational materials   M n
367 Partial Solar Eclipse of May 10, 1994 Renn, Tom v 1994 VHS 0 WAS member's video recording of 1994-04-10 partial solar ecl   M n
373 Planet Quest Training Video NASA Night Sky Network (NSN) v 2004 DVD 0 DVD & CD-ROM; Training video, manual, and resources   M n
381 Pluto: What's Cooking in the Outer Solar System? Buie, Marc v 1990 Feb DVD 0 1990-Feb-21; Space Telescope Science Institute; camera-CR WAS lecture M n
382 Pluto: What's Cooking in the Outer Solar System? Buie, Marc v 1990 Feb VHS 0 1990-Feb-21; Space Telescope Science Institute; camera-CR WAS lecture M n
428 Satellite Basics Roelle, Curtis W. d 04/12/2004 CD 0 Basic information about artificial satellites; PowerPoint.   M n
440 Solar Eclipses Espenak, Fred v 1985 Dec DVD 0 1985-Dec-04; NASA-Goddard; DVD copy by Tom Renn   M n
441 Solar Eclipses Espenak, Fred v 1985 Dec VHS 0 1985-Dec-04; NASA-Goddard; camera-Curtis Roelle WAS lecture M n
442 Solar Max Satellite Mission, The Gurman, Joseph v 1990 May VHS 0 1990-May-16; Project Scientist, NASA-Goddard; camera-CR WAS lecture M n
444 Sounds of the Space Age National Geographic a 1969   0 33 1/3 rpm; inside sleeve of 'America's First Man In Orbit'   M y
460 Space Weather: Exploring the Sun-Earth Connection Space Weather d 09/01/2004 CD 0 Version 8.0 for Mac OSX and PC (3 copies)   M n
471 Spitzer Space Telescope NASA/JPL v   DVD 0     M n
497 Supernova Story, The Marschall, Laurence v 1989 Feb DVD 0 1989-Feb-15; Gettysburg College; camera-Curtis Roelle WAS lecture M n
498 Supernova Story, The Marschall, Laurence v 1989 Feb VHS 0 1989-Feb-15; Gettysburg College; camera-Curtis Roelle WAS lecture M n
501 Teaching Old Spacecraft New Tricks Farquhar, Robert v 1987 Nov DVD 0 1987-Nov-18; NASA-Goddard; DVD copy by Tom Renn   M n
502 Teaching Old Spacecraft New Tricks Farquhar, Robert v 1987 Nov VHS 0 1987-Nov-18; NASA-Goddard; camera-Curtis Roelle WAS lecture M n
514 Toys In Space Astronauts from Shuttle Mission 51-D v   VHS 15 60 min; incl Resource Guide;prov by Lockheed-Martin;children   M n
517 Ulysses Mission to the Sun, The Gold, Robert v 1992 Mar VHS 0 1992-Mar-18;John Hopkins U. Applied Physics Lab; camera-CR WAS lecture M n
523 Universe: The Infinite Frontier PBS d   DVD 3 3-disk DVD set. Data disks; files in .MPG format.   M n
532 Venus and the Magellan Mission Garvin, Jim v 1989 Apr VHS 0 1989-Apr-19; NASA-Goddard; camera-Curtis Roelle WAS lecture M n
533 Video Observations of Galaxy Groups and Clusters Roelle, Curtis W. d 08/09/2006 CD 0 PowerPoint presentation details use of StellaCam EX   M n
537 Voyager 2 at Neptune Pearl, John v 1989 Oct VHS 0 1989-Oct-18; NASA-Goddard; camera-Curtis Roelle WAS lecture M n
536 Voyager 2 Flyby of the Planet Uranus, The Pearl, John v 1986 Aug VHS 0 1986-Aug-27; NASA-Goddard; camera-Curtis Roelle WAS lecture M n
539 WASI 2004 Messier Marathon Photographs Renn, Tom d March 2004 CD 0 Digital images of WASI Messier Marathon on March 19-20, 2004   M n
561 Yerkes Observatory Asner, Jeff d 08/10/2005 CD 0 PowerPoint presented at WASI monthly meeting program.   M n
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