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• Project Horizon (2 volumes; prepared in 1959, and later declassified), by United States Army
  • Volume I (summary and supporting considerations); PDF at army.mil
  • Volume II (technical considerations and plans); PDF at army.mil
• Conceptual design of a lunar colony. (NASA/ASEE Systems Design Institute], 1972), by Edward Hohmann, Charles Dalton, and NASA/ASEE Engineering Systems Design Institute (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lunar base activity. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lewis Research Center?, 1992), by Lewis Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Solar-flare shielding with regolith at a lunar-base site (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Division ;, 1988), by John E. Nealy, Lawrence W. Townsend, John W. Wilson, and United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scientific and Technical Information Division (page images at HathiTrust)
• Location of a lunar base (Bedford, Massachusetts : Research Instrumentation Laboratory, Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Office of Aerospace Research, United States Air Force, 1961., 1961), by John W. Salisbury, Charles F. Campen, and Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories (U.S.). Geophysics Research Directorate (page images at HathiTrust)
• The geology of the lunar base (Space Sciences Laboratory, North American Aviation, Inc., Space and Information Systems Division, 1961), by Jack Green (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• A lunar power plant (Argonne National Laboratory, 1960), by R. H. Armstrong and Argonne National Laboratory (page images at HathiTrust)

• Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century, ed. by Wendell W. Mendell (page images at Harvard)
• A Lunar far-side very low frequency array : proceedings of a workshop (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Management, Scientific and Technical Information Division, 1989), by Jack O. Burns, BDM Corporation, University of New Mexico, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)

• Extraterrestrial materials processing and construction: final report (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, 1980), by David R. Criswell and Lunar and Planetary Institute (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Moon Miner's Manifesto (partial serial archives)

• Lunar orbiter I : postmission photo supporting data (Boeing, 1967), by Boeing Company and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lunar orbiter II : postmission photo supporting data (Boeing, 1967), by Boeing Company and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lunar orbiter III : postmission photo supporting data (Boeing, 1967), by Boeing Company and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lunar orbiter IV : postmission photo supporting data (Boeing, 1967), by Boeing Company and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lunar orbiter V : postmission photo supporting data (Boeing, 1967), by Boeing Company and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lunar Orbiter III : Extended-Mission spacecraft operations and subsystem performance. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1968), by Langley Research Center, Boeing Company, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Site accessibility and characteristic velocity requirements for direct-descent lunar landings. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration :, 1961), by Vernon J. Weyers, Lewis Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lunar landing and site selection study (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1965), by James L. Lewis, Charles D. Wheelwright, and Manned Spacecraft Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Lessons Learned From the Clementine Mission (1997), by National Research Council Space Studies Board (page images with commentary at NAP)
• Moon Trip: A Personal Account of the Apollo Program and its Science (c1989), by Elbert A. King (PDF files at usra.edu)
• Planetary Science: A Lunar Perspective (c1982), by Stuart Ross Taylor (PDF files at usra.edu)
• Mission Science Planning Document, Apollo Mission J-3 (Apollo 17) (revision of October 6, 1972), by TRW Systems Group, contrib. by Richard R. Baldwin (PDF with commentary at USRA Houston Repository)
• Apollo by the Numbers: A Statistical Reference (electronic edition, 2001), by Richard W. Orloff (HTML at NASA)
• Apollo 17 Crew Debriefing for Science: January 8, 1973 (1973), by Manned Spacecraft Center Science Requirements and Operations Branch (PDF at USRA Houston Repository)
• Apollo 17 Science Handbook (1972), by TRW Systems Group (PDF at USRA Houston Repository)
• Earth--Space--Moon (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1974), by Samariĭ Naumovich Minchin and A. T. Ulubekov (page images at HathiTrust)
• Apollo 12 preliminary science report. (Scientific and Technical Information Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; [for sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Va.], 1970), by Manned Spacecraft Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Apollo 15: preliminary science report. (Scientific and Technical Information Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1972), by Manned Spacecraft Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Apollo 16: preliminary science report. (Scientific and Technical Information Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1972), by Manned Spacecraft Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Steps to the moon (U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1992), by Alvin E. Dale, William Louis Newman, and Geological Survey (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Exploring the moon and Mars : choices for the nation. (Congress of the U.S., Office of Technology Assessment :, 1991), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (page images at HathiTrust)
• Steps to the moon (U. S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey ; Washington : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U. S. Govt. Print. Off., 1980), by Alvin E. Dale and William L. Newman (page images at HathiTrust)
• President's request for Mars and Lunar missions : hearing before the Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, first session, September 26, 1989., by Space United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science (page images at HathiTrust)
• Fifth annual meeting, Working Group on Extraterrestrial Resources : March 1, 2, & 3, 1967, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1967), by Working Group on Extraterrestrial Resources, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• What's new on the moon? (National Aeronautics and Space Administration : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1976), by Bevan M. French (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lunar base activity. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lewis Research Center?, 1992), by Lewis Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Apollo 16 at Descartes. (Office of Public Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1972), by Walter Froehlich and United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Office of Public Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lighting constraints on lunar surface operations (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Management, Scientific and Technical Information Division ;, 1991), by Dean B. Eppler and Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. Lunar & Mars Exploration Program Office (page images at HathiTrust)
• Project Ranger. (NASA, Educational Programs and Services Office :, 1965), by United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Office of Educational Programs and Services (page images at HathiTrust)
• Project Ranger. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration :, 1964), by United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Analysis of close lunar translation techniques (U.S. G.P.O., 1962), by Joseph N. Sivo, Vladimir Hamza, Carl E. Campbell, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Lewis Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Apollo experience report : assessment of metabolic expenditures (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1975), by J. M. Waligora and Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Simple method of using onboard optical measurements to predict the orbit established after the lunar-ascent-transfer orbit (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1970), by L. Keith Barker, Herman S. Fletcher, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Mobility performance of the lunar roving vehicle : terrestrial studies, Apollo 15 results (NASA, 1972), by Nicholas C. Costes, Edwin B. George, John E. Farmer, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Apollo experience report : evolution of the rendezvous-maneuver plan for lunar-landing missions (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1973), by James D. Alexander, Robert W. Becker, and Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• NASA TN D-6736 (National Aeronautics and Space Administration :, 1972), by I. J. Burtzlaff, Manned Spacecraft Center (U.S.), and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• NASA TN D-1820 (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1963), by Harold A. Hamer, Ward F. Hodge, Langley Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Error analysis of several methods of determining vehicle position in earth-moon space from simultaneous onboard optical measurements (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1963), by Harold A. Hamer, Alton P. Mayo, Langley Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Analysis of Surveyor III television cable after residence on the Moon (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1972), by Frederick C. Gross, John J. Park, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Goddard Space Flight Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• On the moon with Apollo 16 ; a guidebook to the Descartes region. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration :, 1972), by Gene Simmons (page images at HathiTrust)
• Geological Survey research 1977. (U.S. G.P.O., 1977), by Geological Survey (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Geological survey research 1974 : a summary of recent significant scientific and economic results accompanied by a list of geologic and hydrologic investigation in progress and a report on the status of topographic mapping (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1974), by Geological Survey (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Steps to the moon (U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1969), by Geological Survey (U.S.) and Alvin E. Dale (page images at HathiTrust)
• A study of the earthlight of the moon (The Office, 1967), by D. Scott Birney, David D. Miesel, United States Army Corps of Engineers, and University of Virginia. Leander McCormick Observatory (page images at HathiTrust)
• Bibliography of lunar and planetary research -- 1960, (with annotations) (Bedford, Massachusetts : Research Instrumentation Laboratory, Geophysics Research Directorate, Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Office of Aerospace Research, 1961., 1961), by John W. Salisbury, Lynne T. Salisbury, and Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories (U.S.). Geophysics Research Directorate (page images at HathiTrust)
• Apollo 12 : a new vista for lunar science ([The Office : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U. S. Govt. Print. Off], 1970) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Steps to the moon. (United States Government Printing Office, 1976), by Geological Survey (U.S.) and United States Department of the Interior (page images at HathiTrust)

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