The Zero Stone by Andre Norton cover by John Raynes (1977)

I was in bookshops in 1977 and looking at Sci-fi but although I know this cover caught my eye back then, I never made the leap of putting my hand in my pocket in order to buy a copy.  As such I've no idea if its any good or if the cover is representative of the story within.  However I do know that it's rather brilliant and, in combination with that font, absolutely spot on a commission for the time.

First published in 1968, this is the clean art and the finished cover of the Beaver Books edition.

Steve

Salvage 1 (1979)

Salvage 1 was an American series from 1979.  And for those that can't recall this very forgettable of TV shows it concerned Harry Broderick the owner the Jettison Scrap and Salvage Company who is a specialist in reclaiming trash and junk to sell for scrap. His dream haul is to recover the equipment left on the moon during the Apollo Program.  He finds himself an astronaut and a rocket fuel expert and he builds himself his very own scrap spaceship called the Vulture. The opening premise is quite good but beyond that it runs out of ideas fairly swiftly.

Soon they'll be rounding up wild horses and trying to make it rain.

 

Steve

Gift from the Stars by James Gunn art Mark Zug (2011)

Nice.

 

Steve

Star Crystal (1986)

The crew of a space ship encounter an alien life form intent on killing them.  That's all you're getting and it's all you need to know.

 

 

Steve

Moby 18 (2002)

(2002)

 

(2003)

Kind of cool and simple

 

 

Steve

2001 A Space Odyssey (1968) Red Gallery part 2

....well it has been a while and they're sitting there in my files doing nothing and well it is one of the bestest space suits ever so why not, I say.

Steve

In the Dust of the Stars (1976)

In the Dust of the Stars is an East German film from 1976.

IMDB says;

After a six year journey, the Spaceship Cyrno lands on the planet TEM 4 from where they had received a call for help. Strangely enough, the Temers deny having sent this message. As commander Akala prepares the spaceship to leave they get an invitation from the rich ruler of TEM 4 to be a part of a lush party. Not only do the opulent food and the seductive dancers cloud their minds, but also the drugs mixed into their food manipulate their consciousness. Only navigator Suko was left behind on the spaceship for security reasons and makes an unexpected, terrible discovery.

Oooohh!  I've never seen this but it sounds good to me; being foreign and from off of the 70's and all that.

 

Steve