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Publisher
PublicAffairs
Language
English
Description
The historic quest to rekindle the human exploration and colonization of space led by two rivals and their vast fortunes, egos, and visions of space as the next entrepreneurial frontier
The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes into the epic resurrection of the American space program. Nearly a half-century after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, these Space Barons-most notably...
The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes into the epic resurrection of the American space program. Nearly a half-century after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, these Space Barons-most notably...
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
"In 1961, humanity's insatiable curiosity pushed our species to boldly go where we had never gone before: outer space. This comprehensive book outlines the scope of humanity's space exploration for inquisitive readers. Breathtaking photographs, illustrations, and 3-D visuals allow readers to explore the wonders of our galaxy, while fact boxes highlight fascinating details that inspire wonder and encourage curiosity. Readers will learn about the planets...
63) Space opera
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Language
English
Description
"A century ago, the Sentience Wars tore the galaxy apart and nearly ended the entire concept of intelligent space-faring life. In the aftermath, a curious tradition was invented--something to cheer up everyone who was left and bring the shattered worlds together in the spirit of peace, unity, and understanding. Once every cycle, the great galactic civilizations gather for the Metagalactic Grand Prix--part gladiatorial contest, part beauty pageant,...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This book is made specifically for developing minds and created to stand on its own so your baby can enjoy it during tummy time, nap time, or and other time they stretch out on the floor, the bed, or a couch. It features twenty panels with objects from outer space that you child will learn to recognize--and that will fill them with wonder"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Moon Base Alpha volume 3
Language
English
Description
In 2041 on Moon Base Alpha, thirteen-year-old Dash must solve the mystery of how Lars was poisoned before the base loses oxygen, forcing the colonists to return to Earth.--Provided by publisher.
66) Space science
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Space Science describes the world outside of ours. It includes a map of the planets, a description of the beginning of the universe, and fact boxes and sidebars on the sun, other stars, the planets, and other topics. It outlines the history of our study of the heavens. All of this knowledge is enhanced with an easy-to-understand question and answer format"--Provided by the publisher.
68) Space mice
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text follow two mice on their quest to consume the giant wheel of Swiss cheese in the night sky.
70) Space Boy: 4
Author
Series
Stephen McCranie's Space Boy volume 4
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"To Amy, everyone has a flavor. For instance, Doctor Kim is like chamomile tea with lemon. Amy is finally feeling that she's made a true connection with the mysterious, flavorless Oliver, but their entire relationship is rattled--possibly forever. Amy struggles to come to terms with that friendship ending and reaches out to an old friend. She'll discover that the help of friends from all points of her life makes everything better."--Provided by publisher...
71) Space squad
Author
Series
Publisher
Flowerpot Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Finn loves trucks! In this book, Finn features some of his favorite space machines, like a spaceplane and a satellite, and with the help of the space squad explains the exciting job each one has when it comes to exploring space. Just lift the page to find out what each of Finn's fun trucks can do!"--Back cover
Author
Series
Beast questSpace wars volume 2
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Nothing can escape the Void ... or so people on the huge space station Vantia1 believe. So when an unidentified object appears from the black hole that swallowed their home planet long ago, everyone panics. Can space cadets Harry and Ava tackle the Monster from the Void and discover its secret?
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Filled with beautiful full-color illustrations, a groundbreaking compendium honoring the amazing true stories of fifty inspirational women who helped fuel some of the greatest achievements in space exploration from the nineteenth century to today--including Hidden Figure's Mary Jackson and Katherine Johnson as well as former NASA Chief Astronaut Peggy Whitson, the record-holding American biochemistry researcher who has spent the most cumulative time...
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Spacemice volume 7
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
MouseStar 1 is surrounded by floating space junk! It's yucky -- and dangerous. It's coming from a nearby planet, Cleanix. Geronimo Stiltonix goes to visit, and discovers that the aliens there are very wasteful. Even worse, robots that they've thrown in the trash have started to rebel! Can the spacemice restore harmony before the robots take over?
76) Dead space
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"An investigator must solve a brutal murder on a claustrophobic asteroid mine in this tense science fiction thriller from the author of Salvation Day. Hester Marley used to have a plan for her life. But when a catastrophic attack left her injured, indebted, and stranded far from home, she was forced to take a dead-end security job with a powerful mining company in the asteroid belt. Now she spends her days investigating petty crimes to help her employer...
77) Space adventure
Author
Series
Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A story-building book that lets readers create many different space travel adventures by making various choices in fourteen colorfully illustrated spreads, including what to wear, which planet to visit, and who will be part of the crew.
Author
Language
English
Description
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company....
79) Space Boy: 15
Author
Series
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2018-
Language
English
Description
Amy lives on a colony in deep space, but when her father loses his job the family moves back to Earth, where she has to adapt to heavier gravity, a new school, and a strange boy with no flavor.
80) You sexy thing
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Farscape meets The Great British Bake Off in this fantastic space opera You Sexy Thing from former SFWA President, Cat Rambo. Just when they thought they were out... TwiceFar station is at the edge of the known universe, and that's just how Niko Larson, former Admiral in the Grand Military of the Hive Mind, likes it. Retired and finally free of the continual war of conquest, Niko and the remnants of her former unit are content to spend the rest of...
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