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Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Using items in the NASA archive together with expert narrative guidance, this history of how Americans got to space begins with Wernher von Braun's vision for voyaging to Mars and ends with Elon Musk's contemporary plan to get there. It covers the founding of NASA, the first American astronauts in space, the moon landings, the Challenger disaster, and the Hubble Telescope repairs"--
8) Universe
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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history of astronomy, including the discovery of the planets, sun, stars, and distant galaxies, and details human exploration of the universe.
Author
Series
Wayfarers (Becky Chambers) volume 2
Language
English
Description
Lovelace was once merely a ships artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in a new body, following a total system shut-down and reboot, she has no memory of what came before. As Lovelace learns to negotiate the universe and discover who she is, she makes friends with Pepper, an excitable engineer, who is determined to help her learn and grow.Together, Pepper and Lovey will discover that no matter how vast space is, two people can fill it together.The...
12) Roaring rockets
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
A simple explanation of how space rockets work, where they travel, and what they do.
Author
Language
English
Description
An all-encompassing look at the history and enduring impact of the Apollo space program
In Apollo's Legacy, space historian Roger D. Launius explores the many-faceted stories told about the meaning of the Apollo program and how it forever altered American society. The Apollo missions marked the first time human beings left Earth's orbit and visited another world, and thus they loom large in our collective memory. Many have detailed...
In Apollo's Legacy, space historian Roger D. Launius explores the many-faceted stories told about the meaning of the Apollo program and how it forever altered American society. The Apollo missions marked the first time human beings left Earth's orbit and visited another world, and thus they loom large in our collective memory. Many have detailed...
15) Moon landings
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Describes the Apollo spacecraft missions to the Moon, detailing each mission's voyage, the astronauts of the Apollo program, and what it takes to be an astronaut.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"At the turn of the twenty-second century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Through a revolutionary method known as somaforming, astronauts can survive in hostile environments off Earth using synthetic biological supplementations. They can produce antifreeze in subzero temperatures, absorb radiation and convert it for food, and conveniently adjust to the pull of different gravitational forces. With the fragility of the body no...
17) Moon landings
Author
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Use your reading superpowers to learn all about missions to the Moon, from the space race to today"--
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic Partners, LLC
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"The former host of PBS's Star Gazers and astronomer of the Cincinnati Observatory takes readers on an out-of-this-world journey to the farthest reaches of the universe where they will learn about space exploration, our solar system and galaxy, and beyond"--
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