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Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Here is the story of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon -- a story of leaving and returning during the summer of 1969, and a story of home, seen whole, from far away by steady astronauts in their great machines.
Author
Publisher
Project Gutenberg
Language
English
Description
"As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident. It might have been any one. I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the slightest possibility of disturbing experiences. I had gone to Lympne because I...
Publisher
Smithmark
Pub. Date
c1993
Physical Desc
240 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 38 cm.
Language
English
Description
The story of space exploration and beyond, highlighting all the major events of the rivalry between the superpowers and the rise of other space powers. Includes information on future uses of space, including commercial and military.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
[38] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"If you decide to go to the moon," writes Faith McNulty, "read this book first. It will tell you how to get there and what to do after you land. The most important part tells you how to get home." Written in the second person, the text allows the reader to participate in every aspect of the journey, from packing ("don't forget your diary and plenty of food") to liftoff (at first you'll feel heavy; don't worry") to traveling through space (where "the...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 311 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents a chronicle of the developments and initiatives that have transformed the idea of space colonization into an achievable goal, sharing arguments in favor of targeting Saturn's moon, Titan.
"From a leading planetary scientist and an award-winning science writer, a propulsive account of the developments and initiatives that have transformed the dream of space colonization into something that may well be achievable. We are at the cusp of a golden...
Author
Series
First cat in space volume 1
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
309 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Something terrible is happening in the skies! Rats are eating the MOON! There's only ONE hero for the job, a bold and fearsome beast bioengineered in a secret lab to be the moon's savior and Earth's last hope! And that hero is ... a cat. A cat who will be blasted into space! Accompanied by the imperious Moon Queen and LOZ 4000, a toenail clipping robot, the First Cat in Space journeys across a fantastic lunar landscape in a quest to save the world....
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
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Description
"This beautifully illustrated, oversized guide to the people and technology of the moon landing by award-winning author/illustrator John Rocco is a must-have for space fans, classrooms, and tech geeks"--
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 16 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
With the retirement of NASA's space shuttle fleet in 2011, the role of getting people, satellites and other instruments into space falls to private companies. As of June 2011, there have been only 523 people to reach the 100 kilometer mark (considered human spaceflight), and only 24 have traveled beyond low Earth orbit. It is projected that within ten years, the number of people who will have flown into space will increase by about 600 percent due...
14) Space adventure
Author
Series
Publisher
What on Earth Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Board book.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Join Ava and her cat as she pilots their rocket into space. Peek through holes in the pages as you travel to the Space Station and all the planets in the Solar System. Uh oh! It's a pop-up supernova explosion! Will Ava make it back in time for supper?
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
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Description
President John F. Kennedy astonished the world on May 25, 1961, when he announced to Congress that the United States should land a man on the Moon by 1970. No group was more surprised than the scientists and engineers at NASA, who suddenly had less than a decade to invent space travel. When Kennedy announced that goal, no one knew how to navigate to the Moon. No one knew how to build a rocket big enough to reach the Moon, or how to build a computer...
Author
Series
Curious George original adventures volume 4
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
℗♭1985
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Following a day of misadventures Curious George becomes the first space monkey.
17) A kite for Moon
Author
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A young boy, seeing that Moon is lonely, sends up a kite to cheer her then, after growing up and learning many things, he becomes the first human to visit her. Dedicated to Neil Armstrong and written in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the first U.S. moon landing.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Discover the thrilling side of the history of the space race in this fact-tastic, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the secrets of American History! Did you know that you can't bring a sandwich on a spaceship? Or that a group of people who had lost their hearing played an important role in the race to send astronauts to the moon? Find out about those true stories and more in this book about the space race of the 1950s and 1960s."--...
Author
Series
Galactic hot dogs volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Aladdin edition.
Physical Desc
279 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Over the course of one very strange night, Cosmoe went from being an adventure-seeking, thirteen-year-old Earthling orphan to a hot-dog-slinging space traveler. He has all the adventure he once craved and more aboard the Neon Wiener--part spaceship, part food truck--selling their trademark "Galactic Hot Dogs." Cosmoe and the rest of the crew journey to food competitions across the universe serving up the wildly popular wieners ... until they gain...
20) Born of ice
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martins Press
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
352 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Devyn Kell spent his life in service to the League until he learned of the double dealing and backstabbing that was costing innocent people their lives. Refusing to play those politics, he became a Runner - someone who makes sure planets get the weapons, medicine and supplies they need to survive. May the gods have mercy on any who get in his way, because he definitely won't. Alix Garran is a woman on the run from a past she can't escape. Signing...
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