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Author
Series
Lady astronaut novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space, and requires a much larger share of humanity to take part in the process"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
The first space station circled Earth for 175 days. What were some of the other early space missions? Find out about the first animal in space, the first woman in space, the first space shuttle, and more.
4) Gravity
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Ryan Stone is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky. On a seemingly routine spacewalk, the shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left, and the only way home may be to go further...
Author
Series
Space-time (Jeffrey Brown) volume 1
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A brainy kid with overprotective parents and a girl who has no idea how she was chosen leave Earth to join new alien classmates on an intergalactic mission to Mars.
10) Hail Columbia!
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Behind the scenes with astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen as they prepare for the voyage of the world's first space shuttle.
Author
Publisher
Heinemann Raintree
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Description
"Join Yuri Gagarin on his journey into space! This book examines the extraordinary life of the first astronaut in space, from his early life to his first trip aboard a Russian spacecraft. Discover what the space race was and other developments happening at the time. Find out about the rigorous training that astronauts undergo and how they prepare for a journey into the unknown."--
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
On the day of James Kirk's birth, his father dies on his ship in a last stand against a mysterious alien vessel. He was searching for Ambassador Spock, who is a child on Vulcan, disdained by his neighbors for his half-human nature. Twenty years later, Kirk has grown into a young troublemaker. He is inspired by Capt. Christopher Pike to fulfill his potential in Starfleet, even though he annoys his instructors. Suddenly, there is an emergency on Vulcan...
Author
Series
Lady astronaut novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space, and requires a much larger share of humanity to take part in the process"--
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Since the dawn of mankind, we have stared up at the lights in the sky and wondered. Now join the heroic men and women who have dared the impossible on some of the greatest adventures ever undertaken - the quest to reach out beyond Earth.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
2020 Audie Awards® WINNER - History/Biography
As the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing approaches, the award winning historian and perennial New York Times bestselling author takes a fresh look at the space program, President John F. Kennedy's inspiring challenge, and America's race to the moon.
"We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the
17) Astronauts
Author
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
c2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
How much do you really know about astronauts? Which animals beat humans into space? Are there any people living in space? Can tourists visit space? Each page in this series presents a large full-color illustration and simple paragraph containing fun facts about gear, historical figures, and day-to-day life that encourage kids to explore this high-interest topic in more detail. Readers can dip in at random or read from cover to cover. New vocabulary...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Dispatched on a rescue mission to the farthest reaches of space, the USS Enterprise is ambushed by Krall, a ruthless enemy sworn against the Federation. Crash-landing on an uncharted hostile world, Captain Kirk, Spock, and the crew are separated with no means of escape. Only Jaylah, a rebellious alien warrior, can help them reunite and find a way off the planet in a race against time to stop Krall's deadly army from triggering all-out galactic war....
20) Rocketman
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A computer geek is chosen to go on the first manned mission to Mars, and his crewmates aren't happy.
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