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Publisher
distributed by SlingShot Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Description
Episode 1 describes early rocket pioneers as well as the first years of the United States and Soviet space programs. Episode 2 describes the Apollo 13 mission and features interviews with space enthusiasts and visionaries who speculate on the future of space travel and exploration.
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Series
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing in association with The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yury Gagarin became the first person to orbit Earth. Now, more than a half-century later, huge advances have been achieved in spaceflight. Humans have walked on the moon, lived in orbit around Earth on space stations, and are now looking to Mars as the next frontier. This easy-to-understand narrative presents the Cold War s space race, the effects of spaceflight on humans, what is required to become an astronaut, and how...
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Publisher
Lucent Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Since the beginning of time, humans have been fascinated with the stars. The development of telescopes allowed them to learn more about the universe around them, and as technology advanced, they were able to send spaceships into space to discover things such as the composition of Saturn's atmosphere or the temperature of Mercury's surface. Through informative sidebars and full-color photographs, readers learn about the scientists who have made space...
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Strap yourself into the cockpit and fly along with daring U.S. airmen as they attempt the impossible and change the course of aviation history. Today, few know about the first flight around the world or the men who flew it, though it remains one of aviation's most important milestones. Three years before Lindbergh's transatlantic flight, eight U.S. aviators boarded four Douglas World Cruisers in a race with five other countries to complete the first...
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Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Twelve thrilling and terrifying space-mission failures, told by the bestselling author of Apollo 13! There are so many amazing, daring, and exciting missions to outer space that have succeeded. But for every success, there are mistakes, surprises, and flat-out failures that happen along the way.
In this collection, bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jeffrey Kluger recounts twelve such disasters, telling the stories of the astronauts...
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
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Description
"The U.S. may have put the first man on the moon, but it was the Soviet space program that made Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in space. It took years to catch up, but soon NASA's first female astronauts were racing past milestones of their own. The trail-blazing women of Group 9, NASA's first mixed gender class, had the challenging task of convincing the powers that be that a woman's place is in space, but they discovered that NASA had plenty...
13) What is NASA?
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Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, began in 1958. With its creation, the United States hoped to ensure it won the space race against the Soviet Union. Author Sarah Fabiny describes the origins of NASA, the launching of the Apollo program that landed the first human on the moon, and the many missions and discoveries that have taken place since then. NASA has a rich history and still plays an important role in...
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Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
A Brief Illustrated History of Space Exploration charts the history of space exploration and discovery all the way through from the early rocketeers, through the first people in space and the Space Race to be first to reach the Moon, the first Space Stations, and all the way through to the incredible findings of today.
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Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
The Ars Technica senior space editor chronicles the first four historic flights that launched SpaceX, describing how, after three failed attempts, the fourth flight helped transform SpaceX from a shaky startup into the world's leading edge rocket company.
Less than 20 years after its founding, SpaceX boasts the largest constellation of commercial satellites in orbit, has pioneered reusable rockets, and in 2020 became the first private company to...
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Publisher
Formac Publishing Company Limited
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"Since the early days of flight, animals have helped researchers learn how to survive in the sky, and their role continues as humanity voyages into outer space. In 1783 a rooster, a duck and a sheep were placed in a basket attached to the first hot-air balloon. In the age of rockets and space travel, many more animals have travelled into orbit, and most have returned safely to earth. This book tells the stories of 50 trips into space, with details...
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Distributed by Madacy Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
From the Wright brothers to the Right Stuff, this is the complete story of manned flight. Learn through rare images and lost interviews with the pioneers of aviation, 100 years of aviation history.
From the Wright brothers to the quest for space, this is the complete story of manned flight. Learn what really happened at Kill Devil Hill; join Lucky Lindy on his flight into history; hear Jimmy Doolittle's own story of the B-24 raid over Tokyo; walk...
Publisher
Distributed by Total-Content
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
"Experience man's journey to the surface of the moon all over again, with this stellar collection of historical films and profiles of the men and women behind the scenes. It's one of the 20th century's greatest stories, and every moment--rom the early ambitious concepts and Kennedy's bold promise to the incredible 'giant leap for mankind'--s all here. NASA: The Complete Story also takes you through the space program's other great triumphs (and, yes,...
19) Man on the moon
Publisher
Timeless Media Group
Pub. Date
©2008
Description
Disc 1. This disc covers the pre-launch preparations for the flight and moon landing by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. It goes on to cover the subsequent landings on the moon and includes the Apollo 13 rescue and the first launch of the shuttle Columbia. Disc 2. The 40th anniversary edition includes the history of NASA, an introduction to the people who made the Mercury and Apollo programs possible, an inside look at the Apollo mission and an additional...
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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. On May 25, 1961, JFK made an astonishing announcement: his goal of putting a man on the moon by the end of the decade. In this engrossing, fast-paced epic, Douglas Brinkley returns to the...
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