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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The definitive biography of Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, with exclusive insights from Ride's family and partner, by the ABC reporter who covered NASA during its transformation from a test-pilot boys' club to a more inclusive elite.
Author
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books, Atria
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
“A surprising page-turner...Compelling. Highly recommended.”Library Journal (starred review), Debut of the Month. An astronaut returns to Earth after losing her entire crew to an inexplicable disaster, but is her version of what happened in space the truth? Or is there more to the storyA tense, psychological thriller perfect for fans of Dark Matter and The Martian. After Catherine Wellss ship experiences a deadly incident in deep space and loses...
Author
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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Description
Men first flew into space in 1961, but until The Right Stuff was first published in 1979 few people had a sense of the most engrossing side of that adventure: namely, the perceptions and goals of the astronauts themselves, aloft and during certain remarkable odysseys on earth. It is this, the inner world of the early astronauts, John Glenn, Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and their confreres, that Tom Wolfe describes with his extraordinary powers of empathy....
4) Mae Jemison
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2016.
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Language
English
Description
A biography of Mae Jemison, the first female African-American astronaut.--
Author
Publisher
Little A
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Inside the helmet of a NASA legend.Astronaut Dr. Scott Parazynski was raised in the shadow of the Apollo Program, where his father, a rocket scientist and engineer, worked. In The Sky Below, his intimate memoir, he offers a rare portrait of NASA from the inside. As an era of moon missions transitioned to the era of the space shuttle, space station, and Mars research, Parazynski flew five missions to outer space and conducted seven spacewalks in his...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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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...
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Kalpana Chawla! Born and raised in India, Kalpana Chawla was discouraged from pursuing a career in aeronautical engineering because there were limited career options for women in that field. But she persisted, getting her degree and then moving to the US to...
Author
Publisher
Amistad Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In this moving, inspirational memoir, a former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver shares his personal journey from the gridiron to the stars, examining the intersecting roles of community, perseverance and grace that align to create the opportunities for success.
9) The Martian
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
After a bad storm blows across Mars Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead and left behind. Now stuck on a hostile planet he must find a way to signal to Earth and in the meantime, survive on limited supplies.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Using ten life-changing moments from his path to space, Astronaut Scott Kelly shares his advice for mastering fear and failure, and turning our daily struggles into rocket fuel for success. In this insightful and funny read, Scott Kelly shares how a distracted student with poor grades became a record-breaking astronaut and commander of the International Space Station. People think that astronauts are always perfect. "Failure's not an option," right?...
13) Ad astra
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a mysterious event in space threatens Earth, an astronaut sets out on a journey to find his long-lost father, who went missing during an expedition to Mars.
14) First man
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents the story of the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on the life of astronaut Neil Armstrong in the decade leading up to the historic flight.
Author
Series
Medusa chronicles volume 2
Publisher
Saga Press, an imprint of Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In a sequel to Sir Arthur C. Clarke’s Nebula Award-winning novella “A Meeting With Medusa,” two modern science fiction masters continue the story of Howard Falcon, who, after losing his life in an accident, is transformed into an augmented human and no longer himself.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The years that have passed since Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon in July 1969 have done nothing to alter the fundamental wonder of the event: man reaching the moon remains one of the great events--technical and spiritual--of our lifetime. In Carrying the Fire, Collins conveys, in a very personal way, the drama, beauty, and humor of that adventure. He also traces his development from his...
18) Moonfall
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Mankind is threatened when a mysterious force throws the moon out of orbit, and sends it hurtling on a collision course with Earth.
A mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurdling on a collision course with life, as we know it. With mere weeks before impact and the world on the brink of annihilation, NASA executive and former astronaut Jo Fowler is convinced she has the key to saving us all, but only one astronaut...
19) Gravity
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...
20) Space buddies
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Moving at warp speed, dodging asteroids and more, the Buddies and their new friends must summon their courage and ingenuity to launch plans for a moon landing and a rocketing trip back home. Will they have the right stuff?
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