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Space stations Space stations Stuart A. Kallen Describes the efforts and accomplishments of both the United States and the Soviet Union to develop space stations over the past quarter century. OL15042170W
Can You Hear a Shout in Space Can You Hear a Shout in Space Melvin Berger Kids are surrounded by images and stories of space exploration – in movies, news reports, books, cartoons and games. As the Bergers say in their introduction, "Everything we hear and see about space … OL15083230W
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Alex M. Spencer,Michael J. Neufeld This Autobiography headlines the collections, both on view and behind the scenes, of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The official story and insiders' tales of the museum are shared by … OL15492771W
I want to be an astronaut I want to be an astronaut Byron Barton A young child thinks about what it would be like to be an astronaut and go out on a mission into space. OL15513326W
Mistero in Madagascar Mistero in Madagascar Elisabetta Dami Attending an adventure camp in Madagascar, the Thea Sisters enjoy learning about the region's exotic plant and animal species before discovering that someone has been stealing endangered animals from… OL17606191W
Women in space Women in space Carole S. Briggs Profiles the lives of many of the women who have been included in space programs in the United States, Russia, Canada, and Japan, describes their training, and highlights their achievements. OL1803024W
DK online space travel DK online space travel Ian Graham "Qui fut le premier homme dans l'espace? Comment vivent le astronautes à bord de leurs vaisseaux? À quoi servent les missions spatiales? Grâce à ce récit de la conquête de l'espace, depuis l'inventio… OL1818042W
You can jump higher on the moon You can jump higher on the moon Kate Petty Focuses on our exploration of space by citing notable facts discovered while visiting and investigating the moon and planets. OL1823156W
Countdown Countdown Ben Mikaelsen In two parallel stories, a fourteen-year-old boy who is NASA's first Junior Astronaut and a fourteen-year-old Maasai herder in Kenya both edge into maturity while questioning their family traditions. OL1839867W
Revolution in space Revolution in space Suzanne I. Barchers "Discusses the history of space exploration, how the technology was developed, and the science behind it"--Provided by publisher. OL1860457W
Exploring space Exploring space Jon Kirkwood Describes the sun, moon, stars, and solar system, our exploration of space, the equipment and spacecrafts we have used, and the discoveries we have made. OL1923462W
International space station International space station Michael D. Cole Discusses the need for the proposed international space station, its design, and purpose, based partly on experiences with space station Mir. OL19237944W
America in space America in space Oliver Trager Examines the accomplishments and failures of the space program through words and pictures of the leading editorial writers and cartoonists. OL19664744W
China in Space China in Space Brian Harvey The 21st century has seen the emergence, after the Soviet Union and the United States, of the third great space superpower: China. Here, in China in Space - The Great Leap Forward, Brian Harvey takes… OL19834302W
Cold War Space Sleuths Cold War Space Sleuths Dominic Phelan <p><i>Cold War Space Sleuths</i> reads like a Cold War espionage novel, but the reality of the story about the dedicated amateur observers bent on finding out about Soviet spaceflight during the Cold… OL19835207W
Large Space Structures: Dynamics and Control Large Space Structures: Dynamics and Control S. N. Atluri This new series is aimed at summarizing the latest developments and trends in the areas of computational solid, fluid, and fracture mechanics; multibody dynamics transport phenomena, and variational … OL19881687W
Model-Based Engineering of Embedded Systems Model-Based Engineering of Embedded Systems Klaus Pohl <p>Embedded systems have long become essential in application areas in which human control is impossible or infeasible. The development of modern embedded systems is becoming increasingly difficult a… OL19888548W
The Soyuz Launch Vehicle The Soyuz Launch Vehicle Christian Lardier The Soyuz launch vehicle has had a long and illustrious history. Built as the world's first intercontinental missile, it took the first man into space in April 1961, before becoming the workhorse of … OL19903141W
Milestones of space Milestones of space National Air and Space Museum "A beautifully illustrated history of the exploration of space through the most iconic objects from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Throughout the whole of human history, across all of… OL19986429W
The third planet The third planet Sally Ride Astronaut Sally Ride examines how the earth is studied from space, its critical relationship with the other planets in the solar system, and some of the earth's features, including climate, orbits, a… OL2005951W
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