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Experiments in the principles of space travel Experiments in the principles of space travel Franklyn M. Branley Simple experiments, using easily obtainable equipment, designed to explain the scientific laws pertaining to rocket research and space travel. OL121292W
The first lunar landing The first lunar landing Dennis B. Fradin "Covers the first manned lunar landing as a watershed event in U.S. history, influencing social, economic, and political policies that shaped the nation's future"--Provided by publisher. OL15050129W
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
Skylab Skylab Charles Ira Coombs Describes the structure of the earth-orbiting laboratory, Skylab, and discusses its proposed eight-month mission. OL15839906W
Air and space Air and space Tom Jackson "Describes the progression of technology that makes air and space travel possible, beginning with the hot air balloons and ending with the vehicles and probes in space today"--Provided by publisher. OL15916790W
Space chronicles Space chronicles Neil deGrasse Tyson,Avis Lang "La NASA está en un punto crítico; después de décadas de supremacíamundial, canceló su programa de transbordadores cerrando su acceso al espacio. Hasta 2020, ningún astronauta será lanzado fuera de l… OL16142214W
To touch the face of God To touch the face of God Kendrick Oliver "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth..." In 1968 the world watched as Earth rose over the moonscape, televised from the orbiting Apollo 8 mission capsule. Radioing back to Houston … OL16654324W
Dangerous Dangerous Shannon Hale When aspiring astronaut Maisie Danger Brown, who was born without a right hand, and the other space camp students get the opportunity to do something amazing in space, Maisie must prove how dangerous… OL17349917W
The Melody of Secrets The Melody of Secrets Jeffrey Stepakoff "Jeffrey Stepakoff's The Melody of Secrets is an epic love story set against the 1960s U.S. space program, where deeply-buried secrets could threaten not just a marriage, but a country. Maria was bar… OL17924686W
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
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
Our space program Our space program Carmen Bredeson Examines the United States space program from the development of the first rockets after World War II to the formation of NASA, the lunar landing, unmanned space probes, and space stations of the fut… OL1847750W
NASA NASA Jon Eric Hakkila Examines the function of NASA and the impact of its various space exploration programs. OL1884406W
The Columbia space shuttle disaster The Columbia space shuttle disaster Michael D. Cole Details the first flight of the space shuttle Columbia, as well as its tragic final flight. OL18923375W
Two Complete Books (Bonfire of the Vanities / Right Stuff) Two Complete Books (Bonfire of the Vanities / Right Stuff) Tom Wolfe Contains: - [The Bonfire of the Vanities](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1925470W/The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities) - The Right Stuff OL1925447W
Chaos in Attitude Dynamics of Spacecraft Chaos in Attitude Dynamics of Spacecraft Yanzhu Liu Attitude dynamics is the theoretical basis of attitude control of spacecrafts in aerospace engineering. With the development of nonlinear dynamics, chaos in spacecraft attitude dynamics has drawn gre… OL19833851W
Compressor Surge and Rotating Stall Compressor Surge and Rotating Stall Jan Tommy Gravdahl This work gives a comprehensive overview of the achievements in the field of modeling and active control of instabilities in compressions systems over the last decade. Existing models of unstable com… OL19836057W
Computational Flight Testing Computational Flight Testing Norbert Kroll This book reports on the German research initiative ComFliTe (Computational Flight Testing), the main goal of which was to enhance the capabilities of and tools for numerical simulation in flight phy… OL19836149W
Modeling and Optimization in Space Engineering Modeling and Optimization in Space Engineering Giorgio Fasano <p>This volume presents a selection of advanced case studies that address a substantial range of issues and challenges arising in space engineering. The contributing authors are well-recognized resea… OL19888619W
Robust Multivariable Flight Control Robust Multivariable Flight Control Richard J. Adams Manual flight control system design for fighter aircraft is one of the most demanding problems in automatic control. Fighter aircraft dynamics generally have highly coupled uncertain and nonlinear dy… OL19900209W
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