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1) Ad astra
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Astronaut Roy McBride travels to the edges of the solar system in search of his father and in effort to unravel a mystery which threatens the survival of Earth.
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"Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission-and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company....
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xxiii, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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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.
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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"Mae Jemison is the first African American woman to travel to space. She's also a medical doctor who once joined the Peace Corps. And a trained dancer, too! Experience all the exciting moments in Dr. Jemison's thrilling life in this exciting biography, packed with two-color illustrations and fun facts, including the secrets of NASA"--
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"Sally Ride was more than the first woman in space--she was a real-life explorer and adventurer whose life story is a true inspiration for all those who dream big. Most people know Sally Ride as the first American female astronaut to travel in space. But in her lifetime she was also a nationally ranked tennis player, a physicist who enjoyed reading Shakespeare, a university professor, the founder of a company that helped inspire girls and young women...
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Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm
Description
Shares the story of renowned astronaut and distinguished scientist Kathryn Sullivan, describing how she defied the conventions of her childhood to pursue interests previously limited to boys and how she became the first woman to walk in space.
8) Ellen Ochoa
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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
"Meet award-winning engineer and veteran astronaut Ellen Ochoa--once just a girl from Los Angeles, California. The granddaughter of Mexican immigrants, Ellen would pursue a career in physics at a young age and go on to earn master's and doctorate degreesin electrical engineering from Stanford University. In 1993, Ellen became the first Latina in space. As a retired astronaut, she became the first Hispanic and second female director of the Johnson...
9) Rubikon
Publisher
RLJE Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
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Following a catastrophe on Earth, the planet is covered in a toxic fog. The crew in the space station must decide whether to risk their lives to get home and search for survivors, or stay safe in the station's "algae symbiosis system."
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
295 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Description
Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4000 hours in space. Through stories filled with the adrenaline of launch, the mesmerizing wonder of spacewalks and the measured, calm responses mandated by crises, he explains how conventional wisdom can get in the way of achievement and happiness.
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"What is it like to float weightlessly in the air? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a spacewalk? How do astronauts go to the bathroom? Is it true that they don't shower? Can farts really be deadly in space? Best-selling Mary Roach has the answers. In this whip-smart, funny, and informative young readers adaptation of her best-selling Packing for Mars, Roach guides us through the irresistibly strange, frequently gross, and awe-inspiring...
12) Mae Jemison
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Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
A biography of Mae Jemison, the first female African-American astronaut.--
13) The right stuff
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Description
The true story of Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra, Gordon Cooper, and Deke Slayton-- the seven men chosen for the Mercury Project manned space flight program in the U.S.
Author
Publisher
Persnickety Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Description
Sharing fun and engaging science facts, a richly photographed alphabet primer pairs letters with the everyday activities of astronauts from different world countries working in the low-Earth orbit environment aboard the International Space Station.
15) CatStronauts
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
volumes (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
Alerted to a global energy crisis, the President consults with the World's Best Scientist, who suggests sending a special group of astronauts to turn the Moon into a solar power plant.
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Publisher
Piñata Books, an Imprint of Arte Público Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
32 pages cm
Description
Every night when he was a boy, Još M. Herǹndez would look out the window and stare at the stars. They were different colors: blue, yellow and white. Some were larger and brighter than others, and some twinkled as if they were alive. Later, when he saw man land on the moon on TV, he knew he wanted to be an astronaut.
17) Astronaut Annie
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Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Description
When Annie has a career day at her school, each member of her family wonders if she will choose their career path--her grandfather the news photographer, her father the mountain climber or her mother the basketball player--until she reveals a dream that is all her own.
18) Rescue mode
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Publisher
Baen Publishing Enterprises
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
421 pages ; 25 cm
Description
When the first human mission to Mars is devastated by a meteoroid strike, the spacecraft's survivors struggle against impossible odds while decision-makers on Earth confront bureaucratic political forces.
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"Stacey Morgan kissed her husband goodbye before he donned his space suit on July 20, 2019, and headed to his waiting Soyuz rocket. With an overwhelming mix of pride, excitement, and terror, she and her children held hands and watched the rocket ignite and lift off for a nine-month mission aboard the International Space Station. This is the story of the astronaut's wife-a journey full of unexpected twists and turns. While the love of her life orbited...
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