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2) 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.
4) Luciana
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
164 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Luciana is going to space camp, but when picked as the leader for her team, she steers them into trouble. After that her team doesn't trust her, or like her that much either. It's great to be good at science, but she needs more to make it to Mars. Luci needs to become someone her team can depend on, no matter what.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Description
"Unable to interest her parents, her brothers, or her dog on a trip to the moon, Lana heads to her room where she uses creativity and imagination to blast off in her own amazing space adventure. . . an adventure so amazing that the man in the moon, a moon woman, two moon boys, and moon monster soon soar in"--
8) Apollo 11
Formats
Description
From director, Todd Douglas Miller comes a cinematic event fifty years in the making. Crafted from a newly discovered trove of 65mm footage, and more than 11,000 hours of uncatalogued audio recordings, the film takes viewers straight to the heart of NASA's most celebrated mission, the one that first put men on the moon, and forever made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into household names.
9) The hive
Author
Series
Second Formic War volume 2
Formats
Description
Card and Johnston continue the fast-paced hard science fiction history of the Formic Wars--the alien invasions of Earth's Solar System that ultimately led to Ender Wiggin's total victory in Ender's Game. A coalition of Earth's nations barely fought off the Formics' first scout ship. Now it's clear that there's a mother-ship out on edge of the system, and the aliens are prepared to take Earth by force. Can Earth's warring nations and corporations put...
Author
Formats
Description
"Drawn from hundreds of hours of one-on-one interviews with the astronauts, their loved ones, NASA personnel, and myriad experts, and filled with vivid and unforgettable detail, Rocket Men is the definitive account of one of Americas finest hours. In this real-life thriller, Kurson reveals the epic dangers involved, and the singular bravery it took, for mankind to leave Earth for the first timeand arrive at a new world."--Amazon.com.
11) First man
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
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.
12) The Swarm
Author
Series
Second Formic War volume 1
Pub. Date
2016.
Formats
Description
Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston return to their Ender's Game prequel series with this first volume of an all-new trilogy about the Second Formic War in The Swarm. The first invasion of Earth was beaten back by a coalition of corporate and international military forces, and the Chinese army. China has been devastated by the Formic's initial efforts to eradicate Earth life forms and prepare the ground for their own settlement. The Scouring of China...
13) Passengers
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Formats
Description
Two passengers board a spaceship transporting them to a new life on another planet. The trip takes a deadly turn when their hibernation pods mysteriously wake them 90 years before they reach their destination. As Jim and Aurora try to unravel the mystery behind the malfunction, they begin to fall for each other, unable to deny their intense attraction, only to be threatened by the imminent collapse of the ship and the discovery of the truth behind...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 72 cm
Description
"Full of captivating, kid-friendly information, Our Moon covers everything from the newest theories on how the moon formed, to the recent, startling discovery of water on its surface and the very real possibility of future moon colonies. Illustrated withfull-color photographs and packed with fun facts, this is the most complete and up-to-date book available on the moon. Includes glossary, bibliography, and index"--
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 40 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Transports you to the lunar surface, where you can walk alongside the 12 extraordinary astronauts who have been there, experiencing what they saw, heard, and felt. Features rarely seen NASA footage, newly released photographs, CGI and actual live-action renditions of the lunar landscape.
Author
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xv, 295 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Description
"Chasing New Horizons is the story of the men and women behind this amazing mission: of their decades-long commitment and persistence; of the political fights within and outside of NASA; of the sheer human ingenuity it took to design, build, and fly the mission; and of the plans for New Horizons' next encounter, 1 billion miles past Pluto in 2019. Told from the insider's perspective of mission leader Dr. Alan Stern and others on New Horizons, Chasing...
17) Back to the moon
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Examines the recent renewed interest in lunar exploration.
18) Star power
Author
Series
Astronaut Girl volume 2
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Can Astronaut Girl save the day with a little help from science? Find out as she and her space crew blast off on new adventures in this chapter book series! Everyone knows that humans can't travel to the sun...at least that's true in the year 2020. But when Astronaut Girl, Wallace, and the Astro crew find themselves orbiting the sun in a solar probe, they soon discover that they've gone almost one thousand years into the future! As they are zipping...
19) Silver and gold
Author
Series
Astronaut Girl volume 3
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Can Astronaut Girl save the day with a little help from science? Find out as she and her space crew blast off on new adventures in this chapter book series! Val and Wallace aren't looking forward to the last weekend of summer vacation, though they are excited about going to the local town fair! But after Wallace's friend Carlos shows up for a visit, the day quickly goes downhill for Val. Things get even worse when Astronaut Girl, Wallace, the Astro...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
viii, 197 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
"Elio Morillo's life is abruptly spun out of orbit when economic collapse and personal circumstances compel his mother to flee Ecuador for the United States in search of a better future for her son. His itinerant childhood sets into motion a migration that will ultimately carry Elio to the farthest expanse of human endeavor: space. Overcoming a history of systemic adversity and inequality in public education, Elio forged ahead on a journey as indebted...
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