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41) Crimson climb
Author
Language
English
Description
"Not everyone gets to be the hero. Qi'ra listened to the dreams and promises of a boy with a reckless smile, only to be torn away from him and returned to the White Worms gang while Han made his way to freedom. Now freedom seems like a luxury she can't afford while she concentrates on survival and despairs of ever leaving Corellia. But her fortunes seem to turn when a representative of the crime syndicate Crimson Dawn plucks Qi'ra from captivity and...
43) Mission control
Author
Series
Publisher
Bridgestone Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the role of NASA engineers, technicians, and other specialists who stay on the ground in Houston, Texas, supporting astronauts as they journey on the space shuttle.
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
171 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"A kid's guide to leaving the planet from someone who's done it! Former astronaut Terry Virts guides readers through the practical elements of becoming an astronaut, along with the wonders (and challenges!) of space travel. With insider information on training, piloting a ship, and working in space, readers and aspiring astronauts will be inspired to start their own journey to the stars. This practical guide is full of valuable wisdom and insight...
45) For we are many
Author
Series
Publisher
Worldbuilders Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
311 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Bob Johansson didn't believe in an afterlife, so waking up after being killed in a car accident was a shock. To add to the surprise, he is now a sentient computer and the controlling intelligence for a Von Neumann probe. Bob and his copies have been spreading out from the Earth for 40 years now, looking for habitable planets. But that's the only part of the plan that's still in one piece. A system-wide war has killed off 99.9% of the human race,...
Author
Series
Bobiverse volume 1
Publisher
[Worldbuilders Press]
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
[Second edition].
Physical Desc
299 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Bob Johansson has just sold his software company and is looking forward to a life of leisure. There are places to go, books to read, and movies to watch. So it's a little unfair when he gets himself killed crossing the street. Bob wakes up a century later to find that corpsicles have been declared to be without rights, and he is now the property of the state. He has been uploaded into computer hardware and is slated to be the controlling AI in an...
47) All these worlds
Author
Series
Publisher
Worldbuilders Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Being a sentient spaceship really should be more fun. But after spreading out through space for almost a century, Bob and his clones just can't stay out of trouble. They've created enough colonies so humanity shouldn't go extinct. But political squabbles have a bad habit of dying hard, and the Brazilian probes are still trying to take out the competition. And the Bobs have picked a fight with an older, more powerful species with a large appetite...
Author
Series
Lady astronaut novels volume 3
Publisher
Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
542 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Astronauts Elma York, Nicole Wargin and Myrtle Lindholm continue to forge new paths for women astronauts as they work to achieve the International Aerospace Coalition's goal of getting as many people as possible off Earth before it becomes inhabitable."_-Publisher.
49) Dead silence
Author
Language
English
Description
Investigating a strange distress signal, Claire Kovalik and her crew discover a luxury space-liner that vanished 20 years prior and board the vessel to find words scrawled in blood, strange movements and whispers in the dark.
Claire Kovalik is days away from being unemployed-- made obsolete-- when her beacon repair crew picks up a strange distress signal. With nothing to lose and no desire to return to Earth, Claire and her team decide to investigate....
51) Earth
Author
Series
Grand tour of the solar system volume 21
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A wave of lethal gamma radiation is expanding from the core of the Milky Way galaxy at the speed of light, killing everything in its path. The countdown to when the death wave will reach Earth and the rest of the solar system is at two thousand years. Humans were helped by the Predecessors, who provided shielding generators that can protect the solar system. In return, the Predecessors asked humankind's help to save other intelligent species that...
53) The space movie
Publisher
Gonzo Multimedia
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Milestones on space achievement: Uri Gagarin's historic orbital flight; John Glenn's pre-flight preparations, Saturn V rocket; Apollo 11 mission that carried Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins on their journey to the Moon.
54) Revenger
Author
Series
Revenger novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
"The galaxy has seen great empires rise and fall. Planets have shattered and been remade. Amongst the ruins of alien civilizations, building our own from the rubble, humanity still thrives. And there are vast fortunes to be made, if you know where to find them ... Captain Rackamore and his crew do. It's their business to find the tiny, enigmatic worlds which have been hidden away, booby-trapped, surrounded with layers of protection - and to crack...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Because the moon looks sad, Big Dog and Little Dog build a rocket to fly there, "lumpily, bumpily through the night," to cheer him up.
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Using spectacular NASA archive footage, mission audio, and rare astronaut interviews, this documentary comprehensively chronicles one of the greatest moments in history.
Author
Series
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
44 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Relates events leading up to the Apollo missions, the successful Apollo 11 space flight to the moon, and the impact of this event on history.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dispatched on a rescue mission to the farthest reaches of space, the USS Enterprise is ambushed by Krall, a ruthless enemy sworn against the Federation. Crash-landing on an uncharted hostile world, Captain Kirk, Spock, and the crew are separated with no means of escape. Only Jaylah, a rebellious alien warrior, can help them reunite and find a way off the planet in a race against time to stop Krall's deadly army from triggering all-out galactic war....
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