Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756662230
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
See How They Go: Spaceship introduces kids to vehicles that travel into space, from moon rockets to space shuttles.
See How They Go: Spaceship
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756662230
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
See How They Go: Spaceship introduces kids to vehicles that travel into space, from moon rockets to space shuttles.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756662230
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
See How They Go: Spaceship introduces kids to vehicles that travel into space, from moon rockets to space shuttles.
If I Were an Astronaut
Author: Eric Braun
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1404855343
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Discusses activities astronauts do while they're in space.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1404855343
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Discusses activities astronauts do while they're in space.
Spacecraft, 2000 to 2100 AD
Author: Stewart Cowley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780600383383
Category : Space vehicles
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780600383383
Category : Space vehicles
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
Project Hail Mary
Author: Andy Weir
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0593135229
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING RYAN GOSLING AND DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER LORD AND PHIL MILLER From the author of The Martian, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science. HUGO AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST BOOKS: Bill Gates, GatesNotes, New York Public Library, Parade, Newsweek, Polygon, Shelf Awareness, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal • New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century “An epic story of redemption, discovery and cool speculative sci-fi.”—USA Today “If you loved The Martian, you’ll go crazy for Weir’s latest.”—The Washington Post 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. His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species. And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone. Or does he? An irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian—while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0593135229
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING RYAN GOSLING AND DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER LORD AND PHIL MILLER From the author of The Martian, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science. HUGO AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST BOOKS: Bill Gates, GatesNotes, New York Public Library, Parade, Newsweek, Polygon, Shelf Awareness, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal • New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century “An epic story of redemption, discovery and cool speculative sci-fi.”—USA Today “If you loved The Martian, you’ll go crazy for Weir’s latest.”—The Washington Post 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. His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species. And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone. Or does he? An irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian—while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.
How to Make a Spaceship
Author: Julian Guthrie
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698405854
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
A New York Times bestseller! The historic race that reawakened the promise of manned spaceflight A Finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Alone in a Spartan black cockpit, test pilot Mike Melvill rocketed toward space. He had eighty seconds to exceed the speed of sound and begin the climb to a target no civilian pilot had ever reached. He might not make it back alive. If he did, he would make history as the world’s first commercial astronaut. The spectacle defied reason, the result of a competition dreamed up by entrepreneur Peter Diamandis, whose vision for a new race to space required small teams to do what only the world’s largest governments had done before. Peter Diamandis was the son of hardworking immigrants who wanted their science prodigy to make the family proud and become a doctor. But from the age of eight, when he watched Apollo 11 land on the Moon, his singular goal was to get to space. When he realized NASA was winding down manned space flight, Diamandis set out on one of the great entrepreneurial adventure stories of our time. If the government wouldn’t send him to space, he would create a private space flight industry himself. In the 1990s, this idea was the stuff of science fiction. Undaunted, Diamandis found inspiration in an unlikely place: the golden age of aviation. He discovered that Charles Lindbergh made his transatlantic flight to win a $25,000 prize. The flight made Lindbergh the most famous man on earth and galvanized the airline industry. Why, Diamandis thought, couldn’t the same be done for space flight? The story of the bullet-shaped SpaceShipOne, and the other teams in the hunt, is an extraordinary tale of making the impossible possible. It is driven by outsized characters—Burt Rutan, Richard Branson, John Carmack, Paul Allen—and obsessive pursuits. In the end, as Diamandis dreamed, the result wasn’t just a victory for one team; it was the foundation for a new industry and a new age.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698405854
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
A New York Times bestseller! The historic race that reawakened the promise of manned spaceflight A Finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Alone in a Spartan black cockpit, test pilot Mike Melvill rocketed toward space. He had eighty seconds to exceed the speed of sound and begin the climb to a target no civilian pilot had ever reached. He might not make it back alive. If he did, he would make history as the world’s first commercial astronaut. The spectacle defied reason, the result of a competition dreamed up by entrepreneur Peter Diamandis, whose vision for a new race to space required small teams to do what only the world’s largest governments had done before. Peter Diamandis was the son of hardworking immigrants who wanted their science prodigy to make the family proud and become a doctor. But from the age of eight, when he watched Apollo 11 land on the Moon, his singular goal was to get to space. When he realized NASA was winding down manned space flight, Diamandis set out on one of the great entrepreneurial adventure stories of our time. If the government wouldn’t send him to space, he would create a private space flight industry himself. In the 1990s, this idea was the stuff of science fiction. Undaunted, Diamandis found inspiration in an unlikely place: the golden age of aviation. He discovered that Charles Lindbergh made his transatlantic flight to win a $25,000 prize. The flight made Lindbergh the most famous man on earth and galvanized the airline industry. Why, Diamandis thought, couldn’t the same be done for space flight? The story of the bullet-shaped SpaceShipOne, and the other teams in the hunt, is an extraordinary tale of making the impossible possible. It is driven by outsized characters—Burt Rutan, Richard Branson, John Carmack, Paul Allen—and obsessive pursuits. In the end, as Diamandis dreamed, the result wasn’t just a victory for one team; it was the foundation for a new industry and a new age.
Skipper Takes the Spaceship
Author: Paul Washburn
Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1638856311
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
Everyone is sleeping through the night except Skipper, whose mind is still engaged in chasing alien invaders in his video game. He notices some strange lights in the distance outside his bedroom window and goes outside to investigate. He has just entered a clearing in the woods behind his house when he is zapped by a paralyzing ray gun and carried aboard a spaceship by alien invaders, along with sample plants other things the invaders are collecting. Although he can’t move, Skipper carefully observes the controls used by the aliens to operate the spaceship. By the time they reach another planet, the ray gun’s power has worn off. Skipper doesn’t move until the aliens leave the spaceship to collect more samples. Then Skipper presses the button to close the ramp and begins to pilot the spaceship up and away, leaving behind the now-frantic aliens. Now his goal is to get back to Earth and home. But he finds himself having to stop at an Earthlike planet where he makes new young friends. He and his new friends have some delightful, good times, swinging on a rope out, over, and dropping into a lake full of colorful creatures. But the alien Argons are tracking and following Skipper’s spaceship and give chase. Skipper puts the safety of his friends first and risks his own life to save them. When the lead alien warrior grabs Skipper by his pajamas, Skipper only barely escapes by slipping out of half of them. After coming very close to being captured, the children learn some lessons about looking out for each other. On the next leg of his voyage home, Skipper again uses his skills of observation and listening to locate and rescue a young farmer. He learns that people come in all sizes and colors and that the opportunity to do good for others can be more rewarding than self-serving pursuits. Sometimes, helping others can be even more engaging than his video game.
Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1638856311
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
Everyone is sleeping through the night except Skipper, whose mind is still engaged in chasing alien invaders in his video game. He notices some strange lights in the distance outside his bedroom window and goes outside to investigate. He has just entered a clearing in the woods behind his house when he is zapped by a paralyzing ray gun and carried aboard a spaceship by alien invaders, along with sample plants other things the invaders are collecting. Although he can’t move, Skipper carefully observes the controls used by the aliens to operate the spaceship. By the time they reach another planet, the ray gun’s power has worn off. Skipper doesn’t move until the aliens leave the spaceship to collect more samples. Then Skipper presses the button to close the ramp and begins to pilot the spaceship up and away, leaving behind the now-frantic aliens. Now his goal is to get back to Earth and home. But he finds himself having to stop at an Earthlike planet where he makes new young friends. He and his new friends have some delightful, good times, swinging on a rope out, over, and dropping into a lake full of colorful creatures. But the alien Argons are tracking and following Skipper’s spaceship and give chase. Skipper puts the safety of his friends first and risks his own life to save them. When the lead alien warrior grabs Skipper by his pajamas, Skipper only barely escapes by slipping out of half of them. After coming very close to being captured, the children learn some lessons about looking out for each other. On the next leg of his voyage home, Skipper again uses his skills of observation and listening to locate and rescue a young farmer. He learns that people come in all sizes and colors and that the opportunity to do good for others can be more rewarding than self-serving pursuits. Sometimes, helping others can be even more engaging than his video game.
How to Build Your Own Spaceship
Author: Piers Bizony
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101082267
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Ladies and gentlemen, start your spaceships with this book that explores an exciting new era of space travel—the perfect science gift! Personal space travel is no longer the stuff of science fiction. The future is here: Civilians are launching into orbit. How to Build Your Own Spaceship takes readers on a fun and quirky trip to the forefront of commercial space travel-the latest technology, the major business players, and the personal and financial benefits that are ripe for the picking. Science-writer Piers Bizony's breadth of knowledge, quick wit, and no-nonsense explanations of the hard science in this emerging arena will satisfy even the most dedicated space fanatics. With practical advice (from picking the best jet fuel to funding your own fleet of space crafts), unbelievable space facts, and fascinating photos, Bizony's user-friendly guide to blasting off is a must-have ticket to the final frontier.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101082267
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Ladies and gentlemen, start your spaceships with this book that explores an exciting new era of space travel—the perfect science gift! Personal space travel is no longer the stuff of science fiction. The future is here: Civilians are launching into orbit. How to Build Your Own Spaceship takes readers on a fun and quirky trip to the forefront of commercial space travel-the latest technology, the major business players, and the personal and financial benefits that are ripe for the picking. Science-writer Piers Bizony's breadth of knowledge, quick wit, and no-nonsense explanations of the hard science in this emerging arena will satisfy even the most dedicated space fanatics. With practical advice (from picking the best jet fuel to funding your own fleet of space crafts), unbelievable space facts, and fascinating photos, Bizony's user-friendly guide to blasting off is a must-have ticket to the final frontier.
The Dark Beyond the Stars
Author: Frank M. Robinson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312866242
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
A powerful epic of interstellar travel, alternate sexuality, and overpoweringobsession, "The Dark Beyond the Stars" is currently in development by FrancisFord Coppola for a major motion picture project.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312866242
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
A powerful epic of interstellar travel, alternate sexuality, and overpoweringobsession, "The Dark Beyond the Stars" is currently in development by FrancisFord Coppola for a major motion picture project.
Project Orion
Author: George Dyson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805072846
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
"Project Orion describes one of the most awesome 'might have beens' (and may yet bes!) of the space age. This is essential reading for anyone interested in government bureaucracies and the military industrial complex." -Sir Arthur C. Clarke
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805072846
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
"Project Orion describes one of the most awesome 'might have beens' (and may yet bes!) of the space age. This is essential reading for anyone interested in government bureaucracies and the military industrial complex." -Sir Arthur C. Clarke
This Way to Spaceship
Author: Rhys Darby
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN: 9780733628764
Category : Comedians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"A handy autobiographical end-of-the-world companion"--Cover.
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN: 9780733628764
Category : Comedians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"A handy autobiographical end-of-the-world companion"--Cover.