A searing look at the birth of America's space program, and the men and women aviators who set its course. In the 1960s, locked in a heated race to launch the first human into space, the United States selected seven superstar test...
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Author:Siegel, RebeccaSummary: - Author:Mezrich, BenSummary:
In 2002, NASA fellow Thad Roberts hatched the most daring heist ever conceived: steal NASA's precious moon rocks. With the help of his girlfriend and another female cohort, both NASA interns, Roberts successfully stole the rocks....
- Author:Walters, EricSummary:
In this novel for middle readers, after tragedy strikes, fifteen-year-old Houston and two other teen astronauts must complete a mission to Mars on their own.
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Author:Shetterly, Margot LeeSummary:The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America's greatest achievements in space. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle...
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Author:Cline-Ransome, LesaSummary:Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or astronauts walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used their knowledge, pencils, adding machines, and writing paper to calculate the orbital...
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Author:Schonfeld, SaraSummary:Even robots have birthdays! Celebrate Curiosity and wish happy birthday to one of NASA's most famous Mars rovers in this beautiful picture book! I know we can't be on the same planet for my birthday, but we can still celebrate together...
- Author:Hadfield, ChrisSummary:
As Commander of the International Space Station, Chris Hadfield captivated the world with stunning photos and commentary from space. Now, in his first book, Chris offers readers extraordinary stories from his life as an astronaut, and...
- Author:Slade, SuzanneSummary:
The inspiring true story of mathematician Katherine Johnson—made famous by the award-winning film Hidden Figures —who counted and computed her way to NASA and helped put a man on the moon! Katherine knew it was wrong that African...
