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Sally Ride made history as the first American woman in space. A member of the first astronaut class to include women, NASA chose her for the seventh shuttle mission. After a second flight, Ride served on the panels investigating the Challenger explosion and the Columbia disintegration that killed all aboard. Lynn Sherr writes about Ride's scrupulously guarded personal life, with exclusive access to Ride's partner, her former husband, her family, and...
2) The Martian
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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After a bad storm blows across Mars Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead and left behind. Now stuck on a hostile planet he must find a way to signal to Earth and in the meantime, survive on limited supplies.
3) Astronauts
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Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Presents an introduction to astronauts and tells what it is like to travel and work on the space shuttle.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
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The sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission to save both humanity and the earth, Ryland Grace is hurtled into the depths of space when he must conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
With the retirement of NASA's space shuttle fleet in 2011, the role of getting people, satellites and other instruments into space falls to private companies. As of June 2011, there have been only 523 people to reach the 100 kilometer mark (considered human spaceflight), and only 24 have traveled beyond low Earth orbit. It is projected that within ten years, the number of people who will have flown into space will increase by about 600 percent due...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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"Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive--and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. Chances are, though, he...
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Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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When the spectacular, sparkling explosions at a popular tourist sight slow down, Hedgie the hedgehog is the only one capable of flying to tiny planet Mikkop to see what is wrong.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Deutsch
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The first science-fiction film brought out in East Germany, The silent star is based on Stanislaw Lem's mysterious novel, The astronauts (1951). In it, an international expedition is sent to Venus to decipher a message found in the Gobi desert, and discovers it is a declaration of war on Earth. This original and unedited version of the film is here available for the first time with English subtitles. The silent star has its own unique Cold War history....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Yasmin is not sure she is cut out to be an astronaut, but a class trip to the space museum, and a tour of the mission control exhibit gives her another idea about how she could still be involved in the space program.
12) The sunborn
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Publisher
Warner
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Julia and Viktor, still the world's most famous astronauts decades after their historic mission to Mars, set off into space once again in an effort to save arrogant young Captain Shanna Axelrod, whose exploration of Pluto's surface has turned up some inexplicable mysteries.
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Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
These 15 women fly outside the lines. Soar beside Black Hawk helicopter pilot turned politician Tammy Duckworth, hot air balloonist Edgora McEwan, or medevac pilot Dede Murawsky. Higher up, meet commercial and military aviators such as the Coast Guard's Ronaqua Russell, the first African American female to receive the prestigious Air Medal for her rescue efforts during Hurricane Harvey. Next, ride along with Tammie Jo Shults, whose story includes...
16) Gravity
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Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
When a NASA mission goes horribly wrong, Emma Watson must fight a lethal microbe that is multiplying in space and threatening life on Earth.
18) Life on Mars
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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A young astronaut is trying to find life on Mars, but he's made a very big oversight"--
Publisher
Outland Entertainment
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A spaceship's nothing without her crew. In the vastness of space, there's room for all types of adventures. Scientists seek to solve the mysteries of the universe. Explorers look for lost alien civilizations or new worlds to support life. Planet builders and planet smugglers create life and steal worlds. And some human spacefarers navigate with the help (or hindrance) of feline or feathered companions. The universe contains infinite possibilities--but...
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