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"Does life exist on Mars? The question has captivated humans for centuries, but today it has taken on new urgency. NASA plans to send astronauts to Mars orbit by the 2030s. SpaceX wants to go by 2024, while Mars One wants to land a permanent settlement there in 2032. As we gear up for missions like these, we have a responsibility to think deeply about what kinds of life may already inhabit the planet--and whether we have the right to invite ourselves...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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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...
4) Space
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Random House
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Jack and Annie present information about the universe, including our solar system, and briefly describe the history of space travel and of the science of astronomy.
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Pen & Sword Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"Half a century has passed since arguably the greatest feat of the twentieth century: when Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon. Apollo 11: The Moon Landing In Real Time brings the mission back to life as never before in a thrilling day-by-day account, exploring everything from the historic flight itself to how the $24billion space programme divided a nation. Journey back in time and feel the excitement build in the days before...
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"As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident. It might have been any one. I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the slightest possibility of disturbing experiences. I had gone to Lympne because I...
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Secret agent Jack Stalwart volume 9
Publisher
Weinstein Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Jack Stalwart, an ordinary boy who fights evil as a secret agent by night, must track down the missing chief rocket engineer in charge of the first manned mission to Mars, who also happens to be Jack's father.
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Outland Entertainment
Pub. Date
2022.
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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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Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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Learn about Lee Adama's first mission as commander of the Battlestar Pegasus, and how Admiral Cain served her ship during the original Cylon attack on the colonies. Includes deleted scenes and outtakes; documentary; commentary; and more.
19) Sheep blast off!
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Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2008
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IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A flock of bumbling sheep decide to investigate a spaceship that has landed in their meadow, and soon find themselves on the ride of their lives.
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