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English
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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...
3) Space
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
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.
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
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.
14) Sheep blast off!
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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.
16) The disasters
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Nax and a handful of other space Academy washouts are the only surviving pilots after the school is hijacked by terrorists, but in order to spread the truth about the attack, Nax and his fellow failures must execute a dangerous heist.
17) Aurora rising
Author
Series
Aurora cycle volume 01
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
Told in separate voices, eighteen-year-old Tyler Jones, top graduate of Aurora Academy, and a group of misfits and troublemakers embark on their first mission with Auri, a stowaway from the distant past.
19) Sunshine
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
It is the year 2057, the sun is dying and mankind faces extinction. Earth's last hope rests with a courageous crew of eight men and women on a mission to ignite the fading star with a massive nuclear weapon. Deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, their mission begins to unravel and they find themselves fighting not only for their lives, but for the future of us all.
20) Stanley in space
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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When the residents of a far-distant planet send a message to Earth asking for someone to meet with them, the President of the United States asks Stanley Lambchop, an all-American boy, to be his ambassador.
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