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2018., Juvenile, Feiwel and Friends Call No: HI-INT 629.4 RHU Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Since NASA was established in 1958, it has landed rovers on distant planets and launched telescopes deep into space, all so that we can look back to the beginning of time. Through stunning images provided by NASA and fascinating sidebars and profiles of lesser known contributors to the NASA program, young space fans will learn how NASA started, how it faced challenges along the way, how much it has achieved, and how it will continue to move forward in the future.
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-- John F. Kennedy and the great space race[2019]., Juvenile, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: HI-INT 629.4 BRI Edition: Young readers' edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "July 20, 1969. It's a day that has earned a spot in history. It's the day that America was the first nation to succeed in sending two astronauts--Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong--to the moon. But what led to this unforgettable event? What were the stakes riding on the Apollo 11's safe landing? In acclaimed author Douglas Brinkley's first young readers' edition, space fans will get the riveting and factual backstory of arguably the most significant achievement of the 20th century."--
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[2018]., Juvenile, Peachtree Publishers Call No: 629.45 Sla Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Told in free verse, the story of the American effort to land the first man on the moon comes to life. During the two thousand nine hundred and seventy-nine days following his speech, eighteen astronauts climbed into spaceships; three of them died before even leaving the ground. Eight rockets soared into space. And four hundred thousand people-- engineers, technicians, scientists, mathematicians, and machinists-- joined Project Apollo in hopes of making the dream a reality.
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[2016]., Adolescent, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: WOMEN'S STUDIES Edition: Young readers ed., Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as -human computers- used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African-American women who lived through the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country"--Amazon.com.
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[2016]., Adolescent, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: GENERAL SCIENCE & MATH NF SHE Edition: Young readers ed., 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as -human computers- used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African-American women who lived through the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country"--Amazon.com.
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2000., Pre-adolescent, Franklin Watts Call No: 629.4 0973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Out of this worldSummary Note: Surveys the history of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, describing the major spacecraft and missions launched.
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c2000., Franklin Watts Call No: 629.40973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Out of this worldSummary Note: Surveys the history of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, describing the major space craft and missions launched.
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By Doeden, Matt2012., Twenty-First Century Books Call No: 629.45 DOE e-book Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the debate over the future of the U.S. space program, providing a variety of opinions on the costs of crewed missions to Mars and the moon, the potential benefits, the dangers of space exploration, and the possibility of human settlement on Mars, and including quotes and other information from the pages of "USA TODAY" newspaper.
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2010., Primary, Bellwether Media Call No: 629.40973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Exploring spaceSummary Note: "Introductory text and full-color images explore the role of NASA in space."--Provided by publisher.
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2019., Grey House Publishing Call No: 629.4 NEW Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Remote access available: onondaga Series Title: The Reference Shelf Volume: volume 9, number 5
