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[2020].
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"Red Kangaroo sees a plane in the sky and wants to fly just as high! Once she's learned about the four forces needed for flight-weight, lift, thrust, and drag-Red Kangaroo earns her wings! In this new series, Chris Ferrie answers all the questions Red Kangaroo has about what things are made of and how things work using real-world and practical examples. Young readers will have a firm grasp of scientific and mathematical concepts to help answer many...
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2016.
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This book celebrates the final spaceflight in the Mercury series, flown by NASA astronaut Gordon Cooper, who led an adventurous life in the cockpit of airplanes and spacecraft alike, and on his Mercury mission he became the last American ever to rocket into space alone. He flew in the Mercury and Gemini programs and served as head of flight crew operations in both the Apollo and Skylab programs. His final Mercury mission closed out a pivotal chapter...
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[2019]
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"This great STEM book has statistics, timelines and innovation timelines that profile the Space industry and 12 technological breakthroughs that have changed history and our society. Readers get tech information along with mini biographies and social history featuring: contributing factors, key players, and effects on our world. Organized chronologically on a timeline with backmatter and an almanac of additional fun facts that fill in the gaps between...
11) Space scientists
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[2020]
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This book examines the human explorers who are uncovering new information about space, whether they launch into space themselves or explore the cosmos through telescopes and sophisticated scientific instruments.
12) Expedition Mars
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Expedition Mars brings to life one of the greatest sagas of the space age: the epic adventures of Spirit and Opportunity, the rovers that reinvigorated NASA's Mars program - after a string of disappointments in the 1990s - and opened the Martian frontier with the first overland expeditions on another planet. -- (container)
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2019.
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"The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes into the epic resurrection of the American space program. Nearly a half-century after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, the Space Barons--most notably Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, along with Richard Branson and Paul Allen--are using Silicon Valley-style innovation to dramatically lower the cost of space travel in a bold quest to build a transportation...
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2018.
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"Meet the visionary physicists, chemists, engineers, and entertainers (as well as mice, bears, tortoises, and more) who took rockets from illuminations in the sky to the most powerful vehicles ever known. You'll also find out how using a gyroscope, swinging on a swing set, and spraying water from a garden hose are the keys to understanding space travel"--Back cover.
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[2014]
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The story of Neil Armstrong.
NOVA presents an intimate portrait of Neil Armstrong through interviews with his family and friends, many of whom have never spoken publicly before. Seen through the eyes of those who were close to him, the film explores the man behind the myth, and also reveals his unsung achievements as a Navy combat veteran and pioneer of high speed flight.
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