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The historic quest to rekindle the human exploration and colonization of space led by two rivals and their vast fortunes, egos, and visions of space as the next entrepreneurial frontier. 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, these Space Barons-most notably Elon Musk...
4) October sky
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The true story of Homer Hickam Jr., a high school student in rural West Virginia, who seemed destined to repeat his father's harsh life in the coal mines, until he turned his attention to the skies.
5) Seven pounds
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Tim Thomas was a gifted aerospace engineer with a beautiful wife. Then, while using his cell phone while driving, his car wandered across lanes and he became responsible for the deaths of 7 others, including his wife. Unable to forgive himself, Tim sets out to give "pounds of flesh" that will give new life to 7 deserving individuals to make up for the 7 lives he destroyed. Tim intends to kill himself and to bestow gifts to 7 worthy people, which includes...
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Publisher
Chicago Review Press Incorporated
Pub. Date
2018
Description
"One of the most elusive and controversial figures in NASA's history, George W.S. Abbey was called "the Dark Lord," "the Godfather," and "UNO" (unidentified NASA official) by those within NASA. From young pilot and wannabe astronaut to engineer, bureaucrat, and finally director of the Johnson Space Center ("mission control"), Abbey's story has never been fully told--until now. This fascinating account takes readers inside NASA to learn the real story...
7) Loose cannon
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Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2000
Description
From the bestselling author of The Ransom of Black Stealth One
Dean Ing returns to his fascination with experimental aircraft, but this time instead of the big jets of The Ransom of Black Stealth One, this one is about smaller, more insidious flying machines.
Rob Tarrant is a genius at designing flying things, and his work for General Standards Corporation has yielded more than one patent for the aviation giant. But Tarrant's
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Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Have you ever built a cool science project? In middle school, Aprille Ericsson won second place in a science fair. She knew she wanted to keep creating amazing science projects. As an adult, she became an engineer and works at NASA building spacecraft. Ericsson was one of the few girls in her middle school who loved math and science. Years later, she became the first woman to receive a PhD in mechanical engineering from Howard University. At NASA,...
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Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Meet Wernher von Braun, who developed the booster rocket that won the Space Race for the United States! Follow von Braun's story from his early work developing the V-2 ballistic missile to his development of the Saturn V booster rocket that took Apollo 11 to the moon. Infographics, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic. Additional features include a table of contents, an index, a timeline and fun facts. Aligned...
Author
Series
Chemistry lessons volume 2
Publisher
Haver Street Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Aerospace engineer Esther Abbott doesn't believe in love, but she's perfectly happy to hate her annoying screenwriter neighbor, Jonathan. Until she's forced to strike a devil's bargain with him: he distracts her best friend from a mouth-breather ex, and in return Esther will help him with the sci-fi script he's writing. Her patience is put to the test when it's time to fulfill her end of the deal. But the more time she spends with her nemesis, the...
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"June is a brilliant but difficult girl with a gift for mechanical invention who leaves home to begin a grueling astronaut training program. Six years later, she has gained a coveted post as an engineer on a space station, but is haunted by the mystery of Inquiry, a revolutionary spacecraft powered by her beloved late uncle's fuel cells. The spacecraft went missing when June was twelve years old, and while the rest of the world has forgotten them,...
18) Fatal code
Author
Series
Snap Agency volume 2
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"In 1964, a group of scientists called the Los Alamos Five came close to finishing a nuclear energy project for the United States government when they were abruptly disbanded. Now the granddaughter of one of those scientists, aerospace engineer Elinor Mitchell, discovers that she has highly sensitive information on the project in her possession -- and a target on her back. SNAP agent and former Navy cryptologist Kekoa Young is tasked with monitoring...
19) Kiss the girl
Author
Series
Creekville Kisses volume 2
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"He might be the hottest teacher in town but not even Noah Redmond can convince me to date a small-town guy. The last thing I want is to put my awesome aerospace career on pause while I run my dad's hardware store, but duty calls, so what am I supposed to do? I can't wait to get out of Creekville again, and I'm doing great keeping everyone at arm's length until my best friend tries to set me up with the hot new high school coach. He's got me literally...
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Office
Pub. Date
2004
Description
In this remarkable memoir, Dr. Kenneth W. Iliff-the recently retired Chief Scientist of the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center-tells a highly personal, yet a highly persuasive account of the last forty years of American aeronautical research. His interpretation of events commands respect, because over these years he has played pivotal roles in many of the most important American aeronautics and spaceflight endeavors. Moreover, his narrative covers...
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