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41) Light years
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Light years ; 1
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"Reeling from the latest attack by a mysterious enemy, the Quatra Fleet Academy is finally admitting students from every planet in the solar system after centuries of exclusivity. Hotshot pilot Vesper, an ambitious Tridian citizen, dreams of becoming a captain--but when she loses her spot to a brilliant, wisecracking boy from the wrong side of the asteroid belt, it makes her question everything she thought she knew. Growing up on the toxic planet...
42) Life in space
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"Did you know that the first American astronaut who went to space didn't have a bathroom, so he had to pee in his spacesuit? And did you know that astronauts living in space strap down their sleeping bags and food trays so they don't float away? Life in space is pretty different from life on Earth, and scientists are working on ways for us to spend even more time in space! Discover extreme facts about life in space"--
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"Did you know that the International Space Station is the largest human-made space object? Something that big might seem like it can't move fast--but the ISS cruises through space at about 5 miles (8 km) per second! Spend some time on this . . . space station to learn about how ISS crew members work on . . . science experiments and stop their food from floating away in low gravity. Discover . . . facts about the International Space Station in this...
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"Explores various perspectives on the International Space Station. The reader's choices reveal the historical details"--
"Humans have walked on the moon, but can people really live in space? A global team of engineers and scientists are joining forces to design and launch a permanent international space station. You've always been excited by the idea of space exploration, but do you have what it takes to join the crew? Will you: Be an engineer designing...
46) Living in space
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"Examines how astronauts eat, sleep, work, and even exercise in a weightless world." --
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"What does it feel like to live more than 200 miles above Earth in the International Space Station (ISS)? What happens during an average day? And is it true that ISS astronauts drink water that's made from their own urine? In this new Science Slam! title, kids will discover the answers to all these questions and many more fascinating facts about living in space." --
48) Working in space
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"How does it feel to work in zero gravity in a laboratory more than 200 miles above Earth? What kinds of experiments do astronauts carry out? Learn the answers to these questions and more as you get ready to blast off into space!" --
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"When an ultra-rich space tourist visits the orbiting International Space Station, NASA expects a $100 million win-win: his visit will bring in much needed funding and publicity. But the tourist venture turns into a scheme of terror. Together with an extremist cosmonaut, the tourist slaughters all the astronauts on board the million-pound ISS--and prepares to crash it into New York City at 17,500 miles an hour, causing more devastation than a hundred...
50) Tracer
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Outer Earth ; 1
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Redhook
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"A huge space station orbits the Earth, holding the last of humanity. It's broken, rusted, falling apart. We've wrecked our planet, and now we have to live with the consequences: a new home that's dirty, overcrowded and inescapable. What's more, there's a madman hiding on the station. He's about to unleash chaos. And when he does, there'll be nowhere left to run." --
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Jimmy Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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As the new student at Sci-Fi High School on an inter-galactic space station, can Kelvin Klosmo, the unremarkable son of Earth's two most famous geniuses, save the universe from a mad scientist?
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What are humans doing to explore the "final frontier"? From satellites to the space shuttle, humans have planned and constructed the tools and machinery necessary to quench our curiosity about outer space. This title investigates the technology we use to explore the universe and beyond.
54) Space station
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
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Experience zero gravity and the thrill of life aboard the most complex scientific project ever assembled: The International Space Station. The Station hovers 220 miles above Earth and this piece shows how the Station was assembled and who did the assembling. The action is all captured in live you-are-there footage IMAX 3-D style.
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"The beyond started with the Stations orbiting the stars nearest Earth. The Great Circle the interstellar freighters traveled was long, but not unmanageable, and the early Stations were emotionally and politically dependent on Mother Earth. The Earth Company which ran this immense operation reaped incalculable profits and influenced the affairs of nations. Then came Pell, the first station centered around a newly discovered living planet. The discovery...
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Apollo murders ; 1
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Mulholland Books, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"NASA is about to launch Apollo 18. While the mission has been billed as a scientific one, flight controller Kazimieras "Kaz" Zemeckis knows there is a darker objective. Intelligence has discovered a secret Soviet space station spying on America, and Apollo 18 may be the only chance to stop it. But even as Kaz races to keep the NASA crew one step ahead of their Russian rivals, a deadly accident reveals that not everyone involved is quite who they...
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