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This title includes biographies of important figures of the Space Race from both the United States and the Soviet Union. These men and women include: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Yuri Gagarin, Valentina Tereshkova, and others.
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This title explores the military origins of the Space Race, including the geopolitics of the Cold War, the race to build intercontinental ballistic missiles, and sophisticated reconnaissance satellites. Will include information about Germany's development of the V-1 "buzz bomb" and V-2 missiles of World War II, and the United States enlistment of Wernher von Braun, the German scientist known as the father of rocketry. Aligned to Common Core Standards...
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NASA's Apollo program was the most ambitious human spaceflight mission in history, with its goal of safely landing astronauts on the Moon and returning them safely to Earth. This title will follow each mission, from the tragedy of Apollo 1, to the triumph of Apollo 11 and the final Moon landings of the early 1970s. It will also examine the parallel space exploration efforts of the Soviet Union during this period, and its unsuccessful attempt to beat...
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The cost of the Space Race for both the United States and the Soviet Union was immense, but many technology advancements resulted, including satellite communications and GPS navigation. With so much invested, both countries continued their space exploration efforts, even cooperating on some projects, such as the International Space Station. This title examines the Skylab and Mir space stations, both nations' space shuttle efforts, and space exploration...
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"Gemini was the second major project in the United States' manned spaceflight effort. This title will examine each two-man mission to test equipment and techniques to be used by the later Apollo missions to the Moon. These include docking maneuvers and spacewalks, all untested before the Gemini missions. Will also examine the parallel space exploration efforts of the Soviet Union during this period. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated...
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This title will explore the beginnings of the Space Race, including the development and launch by the Soviet Union of Sputnik, the world's first satellite. America's response was Project Mercury, run by the newly formed NASA. With its goal of putting astronauts into Earth's orbit, Project Mercury spawned such household names as John Glen, Alan Shepard, and the other "Mercury 7" astronauts. Will also examine animals in space, and the parallel space...
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They could go all the way, if they don't go straight to hell
All Kayana wants is respect. Jilted by her fiancée, turned out by her family, and rejected by her crew — esteem is in short supply. When she hears about the cash prize for winning the Great Space Race, she realizes it's more than enough money to get her old life back. Or buy herself an asteroid someplace where she won't care what people think.
Ax Turner just needs to hide, and the Race...
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Neil has been reunited with his father on the dim planet Flora, but an explosion has left Grandpa Al stranded behind. An emergency causes the reunited team to flee their shelter back to Cylosis, where they are captured by the ruthless State forces and Marie has gone missing. The earthlings need to rely on their intelligence and on the forces of the universe in order to escape certain death and complete their mission to Varillam. The evolution of the...
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Stephen Webb is stranded on a dim, lifeless planet and Dr. Lowell is close to death. Across the universe, Neil and Marie arrive on the ocean planet Amphibios, where they run into an unexpected visitor.
The path to finding Neil's father takes them to a scarred planet named Cylosis, where they arrive in the middle of a raging battle between the Resistance forces and the oppressive State. Neil must find the path that leads to his father and Dr. Lowell...
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