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Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Does life exist on Mars? The question has captivated humans for centuries, but today it has taken on new urgency. NASA plans to send astronauts to Mars orbit by the 2030s. SpaceX wants to go by 2024, while Mars One wants to land a permanent settlement there in 2032. As we gear up for missions like these, we have a responsibility to think deeply about what kinds of life may already inhabit the planet--and whether we have the right to invite ourselves...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Take an imaginary journey and discover the beauty of the moon, which "glows like a pearl in the black, black night." After your return you will never see the moon - or the Earth - in quite the same way.
50) Return to Mars
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
On Mars a conflict breaks out between two factions of an expedition, led by half-Indian astronaut Jamie Waterman. One side wants to exploit the planet for commerce, the other to keep it ecologically pure. By the author of Mars.
53) Space pioneers
Author
Series
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Discusses the first men and women who traveled into space, from Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin to John Glenn. The world held its breath in July 1969 as it watched the first humans leave footprints on the Moon. Decades later, the lure of space exploration still sparks our imaginations. How did it all begin, and where else will it lead? This series chronicles the history of space exploration, from the invention of the rocket in China in the thirteenth...
54) Rocketman
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
An accident-prone astronaut becomes a part of the first manned mission to Mars.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
With Earth embroiled in a vast interplanetary war with the "Bugs," a young recruit in the Federal Reserves relates his experiences training in boot camp and as a junior officer in the Terran Mobile Infantry.
57) Astronaut firsts
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Highlights momentous first in the history of space exploration, including the first animals and humans in space, the first American to orbit Earth, the first woman in space, the first spacewalk, and the first people to live in space.
Author
Series
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
How do you brush your hair in space? What happens when you sweat? What does food taste like? The best thing is that the answers are provided by Dr. Dave Williams, a NASA astronaut who speaks from first-hand experience. Written for kids ages 7 to 10, this book uses age-appropriate language to explain the different phenomena that astronauts encounter during a mission.
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