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Graham, Ian Jackson, Libby Jones, Thomas D. Lapin, Joyce Linenger, Jerry M. Shesol, JeffJones, Thomas D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books/Collins 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JONES, THOMAS JONShesol, Jeff
Summary: Drawing on new archival sources, Jeff Shesol re-creates the tension and excitement of a flight that shifted the momentum of the space race and put the United States on the path to the moon.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 629.45 SHEGraham, Ian
Summary: Describes what it was like to be an astronaut on the "unlucky" 1970 Apollo 13 mission to the moon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 2003
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Set You Wouldn't 629.25 GrahamLinenger, Jerry M.
Summary: A memoir of life aboard Mir recalls the circumstances that nearly destroyed the aging Russian space station and chronicles the dangerous but often humorous events that marked the author's five months in space.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629 LINCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 921 linSummary: Tells the dramatic story of the Apollo missions and their heroic astronauts, from President John F. Kennedy's historic speech to the manned space missions and through to the defining moment of the space program--putting a man on the moon. These are the stories of the men, women and children who lived, breathed and manufactured from the power of human will, one of the greatest achievements in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Video 2005
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Summary: Humans have always been fascinated by the universe, but only a few have been daring enough to travel beyond the Earth. From venturing into space for the first time to building the International Space Station in orbit, the history of space exploration is filled with peril, bravery and strokes of genius. In this beautifully illustrated anthology, spaceflight expert, Libby Jackson, reveals the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.45 JACSummary: NASA launches a Mars Recovery Mission to investigate and bring back survivors from the first manned mission to Mars which has mysteriously disappeared.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone Home Video 2000
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Mission 2000Shesol, Jeff
Summary: "A riveting history of the momentous Friendship 7 space flight that put America back into the space race. If the United States couldn't catch up to the Soviets in space, how could it compete with them on Earth? That was the question facing John F. Kennedy at the height of the Cold War-a moment when the Soviet Union built the wall in Berlin, tested nuclear bombs more destructive than any in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.45 SHELapin, Joyce
Summary: Introduces facts about the Moon, explaining the science behind how candles and balloons behave in the lunar atmosphere, why "moon angels" will last for thousands of years, and how gravity is different on the Moon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523.3 LAPCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523.3 LAPSummary: Between 1968 and 1972, the world watched in awe each time an American spacecraft voyaged to the Moon. Only 12 American men have walked upon its surface and they remain the only human beings to have stood on another world. Now for the first time, a combination of archival material from the original NASA film footage, much of it never before seen and interviews with the surviving astronauts tells...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Thinkfilm 2008