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1084) Project Gemini
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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 to...
1085) Pararescue jumper
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Discusses what a pararescue jumper does, and what it takes to get a job in the field.
1086) Space mysteries
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"In 2017, a huge rocky formation was spotted moving through space. It defied science's understanding of natural motion. Researchers called the rock 'Oumuamua. Two years later, a similar formation was found. Could the rocks have been made by intelligent life? And is this the first time we've seen something out of this world? Space is full of mysteries-and we're here to solve them"--
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Katherine Johnson was one of the best mathematicians in the history of the United States. Before her math skills helped send the first American astronauts safely into space, she was a smart and curious girl who loved to learn new things about the world around her. She studied hard in school and became one of the first Black women hired by NASA to figure out difficult math problems. This book helps kids explore how Katherine went from being a young...
1092) Space people from A-Z
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Space exploration volume 4
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Capsule biographies of significant individuals in the history of space exploration.
1093) Space travel
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Examines the history of people's interest in space travel, the development of efforts to leave Earth, and possibilities for colonization and exploration of outer space.
1095) The challenge of space
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Surveys rockets, satellites, and space travel in question and answer format.
1098) Water on Mars
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"How much water has been found on Mars? Could humans mine the planet's water for colonization? Readers curious about Mars can explore questions such as these in this book"--
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