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1) Spacecraft
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"In Spacecraft, readers will be introduced to the evolution of spacecraft technology over time, and peek into the possibilities for the spacecraft of tomorrow. This fact- and photo-filled book explains how engineers deal with the challenges of reaching and working in space"--From the publisher's web site.
3) Space squad
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"Finn LOVES trucks! In this book, Finn features some of his favorite space machines, like a SPACEPLANE and a SATELLITE, and with the help of the space squad explains the exciting job each one has when it comes to exploring space. Just turn the page to find out what each of FINN'S FUN TRUCKS can do!"--Back cover.
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Imperial Radch volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
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First edition.
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English
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Now isolated in a single frail human body, Breq, an artificial intelligence that used to control a massive starship and its crew of soldiers, tries to adjust to her new humanity while seeking vengeance and answers to her questions.
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"A visceral space thriller--perfect for fans of Arrival and The Martian--following the sole survivor of a catastrophic accident in space that leaves her drifting in the void with only the voice of her estranged husband, a NASA scientist, to guide her back to Earth"-- Provided by publisher.
7) Aircraft
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This book introduces artists to basic drawing concepts and describes in step-by-step instructions how to turn simple shapes into aircraft. Young readers will learn to draw a blimp, cargo plane, helicopter, passenger plane, and fighter jet.
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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. Each book is expertly crafted to meet early elementary and science curriculum standards,...
10) Space machines
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"Did you know that the very first rockets were made from bamboo and gunpowder? What about that a Mars rover once played a birthday song for itself? And did you know that the International Space Station has a robotic handyman? Rockets, rovers, and space stations are just a few of the incredible space machines that have helped us explore our solar system and beyond. Discover extreme facts about space machines in this fun and kooky book"-- Provided by...
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Widescreen version.
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English
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In a period of great conflict, a group of unlikely heroes led by Jyn Erso, a daring fugitive, and Cassian Andor, a rebel spy, band together on a desperate mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction.
12) Spin
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Captain Chase novels volume 2
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Edition
First edition.
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English
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"In the aftermath of a sabotaged NASA rocket launch gone, Captain Calli Chase comes face-to-face with her missing twin sister, as well as the startling truth of who they really are. Now a top secret program put in motion years ago has spun out of control, and Calli embarks on a frantic search for the missing link between the sabotaged rocket launch and her predetermined destiny. But it's a search that someone else is very interested in stopping."--Publisher....
13) Ancestral night
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White space volume 1
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English
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"Halmey Dz and her partner Connla Kurucz are salvage operators, living just on the inside of the law ... usually. Theirs is the perilous and marginal existence--with barely enough chance of striking it fantastically big--just once--to keep them coming back for more. They pilot their tiny ship into the scars left by unsuccessful White Transitions, searching for the relics of lost human and alien vessels. But when they make a shocking discovery about...
14) How to make a spaceship: a band of renegades, an epic race, and the birth of private space flight
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Penguin Press
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English
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"Alone in a spartan black cockpit, test pilot Mike Melvill rocketed toward space. He had eighty seconds to exceed the speed of sound and begin the climb to a target no civilian pilot had ever reached. He might not make it back alive. If he did, he would make history as the world's first commercial astronaut. The spectacle defied reason, the result of a competition dreamed up by entrepreneur Peter Diamandis, whose vision for a new race to space required...
15) Mars landers
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This title features the missions of landers that have been sent to Mars and collected science data and photographs from a stationary point on the planet's surface. Through simple text, maps, and stunning photography, readers will learn about the twin U.S. Viking missions of the 1970s, early Russian efforts, the U.S. Mars Pathfinder, and the European Space Agency's Beagle 2. Planned future missions are also explored.
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Jupiter pirates volume 1
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English
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When you're a privateer, running a starship is a family business. And for Tycho Hashoone, his twin sister, Yana, and their older brother, Carlo, the family business is far from easy. For starters, they have to make a living however they can, all while dodging pirates and Earth's dreaded warships. They have to please the Jovian Union, an alliance of moons that provides the Hashoones their letter of marque against Earth's merchant fleet. But hardest...
18) Tiger honor
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Thousand worlds volume 2
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English
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Thirteen-year-old nonbinary tiger spirit Sebin must decide where their loyalties lie when their traitorous uncle hijacks the battle cruiser that happens to be Sebin's first assignment in the Cadet Program.
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English
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On a beautiful June day, while walking deep in the woods on her property in Haven, Maine, Bobbi Anderson quite literally stumbles over her own destiny and that of the entire town. For the dull gray metal protrusion she discovers in the ground is part of a mysterious and massive metal object, one that may have been buried there for millennia. Bobbi can't help but become obsessed and try to dig it out ... the consequences of which will affect and transmute...
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