astronauts

Chickasaw astronaut, John Herrington, shares his flight on the space shuttle Endeavour and his thirteen-day mission to the international Space Station.

An illustrated introduction to space exploration, touring planets and moons, explaining rockets and star types, and more.

A brief biography that highlights some important events in the life of the first American woman in space.

"Darla is a young and spunky astronaut-in-training. She wants to go to Mars one day, just like her favorite doll, Astronautica. But, to do so, she'll need to practice using her power to choose wisely"--OCLC.

"On their second mission to find another habitable planet, the four mutant animals, LaserShark, AstroWolf, SmartHawk, and StinkBug, splash land on the Water Planet, run by some suspiciously friendly clams, who are very eager to swap planets--and if the AstroNuts can stop arguing among themselves they may find out why before it is too late"--Provided by publisher.

"America may have put the first man on the moon, but it was the Soviet space program that made Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in space. Meanwhile, in the United States, NASA's first female astronauts were racing toward milestones of their own. These trail-blazing women were admitted into Group 9, NASA's first mixed-gender class. They had the challenging task of convincing the powers that be that a woman's place is in space. But once they'd been admitted into the training program, they discovered that NASA had plenty to learn about how to make space travel possible for all humans. [This book] capture[s] the great humor and incredible drive of Mary Cleve, Valentina Tereshkova, and the first women in space"--Provided by publisher.

"Learn how to become an astronaut in this . . . title. Packed with . . . information and . . . facts about the life of an astronaut, [this book] will tell you all about space, astronomy, and life on the International Space Station"--Provided by publisher.

"Thomas Major is very happy to be on his own, far away from other people and their problems. When he is selected to be on a British expedition to Mars-- shortly after David Bowie's death-- he's suddenly a media darling, the unattainable Casanova of BriSpA. And he's about to encounter a family who will change his view of the world... for good"--Adapted from back cover.

Explores the shocking survival story of the Apollo 13 spacecraft and her crew.

Astronaut Mark Watney is stranded and completely alone on Mars, with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive, but Mark isn't ready to give up and drawing on his engineering skills and determination, he faces each obstacle with resourcefulness, but will it be enough for him to survive?.