astronauts

Asumi has always dreamed of going to the stars, and, with the encouragement of her father and the spirit of an astronaut she calls Lion, she attends Japan's new elite space acedemy, where she must learn to work with others for a common goal.

An illustrated edition of Tom Wolfe's 1979 book, which discusses the lives, ambitions, thoughts, and feelings of American astronauts before, during, and after their historic flights.

Tells the life story of astronaut Neil Armstrong, chronicling the first moon landing and describing the impact of that historic mission on his later years.

The world's richest man decides to mount an expedition to the moon and claim it as his personal property, and he takes Channel Seven News along to record the events.

An account of seven African-Americans who have overcome obstacles and gained entrance to the astronaut corps, including Edward J. Dwight, Jr., the first black astronaut, and Mae C. Jemison, the first black woman in space.

The government of Comity enlists the help of artist Chendor Carna, historian Liam Fitzhugh, shuttle pilot Jiendra Chang, and assassin Goodman Bond to journey to the uninhabited world, Danann, in order to bring back artifacts connected to their once advanced civilization.

Presents a brief biography of Sally Ride, in simple text with illustratioms, describing the life of the first American woman to travel in space.

Details the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, profiling the men who were involved and their historical journey.

Describes the seven crewmembers on board the Challenger space shuttle which exploded on January 28, 1986. Also describes our future in space.

A photo-illustrated celebration of historic space explorers that presents facts on rocket scientists, animal astronauts, the "Challenger" disaster, and more than twenty individuals including Yuri Gagarin, John Glenn, James Lovell, Kalpana Chawla, and Yang Liwei.