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Zoom, rocket, zoom!

2012
Rhythmic text depicts astronauts exploring outer space, making lunar landings, repairing satellites, and more.

Douglas Adams's Starship Titanic

a novel
1998
When a large, interstellar cruise ship disappears from the launchpad on the planet Blerontin, the planet's occupants wonder where it has gone, and on Earth, a young couple make a startling discovery in their home.

Faith and the rocket cat

1999
Faith and her family return to their home in San Francisco and have more adventures in the spaceship Peahen while trying to keep secret the fact that Edison the dog knows how to write.

Spacecraft

1982
An introduction to space vehicles including rockets, the Space Shuttle, Spacelab, satellites, space probes, Vostok, Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo.

Chariots for Apollo

the NASA history of manned lunar spacecraft to 1969
2009

An album of modern spaceships

1987
An illustrated history of developments in manned spaceships, including a discussion of future programs and the effect of the "Challenger" tragedy.

The Tachyon Web

1996
Five young thrill seekers steal a spaceship for a joy-ride to the stars, but one of them has a plan--to blast beyond the Tachyon Web. There they will find excitement and heart-stopping adventure, if they survive.

The Klingon gambit

a Star trek novel
1981
Captain Kirk and his crew are ordered to Alnath II to challenge the Klingon starship Terror. Unfortunately everyone onboard seems to be losing their minds and the Klingons are ready to destroy them.

Cohetes y otras naves espaciales

2008
Looks at rockets, lunar modules, shuttles, satellites, and probes, in terms of basic space travel theory, gravity, drag, sources of power, design, and steering. Presented in Spanish.
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