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Author
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Publication Date
2018.
Physical Desc
178 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Comprised of modules built by the United States, Russia, and other countries, the International Space Station (ISS) is the culmination of international cooperation in the space race. This guide covers all aspects of this permanently manned Earth-orbiting complex where astronauts carry out scientific research. The text examines how the ISS was built, its logistics modules and freighters, its use as an integrated facility, what life on board is like,...
Author
Publisher
BenBella Books, Inc
Publication Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xv, 317 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Along with the National Space Society, a foremost space historian and author offers an inside look at the next 20 years in space flight.
The privatization of space exploration and the future of spaceflight is examined by an expert in the field who discusses how current research in propulsion and life support systems is triggering a new space age.
Author
Publisher
Orbit
Publication Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Humanity is running out of options. Habitable planets are being destroyed as quickly as they're found, and Naira Sharp thinks she knows the reason why. The all-powerful Mercator family has been controlling the exploration of the universe for decades, and exploiting any materials they find along the way under the guise of helping humanity's expansion. But Naira knows the truth, and she plans to bring the whole family down from the inside. Tarquin...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Publication Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 710 min.) : sd., color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ten years before Kirk, Spock, and the Enterprise, the USS Discovery discovers new worlds and lifeforms as one Starfleet officer learns to understand all things alien. After answering a distress signal from the U.S.S. Enterprise, the U.S.S. Discovery welcomes aboard Captain Christopher Pike and begins a new mission to investigate the meaning behind seven mysterious red signals. Michael Burnham grapples with her past growing up on Vulcan with her foster...
Author
Publisher
Harper Voyager an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
153, 11 pages : 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"At the turn of the twenty-second century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Through a revolutionary method known as somaforming, astronauts can survive in hostile environments off Earth using synthetic biological supplementations. They can produce antifreeze in subzero temperatures, absorb radiation and convert it for food, and conveniently adjust to the pull of different gravitational forces. With the fragility of the body no...