Space Station Down

Author : Ben Bova,Doug Beason
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250307446

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Space Station Down by Ben Bova,Doug Beason Pdf

Hugo Award-winning author Ben Bova joins forces with Nebula Award finalist Doug Beason for an action packed technothriller with Space Station Down. “Think Die Hard happening two hundred and fifty miles above the earth...Will have you watching the skies overhead much more closely.”—Steve Berry When an ultra-rich space tourist visits the orbiting International Space Station, NASA expects a $100 million win-win: his visit will bring in much needed funding and publicity. But the tourist venture turns into a scheme of terror. Together with an extremist cosmonaut, the tourist slaughters all the astronauts on board the million-pound ISS—and prepares to crash it into New York City at 17,500 miles an hour, causing more devastation than a hundred atomic bombs. In doing so, they hope to annihilate the world’s financial system. All that stands between them and their deadly goal is the lone survivor aboard the ISS, Kimberly Hasid-Robinson, a newly divorced astronaut who has barricaded herself in a secure area. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Eric Braun
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781404857100

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If I Were an Astronaut by Eric Braun Pdf

Discusses activities astronauts do while they're in space.

Author : Michael J. Daley
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781497637481

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Space Station Rat by Michael J. Daley Pdf

After escaping from her scientist captors, Rat finds herself aboard a space station When Rat—a lavender-colored, highly intelligent rat—escaped from her cage and found a hiding place in a nearby crate, she had no idea she’d be headed for the stars. A space station, she quickly discovers, is no place for a rat. It’s hard to find food amid the humans and robots aboard the craft, and even harder to move around undetected. Meanwhile, Jeff, whose parents are scientists, is the only kid on board. He’s got no friends to play with, and his robot babysitter is constantly bossing him around. To make matters worse, all of his friends are off at summer camp back on Earth and too busy having a great time to email him. So Jeff is beyond excited when he gets an email from an anonymous pen pal. Little does he know that his new buddy doesn’t live on Earth—and isn’t even human!

Author : Laura Hamilton Waxman
Publisher : Lerner Digital ™
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781512476774

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Exploring the International Space Station by Laura Hamilton Waxman Pdf

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! What’s longer than a football field, weighs more than 450 cars, yet flies miles above Earth's surface? It’s the International Space Station. In this book, you'll learn how the station was built and how crew members live and work there. As part of the Searchlight BooksTM collection, this series explores outer space and sheds light on the question What's Amazing about Space? Fantastic photos, kid-friendly explanations of science concepts, and useful diagrams will help you discover the answers!

Author : Andrew Langley
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781484625224

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Chris Hadfield and the International Space Station by Andrew Langley Pdf

Join Chris Hadfield living on the International Space Station! This book examines the extraordinary life of one of the most popular astronauts, from his early life to the six months he spent living in space. Discover what the International Space Centre is used for, and how astronauts like Hadfield can live there. Find out about the rigorous training that astronauts undergo and how they prepare for a journey into the unknown.

Author : Tamra B. Orr
Publisher : Building on a Dream
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1624694373

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The International Space Station by Tamra B. Orr Pdf

The International Space Station (ISS) is a structure unlike any other-and not just because it was built in space. The station is so huge, it had to be flown into space in pieces. Astronauts put it together as it orbited Earth at over 17,000 miles per hour. From farfetched ideas through painstaking trial and error, find out how the ISS came to be, about the people who made it happen, and about the future of space exploration. Book jacket.

Author : C. J. Cherryh
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008-12-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101662274

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Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh Pdf

The Hugo Award-winning classic sci-fi novel about interstellar war. The Beyond started with the Stations orbiting the stars nearest Earth. The Great Circle the interstellar freighters traveled was long, but not unmanageable, and the early Stations were emotionally and politically dependent on Mother Earth. The Earth Company which ran this immense operation reaped incalculable profits and influenced the affairs of nations. Then came Pell, the first station centered around a newly discovered living planet. The discovery of Pell's World forever altered the power balance of the Beyond. Earth was no longer the anchor which kept this vast empire from coming adrift, the one living mote in a sterile universe. But Pell was just the first living planet. Then came Cyteen, and later others, and a new and frighteningly different society grew in the farther reaches of space. The importance of Earth faded and the Company reaped ever smaller profits as the economic focus of space turned outward. But the powerful Earth Fleet was sitll a presence in the Beyond, and Pell Station was to become the last stronghold in a titanic struggle between the vast, dynamic forces of the rebel Union and those who defended Earth's last, desperate grasp for the stars.

Author : Christa C. Hogan
Publisher : North Star Editions, Inc.
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781635177152

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Space Stations by Christa C. Hogan Pdf

Explores scientists' thrilling quest to create space stations. Engaging text, vibrant photos, and informative infographics help readers learn about this important advancement in exploring space, as well as the people and technology that made it possible.

Author : Howard E. McCurdy
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421401768

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The Space Station Decision by Howard E. McCurdy Pdf

Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title Outstanding Academic Title, 1991, Choice Magazine Although building a space station has been an extraordinary challenge for America's scientists and engineers, the securing and sustaining of presidential approval, congressional support, and long-term funding for the project was an enormous task for bureaucrats. The Space Station Decision examines the history of this controversial initiative and illustrates how bureaucracy shapes public policy. Using primary documents and interviews, Howard E. McCurdy describes the events that led up to the 1984 decision to build a permanently occupied, international space station in low Earth orbit. As he follows the trail of the space station proposal through the labyrinth of White House policy review, McCurdy explains the evolution of the presidential budget review process, the breakup of the cabinet system, the proliferation of subcabinets and Executive Office interagency, the involvement of White House staff in framing issues for presidential review, and the role of bureaucracy in advancing administration legislation on Capitol Hill. Comparing the space station decision to earlier decisions to go to the moon and to build the space shuttle, McCurdy shows how public officials responsible for long-term science and technology policy maneuvered in a political system that demanded short-term flexibility.

Author : Allan Morey
Publisher : Epic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08
Category : Space stations
ISBN : 1626177015

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The International Space Station by Allan Morey Pdf

"Engaging images accompany information about the International Space Station. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Science
ISBN : PSU:000065502013

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NASA's International Space Station Program by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Pdf

Author : Robert C. Dempsey
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Government publications
ISBN : 0160943892

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The International Space Station by Robert C. Dempsey Pdf

Looks at the operations of the International Space Station from the perspective of the Houston flight control team, under the leadership of NASA's flight directors, who authored the book. The book provides insight into the vast amount of time and energy that these teams devote to the development, planning and integration of a mission before it is executed. The passion and attention to detail of the flight control team members, who are always ready to step up when things do not go well, is a hallmark of NASA human spaceflight operations. With tremendous support from the ISS program office and engineering community, the flight control team has made the International Space Station and the programs before it a success.

Author : Carron Brown
Publisher : Shine-A Light Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-18
Category : Astronautical laboratories
ISBN : 1782403205

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On the Space Station by Carron Brown Pdf

Watch as astronauts blast off into space with this beautifully illustrated book. By simply holding the book up to the light, or shining a torch behind each page, young readers will be able to discover how astronauts work, eat and exercise on a space station, and will delight in following a crew from lift-off to touch-down. The innovative see-through feature fulfils a similar function to lift-the-flap books, but has the added interactive dimension of the child being able to see both the surface and the hidden picture at the same time.

Author : John E. Catchpole
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780387781457

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The International Space Station by John E. Catchpole Pdf

A comprehensive, highly readable account of complex, technical, political and human endeavor and a worthy successor to Creating the International Space Station (Springer Praxis, January 2002) by David Harland and John Catchpole. This volume details for the first time the construction and occupation of the International Space Station from 2002 through to 2008, when it should reach American “Core Complete”.

Author : Bill O'Brien
Publisher : Creative Teaching Press
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2003-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1591987008

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Space Station by Bill O'Brien Pdf

The earth's gravity is stopping you from drifting off into space. But what if you were on the International Space Station? Then you'd be in the strange realm of microgravity! Book jacket.