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The Endeavour SRTM : mapping the earth / by Zelon, Helen.(CARDINAL)701843;
Includes bibliographical references (page 24) and index.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Endeavour (Space shuttle); Cartography; Radar in earth sciences; Topographic maps;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Last launch : Discovery, Endeavor, Atlantis / by Winters, Dan,1962-photographer.(CARDINAL)335195;
"Americans have been driven to explore beyond the horizon ever since the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. In the twentieth century, that drive took us to the moon and inspired dreams of setting foot on other planets and voyaging among the stars. The vehicle we built to launch those far journeys was the space shuttle--Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. This fleet of reusable spacecraft was designed to be our taxi to earth orbit, where we would board spaceships heading for strange new worlds. While the shuttle program never accomplished that goal, its 135 missions sent more than 350 people on a courageous journey into the unknown... Last Launch is a stunning photographic tribute to America's space shuttle program. Dan Winters was one of only a handful of photographers to whom NASA gave close-range access to photograph the last launches of Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. Positioning automatically controlled cameras at strategic points around the launch pad--some as close as seven hundred feet--he recorded images of take-offs that capture the incredible power and transcendent beauty of the blast that sends the shuttle hurtling into space. Winters also takes us on a visual tour of the shuttle as a marvel of technology--from the crew spaces with their complex instrumentation, to the massive engines that propelled the shuttle, to the enormous vehicle assembly building where the shuttles were prepared for flight... A unique historical document, Last Launch powerfully evokes an all-American story--the quest for new frontiers"--"Last Launch comprises some sixty photos of the last 3 U.S. space shuttle missions by acclaimed photographer Dan Winters. In a brief personal piece Winters writes about seeing the first space launch on television with his parents, his ongoing love-affair with the space program over the decades, and his feelings as it is discontinued. An essay by American film director, screenwriter and producer Al Reinert puts the photographs and the program in historical perspective. This book is a technically brilliant and culturally important collection of photographs by an artist who was one of a handful of photographers given behind the scenes access to the U. S. space shuttle program"--
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Winters, Dan, 1962-; Atlantis (Space shuttle); Discovery (Spacecraft); Endeavour (Space shuttle); Photography, Artistic.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Endeavour mission STS-61 : fixing the Hubble Space Telescope / by Zelon, Helen.(CARDINAL)701843;
Includes bibliographical references (page 24) and index.Machine generated contents note: Shuttle Bus in the Sky -- Hubble in Trouble -- Practice Makes Perfect -- Ready, Set, Liftoff -- Life in Space -- Capturing the Hubble -- Space Mechanics -- Night Walking -- The Great Screw Chase -- Bound for Earth Again -- Glossary -- Index -- Web Sites.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Endeavour (Space shuttle); Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft); Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft); Extravehicular activity (Manned space flight); Manned space flight; Space flights;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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John B. Herrington / by Deutsch, Stacia.(CARDINAL)345215;
Includes bibliographical references.The first Native American in space -- Early childhood memories -- Serving his country -- Space shuttle Endeavour -- Coming back home to Earth chronology.1070LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Herrington, John B. (John Bennett), 1958-; Astronauts; Indians of North America;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mission to space / by Herrington, John B.(John Bennett),1958-author.(CARDINAL)491933;
Go on a Mission to Space with Chickasaw astronaut John Herrington, as he shares his flight on the space shuttle Endeavour and his thirteen-day mission to the international Space Station. Learn what it takes to train for space flight, see the tasks he completed in space, and join him on his spacewalk 220 miles above the earth.700LAccelerated Reader ARAmerican Indian Youth Literature Award Honor Book, 2018
Subjects: Biographies.; Herrington, John B. (John Bennett), 1958-; Astronauts; Chickasaw Indians; Space flight;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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It's her story : Mae Jemison / by Williams, Lesley(Librarian),author; O'Neill, Brooke,illustrator(CARDINAL)896490;
"Mae Jemison was the first Black woman to go to space. She is an astronaut, doctor, engineer, writer, teacher, and dancer. Her adventurous spirit has taken her from healing people around the world, to dancing on stage, to orbiting the earth on the Space Shuttle Endeavour. In all her work, she inspires others to follow their curiosity, believe in themselves, and reach for the stars. This is her story."--
Subjects: Biographical comics.; Nonfiction comics.; Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels.; Jemison, Mae, 1956-; African American women astronauts; Astronauts; African American astronauts;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Leaving orbit : notes from the last days of American spaceflight / by Dean, Margaret Lazarus,1972-author.(CARDINAL)348108; Polito, Robert,1951-author of afterword.(CARDINAL)766884;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-309).Prologue: Air and space -- The beginnings of the future: This is Cape Canaveral -- What it felt like to walk on the Moon -- Good-bye, Discovery -- A brief history of the future -- Good-bye, Endeavour -- A brief history of spacefarers -- Good-bye, Atlantis -- The end of the future: Wheel stop -- The future -- Epilogue -- Timeline of American spaceflight -- Judge's afterword / Robert Polito.Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize.
Subjects: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.; Space flight.; Space shuttles;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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Mae Jemison / by Gelletly, LeeAnne.(CARDINAL)704497;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-105) and index.1. "To boldly go ..." -- 2. Dreaming of the stars -- 3. Exploring new worlds -- 4. The right stuff -- 5. ASCAN training -- 6. Aboard the Endeavour -- 7. Back to Earth -- 8. New endeavors.A biography of Dr. Mae Jemison who, in September of 1992, on the fiftieth mission of the United States Space Shuttle, became the first African American woman in space.
Subjects: Biographies.; Jemison, Mae, 1956-; African American women astronauts; Astronauts; Astronauts; African Americans; Women; Women; African Americans; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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You should meet Mae Jemison / by Calkhoven, Laurie.(CARDINAL)356898; Dong, Monique,illustrator.(CARDINAL)413636;
Early Dreams -- Dreams on Earth -- Dreams About Space -- Space! -- Life After Space -- But Wait... There's More!Blast off into space and get to know Mae Jemison—the first African-American woman to ever go to space—with this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series of biographies about people "you should meet." Meet Mae Jemison, the first African-American female astronaut! Did you know before Mae was an astronaut, she went to medical school and joined the Peace Corps? But she never forgot her childhood dream to travel to outer space. So in 1985 she applied to NASA’s astronaut training program. On September 12, 1992, Mae flew into space with six other astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour and made history—just like you can if you follow your dreams! A special section at the back of the book includes extras on subjects like history and math, plus a fun timeline filled with interesting trivia facts about space! With the You Should Meet series, learning about historical figures has never been so much fun!Age 6-8.880LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Dance.; Biographies.; Trivia and miscellanea.; Jemison, Mae, 1956-; Scientists; Scientists; Scientists; Scientists; African American women astronauts; Astronauts; Dancers; Women authors, American.; Women authors, American; Women; Women; Women authors, American; Women authors; Biography; Biography; Teachers; Teachers; Teachers.; Women scientists; Women scientists; Women scientists; Women; Women astronauts; Women astronauts; Women astronauts; Women astronauts.; African Americans.; African American authors.; African American authors; African American authors; African American authors; Authors, American; Authors, American; Authors, American; Teachers; African American interest.; African Americans; Ballet dancers; Dancers; Dancers; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Gabby [large print] a story of courage and hope / by Giffords, Gabrielle D.(Gabrielle Dee),1970-(CARDINAL)685678; Kelly, Mark E.(CARDINAL)596141; Zaslow, Jeffrey, 1958-2012.; Zaslow, Jeffrey.(CARDINAL)773877;
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, showed Americans how optimism, an adventurous spirit, and a call to service can help change the world. Their arrival in the spotlight came under the worst of circumstances. On January 8, 2011, while meeting with constituents in Tucson, Arizona, Gabby was the victim of an assassination attempt that left six people dead and thirteen wounded. Gabby was shot in the head; doctors called her survival "miraculous." As the nation grieved and sought to understand the attack, Gabby remained focused on her against-all-odds recovery. Mark spent every possible moment by her side, as he also prepared for his final mission as commander of Space Shuttle Endeavour. Now, as Gabby's health continues to improve, the couple is sharing their remarkable untold story, an unflinching look at the overwhelming challenges of brain injury, the painstaking process of learning to communicate again, and the responsibilities that fall to a loving spouse who wants the best possible treatment for his wife.--From publisher description.9-12Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Large print books.; Giffords, Gabrielle D. (Gabrielle Dee), 1970-; Giffords, Gabrielle D. (Gabrielle Dee), 1970-; Giffords, Gabrielle D. (Gabrielle Dee), 1970-; Giffords, Gabrielle D. (Gabrielle Dee), 1970-; Kelly, Mark E.; United States. Congress. House; Astronauts; Head; Women legislators;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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