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Apollo / by Chappell, Russell E.; United States.National Aeronautics and Space Administration.Office of Public Affairs.(CARDINAL)289817;
Introduction -- Man dares to orbit -- Taking the moon's measure -- The systems, the people are 'go' -- July 20, 1969 : a dream achieved -- Adventure and discovery -- Answers to long-standing questions.
Subjects: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Project Apollo (U.S.); Navigation (Astronautics); Space flight; Space vehicles;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Onyx & beyond / by McBride, Amber,author.(CARDINAL)863830;
Set against the turbulence of the Civil Rights Movement, twelve-year-old Onyx dreams of becoming an astronaut as he navigates his mother's early-onset dementia and avoids foster care.Ages 8-12.Grades 4-6.
Subjects: Novels in verse.; Novels.; Young adult fiction.; Novels in verse.; Mothers and sons; Dementia; Civil rights movements; African Americans; Mothers and sons; Dementia; Alzheimer's disease; Civil rights movements; African Americans; Novels in verse.;
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 21
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Moon machines [videorecording] / by Copp, Duncan.; Davidson, Nick.; Riley, Christopher.;
The Saturn V rocket -- The command module -- The navigation computer -- The lunar module -- The space suit -- The lunar rover.Examines the transportation and technology of the Apollo mission to the moon.TV rating: Not rated.DVD, Dolby digital stereo.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Science television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautical instruments.; Astronautics.; Space flight to the moon.; Space vehicles;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wayfinding : the science and mystery of how humans navigate the world / by O'Connor, M. R.,1982-author.(CARDINAL)802813;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The last roadless place -- Memoryscapes -- Why children are amnesiacs -- Birds, bees, wolves and whales -- Navigation made us human -- A storytelling computer -- Supernomads -- Dreamtime cartography -- Space and time in the brain -- Among the lightning people -- You say left, I say north -- Empiricism at Harvard -- Astronauts of Oceania -- Navigating climate change -- This is your brain on GPS -- Lost Tesla -- Epilogue: our genius is topophilia."At once far flung and intimate, a fascinating look at how finding our way make us human. In this compelling narrative, O'Connor seeks out neuroscientists, anthropologists and master navigators to understand how navigation ultimately gave us our humanity. Biologists have been trying to solve the mystery of how organisms have the ability to migrate and orient with such precision--especially since our own adventurous ancestors spread across the world without maps or instruments. O'Connor goes to the Arctic, the Australian bush and the South Pacific to talk to masters of their environment who seek to preserve their traditions at a time when anyone can use a GPS to navigate. O'Connor explores the neurological basis of spatial orientation within the hippocampus. Without it, people inhabit a dream state, becoming amnesiacs incapable of finding their way, recalling the past, or imagining the future. Studies have shown that the more we exercise our cognitive mapping skills, the greater the grey matter and health of our hippocampus. O'Connor talks to scientists studying how atrophy in the hippocampus is associated with afflictions such as impaired memory, dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, depression and PTSD. Wayfinding is a captivating book that charts how our species' profound capacity for exploration, memory and storytelling results in topophilia, the love of place"--
Subjects: Orientation (Physiology); Space perception.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 10
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The explorers : a new history of America in ten expeditions / by Bellows, Amanda,author.(CARDINAL)889830;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-352) and index."The archetype of the American explorer, a rugged white man, has dominated our popular culture since the late eighteenth century, when Daniel Boone's autobiography captivated readers with tales of treacherous journeys. But our commonly held ideas about American exploration do not tell the whole story -- far from it. The Explorers rediscovers a diverse group of Americans who went to the western frontier and beyond, traversing the farthest reaches of the globe and even penetrating outer space in their endeavor to find the unknown. Many escaped from lives circumscribed by racism, sexism, poverty, and discrimination as they took on great risk in unfamiliar territory. Born into slavery, James Beckwourth found freedom as a mountain man and became one of the great entrepreneurs of Gold Rush California. Matthew Henson, the son of African American sharecroppers, left rural Maryland behind to seek the North Pole. Women like Harriet Chalmers Adams ascended Peruvian mountains to gain geographic knowledge while Amelia Earhart and Sally Ride shattered glass ceilings by pushing the limits of flight. In The Explorers, listeners will travel across the vast Great Plains and into the heights of the Sierra Nevada mountains; they will traverse the frozen Arctic Ocean and descend into the jungles of South America; they will journey by canoe and horseback, train and dogsled, airplane and space shuttle. Listeners will experience the exhilarating history of American exploration alongside the men and women who shared a deep drive to discover the unknown. Across two centuries and many thousands of miles of terrain, Amanda Bellowsoffers an ode to our country's most intrepid adventurers -- and reveals the history of America in the process."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Adventure and adventurers; Explorers;
Available copies: 28 / Total copies: 28
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Among us : a traitor in space / by Rivière, Laura,author.(CARDINAL)858602; Berthet, Théo,illustrator.(CARDINAL)858603;
"The intrigue of everyone's favorite video game comes to life in this unofficial Among Us adventure. V is a young astronaut ready for any challenge that comes his way. His next assignment: locate and repair the Skeld, a well-known international spaceship that has been navigating on pilot mode for years. Ten astronauts from around the world are tasked with this crucial mission. They must check wiring systems, align telescopes, clean vents . . . and survive. To the crew's horror, one of the astronauts is killed in the reactor room-another one is found dead in the cafeteria. There's an imposter in their midst! Will they be able to identify the culprit before it's too late?"--
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Ready for launch : an astronaut's lessons for success on earth / by Kelly, Scott,1964-author.(CARDINAL)348107;
Fear to take flight -- Failure is an option -- Endeavor to lead -- Flying by heart -- Commanding decisions -- Diversity is a force multiplier -- Blame me -- Sometimes it is rocket science -- Teamwork makes the dream work -- There's no crying in space -- Final thoughts.In this insightful and funny read, Scott Kelly shares how a distracted student with poor grades became a record-breaking astronaut and commander of the International Space Station. People think that astronauts are always perfect. "Failure's not an option," right? But as Scott shares in his deeply intimate book, he believes that it's our mistakes and challenges that have the potential to lead to greatness. Not everyone's road to achievement is a straight line. Most of us need to navigate a bumpier road full of obstacles to get where we want to be. Scott's story is for everyone who believes that shooting for the stars is beyond their reach!Grades 10-12Ages 12 & up1090L
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Young adult literature.; Kelly, Scott, 1964-; Success.; Conduct of life.; Astronauts;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 12
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Wild ride : my journey from cancer kid to astronaut / by Arceneaux, Hayley,1991-author.; Bark, Sandra,author.(CARDINAL)461059;
"A young reader's adaptation of the story of the youngest American to ever orbit the Earth - cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux - who shows us all that when we face our fears with hope and faith, the extraordinary is possible. "It may be hard to believe while I'm gravity-bound on my bedroom floor, but if there's one thing I've learned in my time on Earth, it's that as long as you keep saying yes, everything is possible," says Arceneaux. In this adaptation of her heartfelt memoir, especially inspiring for middle-grade readers, Arceneaux shares the details of her wild ride with never-before-told stories written especially for kids coming to this edition. Arceneaux not only tells readers what it was like to go to space - from training in a fighter jet to lifting off in a Dragon capsule - but she also offers stories from her childhood: things that she faced at the hospital when going through cancer treatment, what she had to overcome when she went back to school, and the courage it took to dream big dreams forher teenage and adult years. For students navigating a time of uncertainty, and for the adults and educators who seek to offer them hope, Arceneaux's uplifting story is one that will inspire kids for years to come. She offers wisdom and courage to anyonefighting against the odds, and shows us that dreaming is always possible"--Ages 8-12Grades 4-6
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Arceneaux, Hayley, 1991-; Cancer; Physicians' assistants; Space flight; Space medicine; Women astronauts;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The military GPS : cutting-edge global positioning system / by Gray, Judy Silverstein,author.(CARDINAL)477603; Kiland, Taylor Baldwin,1966-author.(CARDINAL)473723;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Straight 'chuting -- Where am I? The history of navigation -- How GPS works -- Here, there, everywhere -- Military careers that use GPS technology -- The future looks bright...and maybe more accurate -- Timeline.Grades 7-8.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Astronautics, Military; Global Positioning System;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Space stations and beyond / by Hamilton, John,1959-author.(CARDINAL)375866;
The cost of the Space Race for both the United States and the Soviet Union was immense, but many technology advancements resulted, including satellite communications and GPS navigation. With so much invested, both countries continued their space exploration efforts, even cooperating on some projects, such as the International Space Station. This title will examine the Skylab and Mir space stations, both nations' space shuttle efforts, and space exploration probes, leading to today's international cooperation between space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, and others.990L
Subjects: Mir (Space station); Astronauts; Manned space flight; Soyuz spacecraft; Extraterrestrial bases; Space stations; Large space structures (Astronautics);
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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