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Sailing the solar system : the next 100 years of space exploration / by Yomtov, Nel,author.(CARDINAL)371021;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.From space elevators to galactic hotels, the future of space travel is full of out-of-this-world possibilities. Hit warp speed with Luna Li to see what the next 100 years of space travel may look like.Reading grade level: 3-4.Interest grade level: 3-9.The dream of space travel -- The decades ahead -- The year 2120 -- The frontier spirit.GN840LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Comics (Graphic works); Nonfiction comics.; Graphic novels.; Technological forecasting; Astronautics; Technological forecasting; Science fiction;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Solar-wind-riding electric sail : Meet NASA inventor Bruce Wiegmann and his team's /
Includes bibliographical references and index.The solar wind -- The edge of the solar system -- Changes in the heliosphere -- Reaching the heliopause -- The need for speed -- Inventor feature: building a dream -- Electric repulsion -- Big idea: an invisible sail -- Inventor feature: basic research -- Protons and electrons -- Longer wires -- Big idea: spinning the spacecraft -- Inventor feature: inspired by industry -- Electric sail vs. solar sail -- Inventor feature: other interests -- Big idea: keep it simple! -- Outside the ecliptic -- Pushing back the boundaries -- Bruce Wiegmann and his team."A volume explaining engineer Bruce Wiegmann's plan to create a space craft that will harness the power of solar wind to propel itself towards the edge of the solar system"--Ages 5-11.960LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Wiegmann, Bruce; Aerospace engineering; Solar sails; Solar wind; Space vehicles;
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Meet NASA inventor Mahmooda Sultana and her team's quantum dot solar sail / by Adams, William D.(Childrens' author),author.;
"Neptune, the last planet in our solar system, has barely been studied. But the planet and its giant moon Triton hold many secrets--Triton could even harbor life! Learn how engineer Mahmooda Sultana plans to send a probe to Neptune in a fraction of the time--and at a fraction of the cost--of traditional probes by sailing on sunshine. The books in the Out of This World series feature projects that have won grants from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program (NIAC). The program provides funding to teams working to develop bold new advances in space technology."--Back cover.1090L
Subjects: Biographies.; Sultana, Mahmooda; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts; Aerospace engineers; Solar sails; Solar sails; Solar wind; Space probes; Space vehicles; Inventions; Inventors; Astronautics; Aerospace engineering;
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Meet NASA inventor Bruce Wiegmann and his team's solar-wind-riding electric sail / by De la Rosa, Jeff,author.(CARDINAL)801038;
"A volume explaining engineer Bruce Wiegmann's plan to create a space craft that will harness the power of solar wind to propel itself towards the edge of the solar system"--Ages 5-11.Includes bibliographical references and index.The solar wind -- The edge of the solar system -- Changes in the heliosphere -- Reaching the heliopause -- The need for speed -- Inventor feature: building a dream -- Electric repulsion -- Big idea: an invisible sail -- Inventor feature: basic research -- Protons and electrons -- Longer wires -- Big idea: spinning the spacecraft -- Inventor feature: inspired by industry -- Electric sail vs. solar sail -- Inventor feature: other interests -- Big idea: keep it simple! -- Outside the ecliptic -- Pushing back the boundaries -- Bruce Wiegmann and his team.960LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Wiegmann, Bruce; Space vehicles; Solar sails; Solar wind; Aerospace engineering;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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This is rocket science : true stories of the risk-taking scientists who figure out ways to explore beyond Earth / by Skurzynski, Gloria.(CARDINAL)723260;
Includes bibliographical references (page 78) and index.Fire arrows -- The fathers of modern rocketry -- Beeps from space -- Saturn wins, Orion loses -- Return and reuse -- Success and failure -- Way to go -- Farther needs faster.A history of rockets and rocket science, from the Chinese discovery of gunpowder to the development of nuclear spacecraft and rockets that sail on the solar winds.009-013.1210LAccelerated Reader ARLexile
Subjects: Biographies.; Aerospace engineers; Rocketry; Rocketry; Rockets (Aeronautics);
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Laser-sailing starships : meet NASA inventor Philip Lubin and his team's /
Includes bibliographical references and index.Destination: Proxima Centauri -- Inventor feature: Growing up during the space race -- Interstellar travel -- Getting there faster -- Big idea: Make it smaller -- Inventor feature: Phil fix-it -- Pushing faster -- Big idea: Solar sails -- Inventor feature: Observing nature -- Laser power -- Inventor feature: Defending the planet -- Proxima B or bust -- Inventor feature: Childhood inspiration -- Philip Lubin and his team."A volume explaining inventor Philip Lubin's plan to create space probes that use the power of laser beams to push the probe out of the solar system at around one-third the speed of light"--Ages 5-11.980LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Lubin, Philip Michael; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Interstellar travel; Lasers; Space vehicles;
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Meet NASA inventor Philip Lubin and his team's laser-sailing starships / by De la Rosa, Jeff,author.(CARDINAL)801038;
"A volume explaining inventor Philip Lubin's plan to create space probes that use the power of laser beams to push the probe out of the solar system at around one-third the speed of light"--Ages 5-11.Includes bibliographical references and index.Destination: Proxima Centauri -- Inventor feature: Growing up during the space race -- Interstellar travel -- Getting there faster -- Big idea: Make it smaller -- Inventor feature: Phil fix-it -- Pushing faster -- Big idea: Solar sails -- Inventor feature: Observing nature -- Laser power -- Inventor feature: Defending the planet -- Proxima B or bust -- Inventor feature: Childhood inspiration -- Philip Lubin and his team.980LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Lubin, Philip Michael; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Space vehicles; Interstellar travel; Lasers;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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Green transportation / by Knight, Robert N.(CARDINAL)478128; World Book, Inc.(CARDINAL)170438;
Includes bibliographical references (page 62) and index.Transportation: a basic human need -- Automobiles -- Automobile pollution -- Suffering cities -- Biofuels -- Electric cars and hybrids -- Alternative vehicles -- Motorcycles -- Motorcycle alternatives -- Trucks -- The diesel engine -- Making diesel green -- Buses -- Trains -- Transporting people -- Trains for mass transit -- Ships and boats -- Biodiesel power -- Solar-sail power -- Airplanes -- Air travel and pollution -- Innovations in aviation -- Governments and transportation -- What governments need to do -- What you can do -- Activities -- Glossary -- Additional resources -- Index."An overview of current efforts to reduce the environmental impact of various forms of transportation. Topics include biofuels, hybrid and battery-powered vehicles, fuel cell batteries, and solar technology. Features include fact boxes, glossary, activities, list of recommended reading and Web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Automobiles; Transportation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Space tourism / by McMahon, Peter,1977-(CARDINAL)593254; Mora, Andy,illustrator.(CARDINAL)593256;
Go into space today! -- A history of space tourism, part 1: Trips for the rich -- Living on the international space station -- Rocket science 101: What is gravity? -- Project #1: Pencil eraser gravity simulator -- A history of space tourism, part 2: Space trips for all! -- Rocket science 101: What is zero gravity? -- Project #2: Zero-G in a laundry basket -- Today's space fleet -- Rocket science 101: How do rockets work? -- Project #3: Newton's balloon test engine -- Liftoff in 5...4...3...2...1 -- Piloting a space plane -- Project #4: Launch a space vacation plane -- Green space tourism -- Space hotels -- Construction at 300,000 meters -- Project #5: Inflate a model space yacht -- Solar sails and resorts on Mars.Junior Library Guild"Nowadays, space travel isn't just for professional astronauts doing research or orbital engineers ... It's for people like you." Includes five experiments.7-11.2-6.IG1160LAccelerated Reader ARA Junior Library Guild selection
Subjects: Science projects; Space tourism; Space vehicles;
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Dimming the sun : the urgent case for geoengineering / by Ramge, Thomas,1971-author.(CARDINAL)542779;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-187) and index.Introduction: Sulphur in the sky -- Climate : why we have to dim the sum -- Technology : the geoengineer's toolbox -- Research : the risks and side effects -- Law : united geoengineering nations -- Scenario : a tale from the year 2040 -- Politics : responsible geoengineering -- Notes -- Further reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the author."Earth stands at a tipping point. As we fail to curtail emissions fast enough, our planet stares down a cascade of imminent, catastrophic, and irreversible disaster triggered by climate change. Yet a potent technology already exists to buy us more time: solar geoengineering. Through methods such as atmospheric aerosols, human-generated cirrus clouds, and solar sails, we humans can at least in the short term slow the Earth's warming. Should we? Ramge shows us how the science works, what the risks are--both geophysical and political--and how the international community might come together to agree on and regulate a safe and effective plan for geoengineering. And while he identifies the unknowns about the technology that remain, he believes this very uncertainty demands our full attention"--
Subjects: Instructional and educational works.; Environmental geotechnology.; Climate change mitigation.; Climatic changes.; Global warming.;
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