Astronautics Space Science category: 571 books

Home is a long way from home! There are no refrigerators in space—think about it! Life on the International Space Station is well, another, way of life: you wake up in a sleeping bag tied to the wall; open a food package which keeps your meals from floating away, and then maybe go to work...

Discover the history of the space race in this exciting and riveting nonfiction title! Elementary readers will learn about the Kennedy Space Station, the Cold War, Sputnik, the first astronauts and cosmonauts to make it into space, and the first landing on the moon. Through captivating images, informational...

Technology has allowed humans to explore the moon, other planets, and the farthest reaches of our solar system. BLAST! Into Space tells the amzaing true story of space exploration and what its future may hold.The Spectrum® Readers are the perfect Common Core aligned tool to support the development...

Twelve thrilling and terrifying space-mission failures, told by the bestselling author of Apollo 13! There are so many amazing, daring, and exciting missions to outer space that have succeeded. But for every success, there are mistakes, surprises, and flat-out failures that happen along the...

The Apollo program drove the development of spacecraft meteoroid protection in the U.S. and provided the core technology used on succeeding space programs. The uncertain likelihood of a mission-ending collision with a meteoroid and the unknown consequences of a collision with particles at the very...

Robert Jastrow discusses the past and future of space exploration, the cosmic mysteries that still await solution, and the possibility of extraterrestrials whose intelligence far outstrips our own.

This official NASA internal document - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - provides comprehensive details about the Skylab Orbital Workshop - operations, anomalies, and much more. SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION * SECTION 2. CONFIGURATION * SECTION 3. MISSION SUMMARY * Saturn...

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this official NASA history describes and analyzes the organization of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during the 1960s and, in so doing, to test certain assumptions about the nature of administrative history....

Learn about the Saturn V moon rocket with this unique collection of documents, anchored by the illustrated Saturn V Flight Manual, written for the astronauts flying the mammoth Apollo moon rocket. Containing over 210 illustrations, line drawings, and figures, this ebook reproduction has fascinating...

In recent decades, the number of satellites being built and launched into Earth’s orbit has grown immensely, alongside the field of space engineering itself. This book offers an in-depth guide to engineers and professionals seeking to understand the technologies behind Low Earth Orbit satellites. With...

This unique NASA report provides information and lessons learned from shuttle avionics testing constraints. Objective - Consolidate within one report the operational Constraints and Considerations for launch site testing of the present Shuttle Avionics systems. Constraint - Testing that requires special...

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this is an excellent report on the historic X-15 program. A technical symposium and pilots' panel discussion were held on June 8,1989, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the first free flight of the X-15 rocket-powered...

Have you ever wondered if there are seasons on the moon or if space tourism will ever become commonplace? So has Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock. In fact, she earned her nickname “Lunatic” because of her deep fascination for all things lunar. In her lucidly written, comprehensive guide to the moon, Aderin-Pocock...

SPACE2014 - Die spannende Welt der Raumfahrt. Die elfte Ausgabe des Raumfahrt-Klassikers. Powered Flight: Bransons Start ins All +++ Asteroiden: Gefahr aus dem All +++ China landet auf dem Mond +++ Private Raumfahrt schaltet in den nächsten Gang +++ Proton: Pfusch und Pannen +++Mercurys gefährlicher...