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1) The astronaut maker: how one mysterious engineer ran human spaceflight for a generation

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"One of the most elusive and controversial figures in NASA's history, George W.S. Abbey was called "the Dark Lord," "the Godfather," and "UNO" (unidentified NASA official) by those within NASA. From young pilot and wannabe astronaut to engineer, bureaucrat, and finally director of the Johnson Space Center ("mission control"), Abbey's story has never been fully told--until now. This fascinating account takes readers inside NASA to learn the real story...

2) Heaven's shadow

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Goyer, David S

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Heaven's shadow trilogy volume 1

Pub. Date

2011

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x, 398 p. : ill ; 24 cm.

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"An object one hundred miles across, originating from Octans constellation, on a trajectory for our sun. Now its journey is almost over. And humanity's journey is about to begin. As the Near-Earth Object--dubbed "Keanu"--approaches, two manned vehicles race through almost half a million kilometers of space to reach it first and land on the frozen, desolate surface: NASA's Destiny, originally designed for flights to the Moon and Mars, and the untested...

3) Lowball

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Wild cards volume 22

Pub. Date

2014

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361 pages ; 25 cm.

4) Heaven's Fall

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S. Goyer, David

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Heaven's Shadow

Pub. Date

2013

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Mankind’s first contact with extraterrestrial life led to an incredible revelation. Their last may lead them to extinction.
Twenty years have passed since the mysterious Near-Earth Object nicknamed Keanu appeared in the night sky and transported an assortment of humans from all over Earth into its interior. There they discovered that Keanu was an immense long-range spaceship—and they were not its only inhabitants. They joined...

5) Dead Zone - Season 3: Total Awareness

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Hall, Anthony Michael

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Dead Zone volume 5

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Johnny and a rebellious young woman (Lauren Lee Smith) with a strange gift for numbers team up to expose a corrupt government agency using massive intelligence gathering program that can access every surveillance network in the world.