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Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
"Meet Ellen Ochoa, history's first Hispanic female astronaut! Follow Ochoa's story as she works at NASA's Ames Research Center while attempting to become an astronaut. Her persistence pays off when she is chosen to be astronaut on her third try! Learn about her accomplishments from her space shuttle missions through her retirement as the director of the Johnson Space Center"--
2) Ellen Ochoa
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
114 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
"Conoce a la astronauta veterana e ingienera galardonada, Ellen Ochoa, quien una vez fue simplemente una niña de Los Ángeles, California. Nieta de inmigrantes mexicanos, Ellen se dedicaría a la física a temprana edad y procedería a recibir una maestría y un doctorado en ingeniería eléctrica de la Universidad de Stanford. En 1993 Ellen se convirtió en la primera latina en el espacio. Como astronauta retirada, fue directora del Centro...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
"Meet Sally Ride, the first American woman in space! Follow Ride's story as she develops a robotic arm for space shuttles, investigates the Challenger and Columbia disasters, and founds Sally Ride Science. Infographics, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic. Additional features include a table of contents, an index, a timeline and fun facts."--
5) Sally Ride
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Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
57 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
"As the first American woman in space, Sally Ride broke barriers and made her dreams come true. But she wanted to do even more! After leaving NASA, she created science and engineering programs that would help other girls and women make their dreams come true as well." -- Amazon.com.
"A biography of Sally Ride in the She Persisted series"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
152 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"Sally Ride was more than the first woman in space--she was a real-life explorer and adventurer whose life story is a true inspiration for all those who dream big. Most people know Sally Ride as the first American female astronaut to travel in space. But in her lifetime she was also a nationally ranked tennis player, a physicist who enjoyed reading Shakespeare, a university professor, the founder of a company that helped inspire girls and young women...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"John was a boy who lived for adventure, but as he grew older, he became interested in everything--chemistry, music and writing, government and politics. However, his adventurous spirit never went away. All he wanted to do was fly." -- back cover.
12) Space heroes
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Series
Pub. Date
2018.
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23 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Description
Profiles four women who have been integral to NASA's space program, helping to develop the Hubble Space Telescope, create computer code to send spacecraft to the moon, and work onboard the space shuttle.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
"Meet Scott Kelly, who lived for a year in space! Follow Kelly's story as he moves from a career as a volunteer Emergency Medical technician to his service in the United States Navy and on to NASA where, with his identical twin brother Mark, spent one year on the International Space Station and part of the Twins Study. Infographics, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic. Additional features include a table of...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
157 pages, 12 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Description
"The U.S. may have put the first man on the moon, but it was the Soviet space program that made Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in space. It took years to catch up, but soon NASA's first female astronauts were racing past milestones of their own. The trail-blazing women of Group 9, NASA's first mixed gender class, had the challenging task of convincing the powers that be that a woman's place is in space, but they discovered that NASA had plenty...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 31 cm
Description
"Journey to the Moon on the Apollo 12 mission with astronaut and artist Alan Bean! As a boy, Alan wanted to fly planes. As a young navy pilot, Alan wished he could paint the view from the cockpit. So he took an art class to learn patterns and forms. But no class could prepare him for the beauty of the lunar surface some 240,000 miles from Earth. In 1969, Alan became the fourth man and first artist on the moon. He took dozens of pictures, but none...
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Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
[40] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
I Walked on the Moon. This is my journey. It didn't begin when I stepped on board Apollo 11 on July 16, 1969. It began the day I was born -- Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr., whom everyone called Buzz. Becoming an astronaut took more than education, discipline, and physical strength. It took years of determination and believing that any goal is possible -- from riding a bike alone across the George Washington Bridge at age ten to making a footprint on the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Description
In Mae Carol Jemison, learn how the American astronaut and doctor chose to pursue a career in science and became the first African-American woman in space, followed by work advocating for space exploration and women and minorities in the sciences. Features include a timeline, a glossary, essential facts, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
226 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Description
When the former Detroit Lion's football career was cut short by an injury, Leland Marvin didn't waste time mourning his broken dream. Instead, he found a new one -- something completely out of this world. He joined NASA, braved an injury that nearly left him permanently deaf, and traveled to space on the shuttle Atlantis to help build the International Space Station. He also found time to write songs with will.i.am, work with Serena Williams, and...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xviii, 266 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.
Description
"The story of Mike Massimino's life growing up in a working-class family and his determination to get the education and experience that would lead to his challenging but successful rise to become a NASA astronaut"--
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