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Series
Take them to the stars volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Always run, never fight. Preserve the knowledge. Survive at all cost. Take them to the stars. Over 99 identical generations, Mia's family has shaped human history to push them to the stars, making brutal, wrenching choices and sacrificing countless lives. Her turn comes at the dawn of the age of rocketry. Her mission: to lure Wernher Von Braun away from the Nazi party and into the American rocket program, and secure the future of the space race....
Author
Series
Take them to the stars volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In 1968, Mia's family, who has shaped human history to push them to the stars, must stand their ground, risking not only their bloodline but the future of the human race as they go up against the men trying to stop them.
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
vii, 120 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of rocket development from early Chinese fire arrows to modern-day space shuttles, discussing the science behind rocket flight while outlining projects that use the forces of thrust, gravity, lift, and drag.
6) Rockets
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
[1996]
Physical Desc
63 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the science of rocketry from the time of the earliest Chinese rockets in A.D. 1231 to the present.
Author
Language
English
Description
Winner of the 1974 National Book Award
"The most profound and accomplished American novel since the end of World War II." - The New Republic
“A screaming comes across the sky. . .” A few months after the Germans’ secret V-2 rocket bombs begin falling on London, British Intelligence discovers that a map of the city pinpointing the sexual conquests of one Lieutenant Tyrone Slothrop, U.S. Army, corresponds identically...
"The most profound and accomplished American novel since the end of World War II." - The New Republic
“A screaming comes across the sky. . .” A few months after the Germans’ secret V-2 rocket bombs begin falling on London, British Intelligence discovers that a map of the city pinpointing the sexual conquests of one Lieutenant Tyrone Slothrop, U.S. Army, corresponds identically...
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Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Meet Wernher von Braun, who developed the booster rocket that won the Space Race for the United States! Follow von Braun's story from his early work developing the V-2 ballistic missile to his development of the Saturn V booster rocket that took Apollo 11 to the moon. 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. Aligned...
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Series
Publisher
Maker Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xiv, 504 pages)
Language
English
Description
Starting with the basics of rocket propulsion, readers will start out making rockets made from stuff lying around the house, and then move on up to air-, water-, and solid propellant-powered rockets.
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