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"Explores various perspectives on the Space Race. The reader's choices reveal the historical details"--
"You are living in a time of change and progress. World War II is over, but the Cold War between the United States and its former ally, the Soviet Union, is on. Each country begins pouring resources into a battle for the most advanced space exploration technology. You are about to become a part of this exciting competition. Will you: Help the United...
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"This fascinating book describes what scientists discovered about the Moon from the Apollo missions that came after the successful landing in 1969, until the last mission in 1972. A discussion follows of why flights to the Moon stopped, the creation of space stations, such as Skylab, that followed, and what exciting new plans are now being made to revisit the Moon. Maps of the Moon show where astronauts drove in rovers on the surface and what resources...
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In July of 1969, three astronauts set off on an historic mission to land on the moon. Now, 50 years later, a new book celebrates the achievement of the Apollo missions, detailing an incredible period of science and engineering history. Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions tells the unique personal stories of over 60 engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program possible. The eight years from...
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"Experience man's journey to the surface of the moon all over again, with this stellar collection of historical films and profiles of the men and women behind the scenes. It's one of the 20th century's greatest stories, and every moment--rom the early ambitious concepts and Kennedy's bold promise to the incredible 'giant leap for mankind'--s all here. NASA: The Complete Story also takes you through the space program's other great triumphs (and, yes,...
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The Moon Project is a full-screen, Mutual Reality Internet DVD made on the event of the 30th anniversary of humankind's first moon landing. It is to bring viewers into personal contact with humanity's cultural tradition through participation in the exploration of the moon. As an historical source document and as an artistic interpretation of cultural context, the Moon project is made to connect viewers in our collective global culture.
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The Great Space Race is about when astronauts went to space and to the moon. There were two countries racing to the moon. American was one of them. The USSR was the other one. They were racing to the moon because they wanted to prove they were the best. The astronauts are famous, too. Both countries built rockets. They raced a lot. But only one landed on the moon.
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"How do we know about the select band of astronauts who traveled to the Moon? How were they selected and what happened to them? This book shows how we know about the astronauts and their experiences from primary and other sources. It includes information on some historical detective work that has taken place, using documentary and oral evidence, that has enabled historians to piece together fascinating information about these unique space pioneers"--...
12) Man on the moon
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Disc 1. This disc covers the pre-launch preparations for the flight and moon landing by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. It goes on to cover the subsequent landings on the moon and includes the Apollo 13 rescue and the first launch of the shuttle Columbia. Disc 2. The 40th anniversary edition includes the history of NASA, an introduction to the people who made the Mercury and Apollo programs possible, an inside look at the Apollo mission and an additional...
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"July 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first manned moon landing--a milestone in the history of humankind. Today, the adventure, courage, and ground-breaking accomplishment behind the NASA Apollo missions remains as compelling as ever. This thrilling photo book features previously-unpublished photographs from the NASA archives, now meticulously digitized, captured by the Apollo astronauts during their missions. From some 27,000 NASA images,...
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In July 1969, ninety-four percent of American televisions were tuned to coverage of Apollo 11's mission to the moon. How did space exploration, once the purview of rocket scientists, reach a larger audience than My Three Sons? Why did a government program whose standard operating procedure had been secrecy turn its greatest achievement into a communal experience? In Marketing the Moon, David Meerman Scott and Richard Jurek tell the story of one of...
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"Account of unmanned lunar and planetary exploration from the early 1970s to the early 1990s"--
"Infinity Beckoned illuminates a critical period of space history when humans dared an expansive leap into the inner solar system. With an irreverent and engaging style, Jay Gallentine conveys the trials and triumphs of the people on the ground who conceived and engineered the missions that put robotic spacecraft on the heavenly bodies nearest our own....
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Astronauts: Project Mercury, one of America's greatest milestones in the space race, served as the stepping stone for our knowledge of manned space flight. One of the earliest NASA edited films, this film documents the selection of the original 7 astronauts for the famed project. Watch as Slayton, Glenn, Shepard, Schirra, Grissom, Cooper and Carpenter undergo rigorous testing and training, both psychological and physical, to be among the first men...