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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.
"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 wann...
"The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, began in 1958. With its creation, the United States hoped to ensure it won the space race against the Soviet Union. Author Sarah Fabiny describes ...
"Describes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, including its development and accomplishments"--Provided by publisher.
Since the dawn of mankind, we have stared up at the lights in the sky and wondered.. Now join the heroic men and women who have dared the impossible on some of the greatest adventures ever undertaken - the quest to reach...
Get ready for exciting up-to-the-minute video of what's happening at NASA. Whether it be the latest launch, mission, or new discovery, this video brings it to you with incredible picture and sound! Each month, this vid...
See some of the most extraordinary missions in space exploration, to destinations such as Saturn's moon, Titan. Also, view the all-familiar walk on the moon in a whole new light.
MOVIE TIE-IN EDITION. Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South and the civil rights movement, drawing on oral histories, personal recollections, interviews, archival documents and more, 'Hidden Figures' is the neve...
Get ready for exciting up-to-the-minute video of what's happening at NASA. Whether it is the latest launch, mission, or new discovery, this video brings it to the viewer with incredible picture and sound! Each month, t...
As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. his...
A celebration of the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo missions to the moon, this narrative uses 50 key artifacts from the Smithsonian archives to tell the story of the groundbreaking space exploration program. Bold phot...
Meet Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician who worked at NASA in the early 1950s until retiring in 1986. Katherine's unparalleled calculations (done by hand) helped plan the trajectories for NASA's Mercury and Apo...
As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. his...
"A biography of Sally Ride in the She Persisted series"-- Provided by publisher.