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A kid-friendly, accessible, and humorous picture book about the sometimes complicated task of eating while in outer space—spoiler: it's not as simple as it seems!
Without a kitchen, plates, or cups, eating in space isn’t easy. When food floats (and so do you), remember:
1. Be patient: Preparing a meal without gravity’s help takes time.
2. Avoid crumbs: They get everywhere!
3. Clean up after yourself: Today’s stray snack could become tomorrow’s...
3) Elysium
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In the year 2154, two groups of people remain: the extremely wealthy, who reside on an immaculate man-made space station named Elysium, and the rest, who occupy an overpopulated, destroyed Earth. Max decides to embark on a mission that could bring equality to the opposed worlds.
6) Gemina
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"When the space station Heimdall is invaded, Hannah and Nik must work together to defeat the enemy"--
9) Elysium
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In the year 2154, two groups of people remain: the extremely wealthy, who reside on an immaculate man-made space station named Elysium, and the rest, who occupy an overpopulated, destroyed Earth. Max decides to embark on a mission that could bring equality to the opposed worlds.
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Ninety-seven years after nuclear Armageddon destroyed the planet, humanity's sole survivors live on the Ark, an aging space station experiencing overpopulation and inadequate resources. When faced with difficult choices, the Ark leaders decide to send 100 juvenile prisoners back to Earth to test its living conditions.
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Comprised of modules built by the United States, Russia, and other countries, the International Space Station (ISS) is the culmination of international cooperation in the space race. This guide covers all aspects of this permanently manned Earth-orbiting complex where astronauts carry out scientific research. The text examines how the ISS was built, its logistics modules and freighters, its use as an integrated facility, what life on board is like,...
12) Gravity
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A young NASA doctor must combat a lethal microbe that is multiplying in the deadliest of environments: Space.
13) Strike force
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Moving from the Pentagon to the Middle East, filled with intrigue, adventure, and danger, this is the latest adrenaline-pumped military thriller from the New York Times bestselling master
When a military coup in Iran leads to a crackdown on religious jihadists, it seems as if a new era is dawning in the Middle East, especially when the new leader, General Buzhazi, seeks to normalize relations with both America and Israel. But the Iranians are...
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Reunited with the survivors of the space-station Ark that fell to Earth, Clarke Griffin and her band of juvenile delinquents have faced death at every turn: from a world transformed by radiation to the fierce Grounders who somehow managed to survive it, and the double-dealing Mountain Men from the fortified Mount Weather, whose civilized environment masked a horrible secret.
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After the stunning events in the first season finale that found all of the survivors of the Ark attempting to return to the surface, and the epic battle with the Grounders, there are plenty of questions for Season Two. Foremost: Who are the mysterious Mountain Men? Who survived the battle with the Grounders? And what's with that mysterious white room in Mt. Weather?
16) Mission to Mir
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Shows how American and Russian astronauts train for life aboard the Russian space station Mir and, in film taken by the American astronauts in space, shows how the astronauts live, work, and entertain in a zero-gravity environment. Includes a brief review of the history of manned space flight. Features American astronaut Shannon Lucid.
17) Solaris
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In the near future, a psychologist arrives at a remote space station to look into strange events, and seems to be visited by his dead wife.
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The previous administration's ineffective response to the growing Russian threat has left America vulnerable. Setting a bold course for America's defense, the decisive and strong new president, John Dalton Farrell, intends to challenge Russian aggression head on. Brad and Patrick McLanahan and the formidable Iron Wolf Squadron, including the recently injured Nadia Roz, rested and back to fighting form thanks to a pair of state-of-the-art prosthetic...
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"When Gwendy Peterson was twelve, a mysterious stranger named Richard Farris gave her a mysterious box for safekeeping. It offered treats and vintage coins, but it was dangerous. Pushing any of its seven colored buttons promised death and destruction. Years later, the button box entered Gwendy's life again. A successful novelist and a rising political star, she was once again forced to deal with the temptation that box represented. Now, evil forces...
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