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A year after the disappearance and commencement of the international search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, no sign of the plane has been found; no debris, no bodies, no sign of the black box. Richard Belzer, George Noory, and David Wayne want to know why. Scrutinizing the theories the media and politicians claim are most likely reasons the plane crashed, Belzer, Noory, and Wayne argue that if a year after a huge Boeing 777 has gone missing, and...
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It's the 21st-century and everything about the space industry is changing, and leading that charge are private sector companies including Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin, which are building a dizzying array of new spacecraft and rockets, not just for government use, but for any paying customer. At the heart of this space revolution are spaceports, the center and literal launching pads of spaceflight. Spaceports cost hundreds of millions...
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Touching History is told through the eyes of commercial airline pilots, FAA and military controllers, jet fighters and key military personnel at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and its subunit Northeast Air Defense Sector (NEADS), and the national FAA Command Center, whose personnel had to grapple with the bizarre and unprecedented unfolding drama of the attacks.In a round-robin narrative in the style of Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn's...
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"An entertaining and fascinating memoir of "gifted storyteller" (People) Ann Hood's adventurous years as a TWA flight attendant. In 1978, in the tailwind of the Golden Age of air travel, flight attendants were the epitome of glamor and sophistication. Fresh out of college and hungry to experience the world, Ann Hood joined their ranks. She carved chateaubriand in the first-class cabin, found romance on layovers in London and Lisbon, and walked more...
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Willa Perlman Books
Pub. Date
c1993
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IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 1
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
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English
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Highlights sixteen episodes in the development of aviation ranging from balloons to the space shuttle. Also includes a time line and historical notes.
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IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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How long does it take to get into outer space? About nine minutes! Powerful vehicles carry people beyond Earth's atmosphere in a short time. But astronauts train for years before they go on missions. In this book, you'll learn about what it's like to be an astronaut in space! As part of the Searchlight Books collection, this series explores outer space and sheds light on the question What's Amazing about Space? Fantastic photos, kid-friendly explanations...
9) Flight
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Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
1998
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IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
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68 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
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English
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Explains the concepts of flight and aeronautics while also suggesting experiments which further illustrate the information presented.
10) Space
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Random House
Pub. Date
c2002
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IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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137 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
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English
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Jack and Annie present information about the universe, including our solar system, and briefly describe the history of space travel and of the science of astronomy.
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Simon Spotlight
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2018.
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IL: LG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
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47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Discover the thrilling side of the history of the space race in this fact-tastic, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the secrets of American History! Did you know that you can't bring a sandwich on a spaceship? Or that a group of people who had lost their hearing played an important role in the race to send astronauts to the moon? Find out about those true stories and more in this book about the space race of the 1950s and 1960s.--...
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Veteran space journalist digs into the science and technology--past, present, and future--central to our explorations of Earth's only satellite, the space destination most hotly pursued today.
In these rich pages, veteran science journalist Leonard David explores the moon in all its facets, from ancient myth to future "Moon Village" plans. Illustrating his text with maps, graphics, and photographs, David offers inside information about how the United...
18) Sweep up the sun
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Candlewick Press
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2015.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 26 cm
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English
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Simple poetic language and close-up photographs invite readers to take flight with the birds outside their windows.
20) Wild fliers!
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Random House
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[2018]
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IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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27 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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The Kratt brothers activate their creature powers to introduce readers to animals who can fly, including dragonflies, raptors, and bats.
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