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Object Lessons eBook Series

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  • Space Rover

    Series series Object Lessons
    Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.In 1971, the first lunar rover arrived on the moon. The design became an icon of American ingenuity and the adventurous spirit and vision many equated with the space race.Fifty years later, that vision feels like a nostalgic fantasy, but the lunar rover's legacy paved the way for Mars rovers ... Read more

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  • The Mission

    A True Story

    "Exceptionally absorbing and thrilling. ... Masterful." — NatureA "magnificent" ( Scientific American), genre-defying narrative of the most ambitious science project ever conceived: NASA's deep space mission to Europa, the Jovian moon where might swim the first known alien life in our solar systemIn the spirit of Tom Wolfe and John McPhee, The Mission is an exuberant master class of creative ... Read more

    R342,23 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Is NASA?

    Illustrated by Ted Hammond ...
    Series series What Was?
    Find out all about NASA in this out-of-this-world addition to the What Was? series.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 the origins of NASA, the launching of the Apollo program that landed the first human on the moon, ... Read more

    R80,26

  • Mars Direct

    Space Exploration, the Red Planet, and the Human Future: A Special from Tarcher/Penguin

    by Robert Zubrin ...
    “Bob Zubrin really, nearly alone, changed our thinking on this issue.”—Carl Sagan, The Denver PostIf you ever daydream about space travel and human space flight—or hope to one day rove the Red Planet alongside Curiosity—then MARS DIRECT will teach you how we can get thereThe human race is at a crossroads. In the coming decades, we will make decisions regarding our human spaceflight program that ... Read more

    R124,99

  • Apollo Confidential

    The inside stories of the Apollo program and the live of astronauts, as told to the author by the men themselves—with a forward by astronaut Charlie Duke.Between 1969 and 1972, twelve people walked on the surface of the Moon. Twelve others flew over its majestic surface. They were the sons of ordinary individuals. But they believed anything was possible―and they proved it to the entire world ... Read more

    R253,79 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rocket Men

    by Craig Nelson ...
    On 20 July 1969, man set foot on the moon. Motivated by politics, faith, science and wonder, the Apollo 11 mission was the greatest technical achievement of all time. It was the culmination of over a decade's worth of money and effort from more than 400,000 staff and crew.Rocket Men follows the astounding story of the lunar project, beginning at its inception at the start of the Cold War and ... Read more

    R211,13

  • Leaving Earth: Why One-Way to Mars Makes Sense

    by Andrew Rader ...
    We are now at the cusp of settling other worlds. The timeline for a Mission to Mars is still over 20 years off, but it doesn't have to be. This book demonstrates why we should go to Mars, and why when we do going one-way - not to die, but to live - actually makes a lot of sense.Simply put, a one-way trip maximizes the return, minimizes the cost, and is by far the most logical way to organize a ... Read more

    R82,93 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Milestones of Space

    Eleven Iconic Objects for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

    A history of exploration through eleven objects from the Air and Space Museum: "Takes you behind the scenes with firsthand stories and rare photos." —William F. Readdy, former NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle commanderThroughout human history, across cultures and landscapes, countless individuals have gazed with wonder in the same direction: upward. Getting to space was no easy task, and our quest ... Read more

    R255,52 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Moon Rush

    The New Space Race

    by Leonard David ...
    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, ... Read more

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  • Beyond

    Our Future in Space

    by Chris Impey ...
    “Expansive and enlightening. . . . Impey packs his prose with wonderful anecdotes and weird factoids.”—New York Times Book ReviewHuman exploration has been an unceasing engine of technological progress, from the first homo sapiens to leave our African cradle to a future in which mankind promises to settle another world. Beyond tells the epic story of humanity leaving home—and how humans will soon ... Read more

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  • NASA and The Moon Landing

    by Paul Herbert ...
    We all know the first words proclaimed by Neil Armstrong when he got to the moon, but did you know the last words said by the last (the 12th of 12) astronaut were: "Let's get this mother out of here!" Read many stories that NASA left out of its press releases. ... Read more

    R33,07 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars

    Space, Exploration, and Life on Earth

    by Kate Greene ...
    "Enlightening . . . [this] eloquent memoir" about a woman's experiences on a NASA research mission "is equal parts escape and comfort" ( Publishers Weekly).In 2013, Kate Greene moved to Mars. That is, along with five fellow crew members, she embarked on NASA's first HI-SEAS mission, a simulated Martian environment located on the slopes of Mauna Loa in Hawai'i. For four months she lived, worked, ... Read more

    R169,15