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2021., Adult, Random House Canada Call No: Fic Had Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: 1973. A final, top-secret mission to the Moon. Three astronauts in a tiny module, a quarter of a million miles from home. A quarter of a million miles from help. As Russian and American crews sprint for a secret bounty hidden away on the lunar surface, old rivalries blossom and the political stakes are stretched to breaking point back on Earth. Houston flight controller Kazimieras "Kaz" Zemeckis must do all he can to keep the NASA crew together, while staying one step ahead of his Soviet rivals. But not everyone on board Apollo 18 is quite who they appear to be.
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2018., 141, Universal Studios Call No: DVD Fic FirstM Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the decade leading to the historic Apollo 11 flight. A visceral and intimate account told from Armstrong's perspective, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the film explores the triumphs and the cost, on Armstrong, his family, his colleagues and the nation itself; of one of the most dangerous missions in history.
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2011., General, Scribner Call No: Bio G458g Edition: 1st Scribner hardcover ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, showed Americans how optimism, an adventurous spirit, and a call to service can help change the world. Their arrival in the spotlight came under the worst of circumstances. On January 8, 2011, while meeting with constituents in Tucson, Arizona, Gabby was the victim of an assassination attempt that left six people dead and thirteen wounded. Gabby was shot in the head; doctors called her survival "miraculous." As the nation grieved and sought to understand the attack, Gabby remained focused on her against-all-odds recovery. Mark spent every possible moment by her side, as he also prepared for his final mission as commander of Space Shuttle Endeavour. Now, as Gabby's health continues to improve, the couple is sharing their remarkable untold story, an unflinching look at the overwhelming challenges of brain injury, the painstaking process of learning to communicate again, and the responsibilities that fall to a loving spouse who wants the best possible treatment for his wife.--From publisher description.
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2001., General, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Planet Edition: 2-disc special ed. ; widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In a remake of the original film, after an astronaut crash-lands on an uncharted planet he finds himself at odds with a society in which apes are the rulers - and humans are little more than slaves.
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By Wolfe, Tomc1979., Farrar, Straus, and Giroux Call No: 629.1 W8555ri Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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1997, p1983., General, Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Right Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The story of how seven cocky pilots became the astronauts of Project Mercury and pioneered America's launch into the space race.
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-- First African Americans in the Space Program.[2015]., University of Texas Press Call No: BLK 629.409 P324w Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Richard Paul and Steven Moss profile ten pioneer African American space workers whose stories illustrate the role NASA and the space program played in promoting civil rights. They recount how these technicians, mathematicians, engineers, and an astronaut candidate surmounted barriers to move, in some cases literally, from the cotton fields to the launching pad. The authors vividly describe what it was like to be the sole African American in a NASA work group and how these brave and determined men also helped to transform Southern society by integrating colleges, patenting new inventions, holding elective office, and reviving and governing defunct towns.