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2) Rockets
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The most futuristic of humankindÂ’s inventions is also one of the oldest. Author Ron Miller tells the story of rockets, from their humble beginnings as toys one thousand years ago to their initiation as fearsome weapons of war. Most recently, rockets have enabled human beings to escape the bonds of Earth, travel into space, and explore other worlds. This is a story of great geniuses, personal sacrifices, and grand adventure.
8) Chicks rule
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Description
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow chicks of all ilks as they work together to puzzle out how to respond to a sign forbidding chicks from attending the Rocket Club meeting.
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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513 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
"With the launch of the Falcon 1 rocket in 2008, Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first private company to build a low-cost rocket that could reach orbit. And that milestone carried major implications: Silicon Valley, not NASA, was suddenly cemented as the epicenter of the new Space Age. Start-ups and the wealthy investors behind them began to realize that the universe-ungoverned and infinite-was open for business. Welcome to the wild west of aerospace...
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An astronaut-in-training has to leave NASA (to save the family farm) but just can't give up on his dream of shooting into space, even if he has to do it all by himself. And that will of course get everyone up in arms, from his wife, to his banker, to the town gossips, to the media, and the Department of Homeland Security.
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Rocket transports you to the breathtaking Arctic wilderness and then transforms into a submarine, leading you on a thrilling underwater quest. And there's more magic in store as you pat, clap, sing and dance your way to exciting adventures in faraway lands.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Rockets are becoming cheaper and more powerful than before thanks to new technologies. As companies make space more accessible and NASA returns to crewed spaceflight, a new era of space exploration seems to be on the horizon. But will this seeming rocket Renaissance become just more than hype? NOVA explores the latest rocket technologies and the growing role private citizens may have in space.
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Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Race to the rescue as Rocket turns into a flying fire truck. Then whoosh off to a thrilling car race in Monaco, dash to the top of the Eiffel Tower, and chug super fast up the Andes Mountains when Rocket transforms again - into an ice cream train!
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 72 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Join Leo, June, Quincy, Annie and Rocket on a mission to rescue the Three Little Piggies when their airplanes spin out of control. Rocket will have to fly fast enough and far enough to bring the Piggies home. Journey to outer space on a trilling voyage. Then, get ready to race around the globe against the world's greatest flying machines. Big Jet is up to his old tricks, and he will do anything to win the trophy.
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