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• The Astronaut's Guide to Leaving the Planet

  Virts, Terry, 1967-

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  A kid's guide to leaving the planet from someone who's done it! Former astronaut Terry Virts guides readers through the practical elements of becoming an astronaut, along with the wonders (and challenges!) of space travel. With insider information…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Atmosphere

  a Love Story

  Reid, Taylor Jenkins,

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  Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. Thoughtful and reserved, Joan is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University and as aunt to her precocious niece, Frances. That is,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Project Hail Mary

  Weir, Andy,

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  A lone astronaut. An impossible mission. An ally he never imagined. Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• NASA Explores. Down to Earth, the Astronaut's Perspective

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  In this new 2025 high-definition program, NASA's astronauts will take you on a journey to the International Space Station, exploring the life-changing experience of an orbital perspective. Viewers will be inspired by real astronauts sharing what…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Orbital

  Harvey, Samantha, 1975-

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  A singular new novel from Betty Trask Prize-winner Samantha Harvey, Orbital is an eloquent meditation on space and life on our planet through the eyes of six astronauts circling the earth in twenty-four hours. A slender novel of epic power, Orbital…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On a Mission

  the Smithsonian History of US Women Astronauts

  Neal, Valerie,

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  Sally Ride became a household name as the first American woman in space, but scores of equally impressive women have also left their mark in space. "On a Mission: The Smithsonian History of US Women Astronauts" spans 45 years and 61 astronauts to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Final Orbit

  Hadfield, Chris, 1959-

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  Houston, 1975. A new Apollo mission launches into orbit, on course to dock with a Russian Soyuz craft: three NASA astronauts and three cosmonauts, joining to celebrate a new dawn of Soviet-American cooperation. But as NASA Flight Controller Kaz…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Exiles

  a Novel

  Coile, Mason, 1968-

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  The human crew sent to prepare the first colony on Mars arrives to find the new base half-destroyed and the three robots sent to set it up in disarray--the machines have formed alliances, chosen their own names, and picked up some disturbing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ready for Launch

  An Astronaut's Lessons for Success on Earth

  Kelly, Scott, 1964-

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  Using ten life-changing moments from his path to space, Astronaut Scott Kelly shares his advice for mastering fear and failure, and turning our daily struggles into rocket fuel for success.

• Detour

  Rake, Jeff,

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  After preventing an assassination attempt, a police officer is invited to participate in a civilian-assisted space mission to Titan, a moon of Saturn. Motivated by family considerations, he joins a mixed crew of civilians and experienced astronauts…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Martian

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  After a bad storm blows across Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead and left behind. Now stuck on a hostile planet, he must find a way to signal to Earth and, in the meantime, survive on limited supplies.

• Astronauts on the Space Station

  Fliess, Sue,

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  When space debris damages the International Space Station's solar panels, José and his crew learn that they must be ready for anything while living in space.

• A Cosmic Kind of Love

  Young, Samantha,

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  Space is the last thing an event planner and an astronaut need in this charming new romantic comedy from New York times bestselling author Samantha Young. When event planner Hallie Goodman receives party-inspiration material from the bride of her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Star Sailor

  My Life as a NASA Astronaut

  Bolden, Charles, 1946-

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  Sail the stars with astronaut Charlie Bolden as he recounts his amazing shuttle missions, including deploying the Hubble Space Telescope, training with Sally Ride, and leading the first US space mission that included a Russian cosmonaut as a crew…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gravity

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  Dr. Ryan Stone is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky. On a seemingly routine spacewalk, the shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• To the Moon and Back

  Ramage, Eliana,

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  Steph Harper is on the run. When she was five, her mother fled an abusive husband--with Steph and her younger sister in tow--to Cherokee Nation, where she hoped they might finally belong. In response, Steph sets her sights as far away from Oklahoma…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Farther Than the Moon

  Lackey, Lindsay,

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  All thirteen-year-old Houston Stewart has ever wanted is to become an astronaut. His dreams feel like they're finally coming true when he's accepted to the highly-competitive Junior Astronaut Recruitment Program--if only he could bring his little…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Astronaut

  Tolli, Jenna,

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  Astronauts are trained to live and work on spacecraft outside Earth's atmosphere. However, not everyone who pursues this career path will make it to space. Astronauts must be in peak physical condition. They must be very smart and act fast if…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Interstellar

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  With our time on Earth coming to an end, a team of explorers undertakes the most important mission in human history; traveling beyond this galaxy to discover whether mankind has a future among the stars.

• The Six

  the Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts

  Grush, Loren,

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  The extraordinary true story of America's first female astronauts hailed as "suspenseful, meticulously observed, enlightening" by Margot Lee Shetterly, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Figures, now adapted for young readers. Sally Ride…Read moreRead more of this annotation