Shoot for the Moon: The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11, Paperback - James Donovan

Reducere. Learn why NASA astronaut Mike Collins calls this extraordinary space race story "the best book on Apollo": this inspiring and intimate ode to ingen...

When NASA scientist and Chaplain John Stout accepted a position in the Apollo program at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, he said he would ...

Katy has always dreamed of the sky and the stars and the sea. So when news reaches London of a meteorite falling in the faraway land of Brazil and ...

DescriptionOn July 20, 1969, over 500 million people around the world watched on television as Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on t...

The inspirational story of a female pilot who led the way for women in space, written by an award-winning British journalist.

Reducere. As command module pilot of Apollo 17, the last crewed flight to the moon, Ron Evans combined precision flying and painstaking geological observatio...

Rocket Ranch: The Nuts and Bolts of the Apollo Moon Program at Kennedy Space Center, Paperback

An exhilarating dive into the secret history of humankind's race to the moon, from acclaimed author Amy Cherrix. This fascinating and immersive rea...

DescriptionIn honor of the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking Apollo 11 mission, this lavishly illustrated book--featuring stunning photographs...

Reducere. In 1961 President Kennedy issued a challenge to land a person on the moon and return safely to Earth before the end of the 1960s, a bold proclamati...

'The legacy of Apollo is that you can do anything you set your mind to' Christopher C Kraft Jr, Director of Flight Operations, Apollo.

In a world divided by the ideological struggles of the Cold War, the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement, more than one-fifth of the people o...

Brings Apollo 11's moon landing mission back to life as never before in a thrilling day-by-day account.

Reducere. Blast off alongside space expert Sarah Cruddas on a journey through space exploration history, from the Apollo Moon landings to mind-boggling plans...

A hundred years on from the first Moon landing, where will space exploration have taken us?Illustrations: 16 Illustrations, color

The Soviets were great pioneers of the race to space in the Cold War era. It was a source of great pride, and this book charts that story with the ...

Renowned for his surreal fashion photography, Tim Walker's new book challenges convention to explore the very concept of photographic imagination.

DescriptionA charismatic young president issued the historic moon landing challenge. This book, which greatly expands the companion PBS series, tel...

A hundred years on from the first Moon landing, where will space exploration have taken us?

Reducere. "An extraordinary book."---Arthur C. ClarkeSpace was one of the most fiercely fought battlegrounds of the Cold War, the Moon its ultimate beachhead...

Publisher: Capstone Global Library LtdAuthor(s): Amy MaranvilleNumber of pages: 32Collection: Days That Changed the WorldPublication date: 2022Dime...

Reducere. DescriptionAll systems are go as Snoopy prepares for an out-of-this-world adventure in this special storybook based on the Peanuts partnership with...

DescriptionThis riveting narrative told from the astronauts' points of view offers a unique approach to the story behind Apollo 11's successful ---...

DescriptionIn 2008, Europe's first space laboratory was launched to the International Space Station. Ten years later, the Columbus laboratory is st...

What the seven last utterances of Christ on the cross, the seven "I Am" statements of Jesus, and the seven letters to the church in Revelation mean...

This is the story of the Apollo 11 mission and the 'space hardware' that made it all possible. It took 400, 000 men and women to put Neil Armstrong...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. A fast-paced, little-known story of danger at sea on the eve of World War II On the sweltering evening of August 30, 1939, the German luxury liner ...

Reducere. A revised edition of the New York Times bestselling classic: the epic story of the golden years of American space exploration, told by the men who ...

The race to the moon was won spectacularly by Apollo 11 on 20 July 1969. This title presents an account of the heroic Apollo programme - from the t...

The fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landings provides perspective for this definitive account of the 'giant step'. Foreword from Tom Hanks.

DescriptionGlory, Glory Lane is the life-affirming history--including a momentous last season--of a world-famous football stadium, home to Tottenha...

The Moon boasts an unexpected variety of landscapes - including volcanic features, sinuous valleys and ghost craters - which are readily visible fr...

DescriptionIs it possible that the famous American moon landings were nothing but an illusion--all a fabrication? Could NASA have fooled the world ...

It was a small group of engineers led by John Houbolt who came up with the plan that propelled human beings to the moon and back. Houbolt and his c...

Reducere. A fast-paced, little-known story of danger at sea on the eve of World War II On the sweltering evening of August 30, 1939, the German luxury liner ...

DescriptionA locked room. A secret letter. A weekend to solve a murder. Christmas, 1934. The snow lies heavy around Pauncefort Hall. Dress designer...

Publisher: PropolisAuthor(s): Jonathan Gathorne-HardyPublication date: 2017Dimensions: 138 x 191 x 18Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera fa...

One of the most successful public relations campaigns in history, featuring heroic astronauts, press-savvy rocket scientists, enthusiastic reporter...

DescriptionA gripping tale of exploration aboard H.M.S. Challenger, an expedition that laid the foundations for modern oceanography From late 1872 ...