space flight

Presents a history of space exploration and profiles several of the early pioneers including Ed White, Alexei Leonov, Valentina Tereshkova, John Glenn, and Yuri Gagarin. Includes a list of resources for additional information.

In January 1958, the midst of the Cold War, Luke Lucas wakes alone on the ground in a railway station with no idea how he got there--and finds that he must recover lost memories that others are glad he has forgotten if he is to save the launch of Explorer I, America's attempt to top the Soviet Union's Sputnik.

Traces the history of the Apollo space program and describes the technology that was used to land a man on the Moon, explaining the basic physics and technology of spaceflight.

An account of James E. Webb's leadership in the creation of NASA. Describes how he persuaded two presidents to back his plan to win the Space Race. Discusses how the failure of Apollo I led to Webb's resignation but that the ultimate success of the Apollo project and NASA is due in large part to Webb's leadership.

Saito Yamagata's plans to create a staging area on Mercury for launching starships into deep space are complicated by the arrival of astrobiologist Victor Molina who is searching for evidence of life on the planet, Bishop Danvers of the New Morality who is concerned about the effects of what Molina might find on his fundamentalist message, and Mance Bracknell who is plotting revenge against them all.

Describes in text and photographs what it is like to be an astronaut on the space shuttle. Includes a glossary of terms.

In the mid-twenty-first century, the fleet of sailing ships which transports passengers and cargo to all corners of the solar system is threatened by the creation of the Farnsworth fusion drive, and only one ship, The River of Stars, is able to continue its service.