Gaffney, Timothy R

This book explores careers in weather science using several examples of real-life scientists.

Surveys the life of the country boy from West Virginia who became a great pilot, ending his career as an Air Force brigadier general with more than 10,000 hours of flying time in some 180 different aircraft.

Photographs and text describe such airplanes as the WC-130 and the WP-3D Orion which are used to study hurricanes.

Describes the work of agricultural pilots and explains the different types of equipment which make it possible.

A firsthand adventure with world famous air show pilots as they master the sky in planes.

Describes the history and work of the John F. Kennedy Space Center located on Merritt Island on the east coast of Florida.

Traces the history of air safety, discussing air crashes, security, and the future of air safety.

History of the development of spy satellites beginning with the Corona in the 1950s; includes information about space surveillance over the Soviet Union and secrecy of the program.

A child whose grandfather was an astronaut always asks Grandpa for a bedtime story in which the two of them blast off for the moon together.

A biography of Edmund Hillary, whose love of snow, mountains, and the outdoor life culminated in his conquering the highest peak in the world.