space vehicles

Illustrations and text describe how humans have tried to learn more about space and some of the equipment and vehicles used to do this.

"Follows an unlikely group of young cadets forced to mutiny aboard the revolutionary Devastation Class starship U.A.S. California to save themselves from an annihilation force of invading aliens"--Provided by publisher.

"Jide and Petra are just two normal kids until they are selected to leave Earth and join their new alien classmates on an intergalactic research mission to Mars. Too bad Jide has no idea how she ended up in the program, seeing as the closest she wants to get to space is being a sci-fi writer. Petra, on the other hand, is the brains of the mission, but his helicopter parents make it clear he hasn't left their gravitational pull behind quite yet. What is meant to be an intra-species bonding experience soon turns to hijinx as the kids discover The Potato orbiting around their new space classroom and accidentally launch a mission of their own without any adult commanders around to supervise--or help!"--Provided by the publisher.

Ziggy and the other members of the Black Dinosaurs go to Space Camp where they learn about the space program and speculate about the existence of extraterrestrial beings.

Rhythmic text depicts astronauts exploring outer space, making lunar landings, repairing satellites, and more.

Chronicles the transformation of a spaceship into a living organism, as seventeen-year-old Cheney leads the hundreds of inhabitants in a fight for survival while machines turn on them, treating all humans as parasites.

Cut-away drawings and text describe twelve types of spacecraft, including the Orbiter space shuttle, the Skylab, and the Hubble telescope.

From the age of eight, Peter Diamandis' goal was to get to space, and what follows is his journey towards privatized space flights in order to realize this dream.

Follow the 'Curiosity' rover as it travels across the surface of Mars exploring the planet and collecting data for scientists back on Earth.

Introduces readers to NASA's Orion spacecraft and discusses the history of space travel, what it's like to live in space, developments in technology and systems for deep space travel, and more.