Surveys the development of ballistics missiles and warheads in the United States and the Soviet Union, with an emphasis on the proposed system known as Strategic Defense Initiative.
Describes how stars form, why they shine, the difference between cool and hot stars, the formation of planets, and the process of designing a rocket to reach the stars.
Chronicles NASA's efforts to explore the moon, from photographing the surface by Pioneer and Ranger spacecraft to the Apollo landings. Discusses scientific discoveries and the possibility of setting up a moon colony.
Explores the development and applications of military and civilian satellites designed to observe the earth and send back information about land and inland water areas, vegetation and crops, violent storms and dangerous weather, and nuclear activities.
Discusses the exploration of Mars, focusing on the space flights made by unmanned probes, and examines possible developments and further exploration in the future.
Discusses humanity's exploration of the planets in our solar system, with an emphasis on the unmanned space flights to the gas giants on the outside of the system.
Describes the trouble-plagued flight of Apollo 13 in 1970, in which an explosion ended plans for a lunar landing and forced the crew to embark on a dangerous journey to return to Earth.
This book describes organizations such as Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Fatah, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and Al Qaeda and their use of suicide bombers to further their purposes.
Discusses the history of surveillance from the sky and describes the development of different types of reconnaissance aircraft and their uses since World War II.
