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62) First man
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the decade leading to the historic Apollo 11 flight. A visceral and intimate account told from Armstrong's perspective, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the film explores the triumphs and the cost, on Armstrong, his family, his colleagues and the nation itself; of one of the most dangerous missions in history.
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
July 1969. America made history and sent the first humans to the moon. Now, for the 50th anniversary, high-quality NASA footage and extensive news broadcasts bring this sensational moment in history bursting back into life. Witness the drama, the excitement, and the triumph as if it was unfolding right before the eyes.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In the late 1960s, the United States space program neared its goal of landing a man on the Moon, but it was a journey that began years before. This is the story of Project Apollo -- 12 years, 12 manned-missions, one impossible goal. With rare archival footage and audio, this remarkable documentary sheds new light on an incredible time in human history.
66) Apollo
Author
Publisher
SelfMadeHero
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In 1969, mankind set foot on the moon. Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins carried the fire for all of humankind. Backed by the brightest minds in engineering and science, the three boarded a rocket and flew through the void, just to know that we could. In Apollo, Matt Fitch, Chris Baker, and Mike Collins unpack the urban legends, the gossip, and the speculation to reveal a remarkable true story about life, death, dreams, and...
Author
Publisher
a novel graphic from Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"On a summer night in 1969, two men climbed down a ladder onto a sea of dust at the edge of an ancient dream. When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first set foot on lunar soil, the moon ceased to be a place of mystery and myth. It became a destination. Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of that journey, Moonbound tells the monumental story of the moon and the men who went there first. With vibrant images and meticulous attention to detail, Jonathan Fetter-Vorm...
Author
Language
English
Description
President John F. Kennedy astonished the world on May 25, 1961, when he announced to Congress that the United States should land a man on the Moon by 1970. No group was more surprised than the scientists and engineers at NASA, who suddenly had less than a decade to invent space travel. When Kennedy announced that goal, no one knew how to navigate to the Moon. No one knew how to build a rocket big enough to reach the Moon, or how to build a computer...
Author
Publisher
Maverick Arts Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The inspiration behind this book...This story was inspired by Eleanor "Ellie" Foraker. Eleanor was born in Kenton, Delaware and worked at ILC Dover for 43 years. A talented seamstress and manager, Ellie was truly dedicated to the making of spacesuits. She also helped make gas masks, underground inflatable oil tanks, and landing bags for Mars missions."
The Spacesuit is inspired by real people and events. It follows the story of an ordinary but talented...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Get ready to blast off in this fun family adventure where space dog Pushok stows away on a U.S. rocket to find his missing astronaut father who is stuck on the moon. However, Pushok is not alone. He reunites with his mom and together they learn the true meaning of teamwork.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Journey to the Moon on the Apollo 12 mission with astronaut and artist Alan Bean! As a boy, Alan wanted to fly planes. As a young navy pilot, Alan wished he could paint the view from the cockpit. So he took an art class to learn patterns and forms. But no class could prepare him for the beauty of the lunar surface some 240,000 miles from Earth. In 1969, Alan became the fourth man and first artist on the moon. He took dozens of pictures, but none...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
I Walked on the Moon. This is my journey. It didn't begin when I stepped on board Apollo 11 on July 16, 1969. It began the day I was born -- Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr., whom everyone called Buzz. Becoming an astronaut took more than education, discipline, and physical strength. It took years of determination and believing that any goal is possible -- from riding a bike alone across the George Washington Bridge at age ten to making a footprint on the...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Young fans are invited to join the irrepressible Maisy and Tallulah on a rocket-ship voyage to the moon, in a story that is complemented by pull-tabs and turn-wheels to help launch the ship, look out into space, plant a triumphant Maisy flag, and complete a successful mission.
75) Apollo 18
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Decades-old found footage from NASA's abandoned Apollo 18 mission, where two American astronauts were sent on a secret expedition, reveals the reason the U.S. has never returned to the moon.
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