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  All About Space: Amazing Cosmic Facts (All About)

  by Ian Graham

  There are 19 practical projects that help you understand the science of astronomy.
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  Factory Orbit

  by Steve Jordan

  Ted Canter responds to a job offer and ends up at the next stage of the Industrial Revolution: Living and working in orbit. And in the midst of his experiences as a space pioneer, he finds himself at a pivotal moment in history... A realistic blueprint for the next logical step in Mankind's industrial development?the development of working outposts in Earth orbit, the next frontier. Desire for profit may get... (more)
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  Midgard's Militia

  by Steve Jordan

  Imagine a world of Superheroes: The godlike figures; the daring exploits; the incredible battles; the frightening mayhem; the thrilling victories. Now imagine a world suddenly without its heroes. Earth's heroes have just been killed on an outer space mission. And as the deadly force that destroyed them now rushes towards Earth, brave souls come forward to try to take the place of the heroes... to keep the... (more)
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  Burnout: the mystery of Space Shuttle STS-281

  by Stephanie Osborn

  Burnout is a science fiction mystery about a Space Shuttle disaster that turns out to be no accident. As the true scope of the disaster is gradually uncovered by the principal investigators, "Crash" Murphy and Dr. Mike Anders, they find themselves running for their lives, as lovers, friends and coworkers involved in the investigation perish around them. What happened to the Shuttle? Who is responsible and why?... (more)
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  The Time It Takes to Fall: A Novel

  by Margaret Lazarus Dean

  It is the early 1980s, and America is in love with space. Growing up in the shadow of Cape Canaveral, young Dolores Gray has it particularly bad: she dreams of becoming an astronaut. At school, Dolores finds herself caught between her desire for popularity and her secret friendship with the smartest and most unpopular boy in her class, whose father is NASA's Director of Launch Safety. At home, discord begins to... (more)
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  A Culture of Improvement: Technology and the Western Millennium

  by Robert D. Friedel

  Finalist, 2008 Henry Paolucci / Walter Bagehot Book Award given by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Why does technology change over time, how does it change, and what difference does it make? In this sweeping, ambitious look at a thousand years of Western experience, Robert Friedel argues that technological change comes largely through the pursuit of improvement—the deep-rooted belief that things could... (more)