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45) Ellen Ochoa
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Meet award-winning engineer and veteran astronaut Ellen Ochoa--once just a girl from Los Angeles, California. The granddaughter of Mexican immigrants, Ellen would pursue a career in physics at a young age and go on to earn master's and doctorate degreesin electrical engineering from Stanford University. In 1993, Ellen became the first Latina in space. As a retired astronaut, she became the first Hispanic and second female director of the Johnson...
47) Sally Ride
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A simple biography of Sally Ride, who in 1983 became the first American woman to travel in space.
48) Neil Armstrong
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
An astronaut who became the first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong was a pioneering space explorer. Historic photos and easy-to-read text take readers into the athlete's life. Zoom in even deeper with quick stats, a timeline, and bolded glossary terms. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
52) Neil Armstrong
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of Neil Armstrong, the first human being to walk on the moon.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"Most people know Sally Ride as the first American female astronaut to travel in space. But in her lifetime she was also a nationally ranked tennis player, a physicist who enjoyed reading Shakespeare, a university professor, the founder of a company that helped inspire girls and young women to pursue careers in science and math, and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom"--
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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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...
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