Aeronautics Astronautics category: 1620 books
How to Make a Spaceship
A Band of Renegades, an Epic Race, and the Birth of Private Spaceflight
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
**A New York Times bestseller!
The historic race that reawakened the promise of manned spaceflight
A Finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award**
Alone in a Spartan black cockpit, test pilot Mike Melvill rocketed toward space. He had eighty seconds to exceed...
Safely to Earth
The Men and Women Who Brought the Astronauts Home
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2018
National Federation of Press Women National Communications Contest, First Place for Autobiography/Memoir Delaware Press Association Communications Contest, First Place for Autobiography/Memoir In this one-of-a-kind memoir, Jack Clemons—a former lead engineer in support of NASA—takes readers behind...
Rocket Man
Robert H. Goddard and the Birth of the Space Age
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2003
More famous in his day than Einstein or Edison, the troubled, solitary genius Robert H. Goddard (1882-1945) was the American father of rocketry and space flight, launching the world's first liquid-fuel rockets and the first powered vehicles to break the sound barrier. Supported by Charles Lindbergh...
by Sarah Scoles
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2017
*For anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered, "Are we alone?" * A brilliant examination of the science behind the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and its pioneer, Jill Tarter, the inspiration for the main character in Carl Sagan's Contact.
Jill Tarter...
Von Braun
Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2017
Curator and space historian at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum delivers a brilliantly nuanced biography of controversial space pioneer Wernher von Braun.
Chief rocket engineer of the Third Reich and one of the fathers of the U.S. space program, Wernher von Braun is a source...
The Right Kind of Crazy
A True Story of Teamwork, Leadership, and High-Stakes Innovation
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
From Adam Steltzner, who led the Entry, Descent, and Landing team in landing the Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars, comes a profound book about breakthrough innovation in the face of the impossible
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is home to some of history’s most jaw-dropping feats...
Moonbound
Apollo 11 and the Dream of Spaceflight
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
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...
by Kou Yaginuma
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
In the ninth volume of Twin Spica, Asumi and her classmates are getting closer and closer towards graduation, and changes in store for this group of friends. There will be good-byes to be said and that might end up causing some tension within this group. Some of that friction might be spurred on from...
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Why It Disappeared?and Why It?s Only a Matter of Time Before This Happens Again
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 loaded 239 people on board and took off for what should have been a six-hour flight. It never made it-and it’s still missing. It’s been a year since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished, and there’s still no sign of the aircraft, its passengers,...
by Federal Aviation Administration
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
The updated 11th edition of the Aeronautical Chart User’s Guide by the FAA is a great reference for novice pilots and professionals alike. Printed in full color with detailed examples, this book provides all the information students and pilots need to know about all the symbols and information provided...
Advances in Hypersonics
Defining the Hypersonic Environment Volume 1
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
These three volumes entitled Advances in Hypersonics contain the Proceedings of the Second and Third Joint US/Europe Short Course in Hypersonics which took place in Colorado Springs and Aachen. The Second Course was organized at the US Air Force Academy, USA in January 1989 and the Third Course at...
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
There’s plenty to see when you look up at the sky. There are millions of celestial bodies visible through the naked eye. Wouldn't it be nice to hear your little one identifying them one by one? The purpose of this picture book is to educate your child about the objects seen in the sky, day and night. Checkout with a copy today.
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2017
How can there be one moon and many “faces”? One night it look full, the next it'll wane and the next it'll change yet again. This astronomy book for kids will explain the different phases of the moon and how each affects life on Earth. Astronomy can be your child’s new favorite subject through this book. Buy a copy today!
Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook
FAA-H-8083-1A
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2011
The Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook is the official U.S. government guidebook for pilots, flight crews, and airplane mechanics. Beginning with the basic principles of aircraft weight and balance control, this manual goes on to cover in exacting detail the procedures for weighing aircraft. It...