Del Norte Public Library

This book explains the construction and purpose of the international Space Station and the life of the astronauts on board.

"Did you know that the first American astronaut who went to space didn't have a bathroom, so he had to pee in his spacesuit? And did you know that astronauts living in space strap down their sleeping bags and food trays so they don't float away? Life in space is pretty different from life on Earth, and scientists are working on ways for us to spend even more time in space! Discover extreme facts about life in space with this fun and kooky book"--

The elite Catstronauts have completed a successful mission to Mars and it feels so right. On the International Space Station, they're tasked with repairing the malfunctioning (and expensive) Hubba Bubba Telescope.Increasingly intense meteor showers are blocking communication with Mission Control, so the Catstronauts are pushed to their limits trying to reconnect the space station without their lifeline back home. The cats are no strangers to danger,...

Describes the construction of the International Space Station, detailing its purpose, the methods of engineering used, and future space expeditions.

When an ultra-rich space tourist visits the orbiting International Space Station, NASA expects a $100 million win-win: his visit will bring in much needed funding and publicity. But the tourist venture turns into a scheme of terror. Together with an extremist cosmonaut, the tourist slaughters all the astronauts on board the million-pound ISS—and prepares to crash it into New York City at 17,500 miles an hour, causing more devastation than a hundred...

National Geographic goes out of this world to film in a $100 billion studio that's 250 miles above the Earth's surface. The 90-minute special broadcasts live from the International Space Station and from Mission Control in Houston in March 2014, taking viewers on a trip around our planet. Viewers take a guided tour of the space station and see experiments carried out in a floating laboratory.

While the cats are away, the other cats will play! Flight Director Maisy is off on her first vacation in years, and World's Best Scientist is looking for a secret vacation of his own. But while the party picks up on Earth, the CatStronauts are trying to get all of their work on the International Space Station done in record time. So when disaster strikes in space, the CatStronauts will have to fix everything without their trusty support team at Mission...

Describes the training and duties of astronauts who work in space shuttles and space stations.