Rooney, Anne
Summary: Explains the principles of gravity, discussing the effect that gravity has on the Earth and on the human body and the consequences when gravity is either increased or decreased.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 531 ROOBranley, Franklyn Mansfield
Summary: Examines life aboard a space shuttle, describing how astronauts deal with weightlessness, how they eat and exercise, some of the work they do, and more.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.477 BRASummary: "Drawing on the hard-won insights of NASA astronauts and space researchers, this exciting 12-lecture course is taught by a veteran biomedical space researcher. In How to Survive in Space, you will learn about the dangers and inconveniences astronauts face while in space and what it takes to survive."--Publisher's website.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.47 HOWSummary: This video gives students a dramatic view of what it's like to live and work in space with action footage of the International Space Station, the Buran-Energia Shuttle, the Mir Space Station, and Skylab. The pros and cons of living in an environment lacking Earth's gravity, protective atmosphere, and moderate temperatures (relatively speaking) are considered, and the future of space...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006