Cañon City Public Library

"NASA computer scientist Katherine Johnson and her two daughters tell the story of how she overcame racial barriers to play an integral role during the American space program's early days"--

On spine: Hudson River edition. Describes the planning and execution of the first nonstop airplane flight from New York to Paris. Also describes the aviator's life in the first third of the 20th century.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, have applications that impact many aspects of people's lives. Since Amazon announced it would start using drones in its daily operations, all eyes have been on the growing commercial drones market. Readers will learn the interesting facts and figures about commercial drones, including how this technology works and how it's used. Science, engineering, and technology topics support elementary STEM concepts....

"Find out all about NASA in this out-of-this-world addition to the What Was? series. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, began in 1958. With its creation, the United States hoped to ensure it won the space race against the Soviet Union. Author Sarah Fabiny describes the origins of NASA, the launching of the Apollo program that landed the first human on the moon, and the many missions and discoveries that have taken...

Sally Ride became the first American woman to orbit Earth in 1983. She later worked to encourage young people to pursue science. Readers will be inspired by her fascinating story.

Text and photographs chronicle the history of man's attempts to fly, from the great thinkers of the Middle Ages to the flight at Kitty Hawk by the Wright brothers in 1903.

Captioned color photographs and text describe NASA's triumphs and tragedies.

The man who headed the "tiger team" that saved the Apollo 13 astronauts gives an insider's view of NASA Mission Control, from the early years of trying to catch up with the Russians to the end of the manned spaced program.

A countdown from twelve to one as a space shuttle awaits liftoff.

Chronicles the Wright brothers' quest to make a successful flying machine, tracing their lifelong interest in flight and describing their business ventures, the death of their mother, and other important parts of their lives.