Off The Planet
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Off The Planet Surviving Five Perilous Months Aboard The Space Station Mir
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Author : Jerry M. Linenger
language : en
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Release Date : 2000-01-13
Off The Planet Surviving Five Perilous Months Aboard The Space Station Mir written by Jerry M. Linenger and has been published by McGraw Hill Professional this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-13 with Business & Economics categories.
“An engrossing report.”—Booklist “Vividly captures the challenges and privations [Dr. Linenger] endured both before and during his flight.”—Library Journal Nothing on earth compares to Off the Planet—Dr. Jerry Linenger’s dramatic account of space exploration turned survival mission during his 132 days aboard the decaying and unstable Russian space station Mir. Not since Apollo 13 has an American astronaut faced so many catastrophic malfunctions and life-threatening emergencies in one mission. In his remarkable narrative, Linenger chronicles power outages that left the crew in complete darkness, tumbling out of control; chemical leaks and near collisions that threatened to rupture Mir’s hull; and most terrifying of all—a raging fire that almost destroyed the space station and the lives of its entire crew.
Off Planet
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Author : Aileen Erin
language : en
Publisher: Ink Monster LLC
Release Date : 2019-03-19
Off Planet written by Aileen Erin and has been published by Ink Monster LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-19 with Fiction categories.
“In this bleak world, one spark of hope soon turns into an inferno. And just like a fireball, once this story is ignited, it just doesn’t stop.” — Maria V. Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of Navigating the Stars From USA Today Bestselling Author Aileen Erin comes an action-packed futuristic fantasy romance series: The Aunare Chronicles. Everything about me is a lie. When I was six, the Aunare-Earther war broke out. Since then, I’ve survived thirteen years stuck on Earth with my mother, hiding, hunted, knowing that one wrong move could mean our deaths. Earth is high crime, high poverty, high pollution, run by a corporate conglomerate—SpaceTech. The only thing that SpaceTech wants more than money is me. Alive. Dead. I don’t think SpaceTech cares as long as I’m found. Because I’m the half-Earther daughter of the Head of the Aunare military, the biggest threat to SpaceTech’s authority. Whenever things get truly bad, I close my eyes and see myself on a beach and hear a man calling out my true Aunare name—the one I can never say aloud. I know whoever that is, he’s home.But I’m nowhere close to home, and I made a mistake—a massive mistake—and no one is coming to save me. I’m going to have to find a way to save myself. Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses, Off Planet is the first book in an adult fantasy romance series. The Aunare Chronicles takes you from a future Earth to an all new world across the galaxy. With found family, fated mates, and a race of people with magical powers, the Aunare Chronicles will sweep you across the stars in this romantic futuristic fantasy saga. Binge the complete Aunare Chronicles series now! Book 1: Off Planet Book 2: Off Balance Book 3: In Command Book 4: On Mission Book 5: On Destiny “Suspenseful sci-fi with complex world-building and a tough-as-nails heroine you’ll want to root for!” — Elizabeth Briggs, New York Times Bestselling Author of Future Shock
Off Planet
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Author : Clifford D. Simak
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 1988
Off Planet written by Clifford D. Simak and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Short stories in English - American writers, 1945- - Texts categories.
Hungry For Mars Here S Your Menu
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Author : Bill Claman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-09-15
Hungry For Mars Here S Your Menu written by Bill Claman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-15 with categories.
This book presents a realistic and well reasoned vision of the possible pitfalls, hardships and incomprehensible sacrifices that will confront the first people who attempt to establish a colony on Mars. Extremes in temperature, a toxic unbreathable atmosphere, working conditions that are uncomfortable and stabilized food rations seem to be what one could expect to find on a mission to Mars.The focus is the food supply and the methods and machinery that will need to be developed in order to launch and build a successful population of humans on Mars. Space travel is not for the faint of heart and this book is an honest and unvarnished effort to portray the true endurance one must possess to survive life in a Martian colony.
Getting Off The Planet
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Author : Mary Jane Chambers
language : en
Publisher: Apogee Books
Release Date : 2005
Getting Off The Planet written by Mary Jane Chambers and has been published by Apogee Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Today, the training of American astronauts is almost taken for granted, but prior to 1961 no one knew whether humans could function in space at all. Space suits, working in free fall, and surviving the punishing accelerations of launch and re-entry were all complete unknowns. It was well recognised that if we were to send men into space, they would first have to be extensively trained. But what was that training to consist of? And exactly who would provide the training? As it turns out, the training was, at times, as dangerous and demanding as the space flights that followed -- for the training experts as well as the astronauts. At the forefront of the effort to train America's astronauts was Dr Randall Chambers. Over the course of a long and distinguished career he turned his mind (and body) to a wide variety of disciplines, in order to best prepare our astronauts for space flight. It was not unusual for Dr Chambers to put himself in the astronaut's position, literally -- before he would put the astronaut there. Dr Chambers and his co-workers not only had to be the very best in their profession, they had to define and refine that profession as they went along -- pioneers in the truest sense of the word. As the requirements and demands of human space activities increased, the lives of the astronauts were completely dependent on their trainers always being one step ahead of them. Career journalist Mary Jane Chambers has witnessed her husband's career first hand, and has worked with him to present a story that non-scientists will enjoy -- no equations, no charts; but rather a human tale of amazing people. This book is the story of a dedicated man of science, a friend of the astronauts, and an unsung hero of the space age. Behind every successful space program there are special people with the dedication of Dr Randall Chambers.
Jumping Off The Planet
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Author : David Gerrold
language : en
Publisher: BenBella Books
Release Date : 2019-07-16
Jumping Off The Planet written by David Gerrold and has been published by BenBella Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-16 with Fiction categories.
A trip to the Moon? Sounds like the perfect family vacation. Only, for 13-year-old Charles "Chigger" Dingillian, life is anything but perfect. His parents fight so much, they put the "dis" into dysfunctional. His brothers, Stinky and Weird, are impossible to get along with. And his neighborhood is a down-trodden tunnel community on Earth. It's supposed to be a short vacation—a trip up the Line, Earth's space elevator, and then home again. Halfway there, Chigger hits on a plan: if his parents can't find a way to work things out, why not just divorce them? The idea sounds crazy . . . until it works. But Chigger soon realizes he has much bigger problems: The people they meet on the Moon seem overly friendly and way too interested in his family. Suddenly, the quick pleasure trip takes a detour into danger as Chigger suspects they are targets of an interstellar manhunt. Their only hope may be to jump off the planet.
Off The Planet
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Author : Rebecca Leydon
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2004-05-18
Off The Planet written by Rebecca Leydon and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05-18 with Performing Arts categories.
Essays on the use of music and sound in films from Godzilla to Star Wars and beyond. In recent years, music and sound have been increasingly recognized as an important, if often neglected, aspect of film production and film studies. Off the Planet comprises a lively, stimulating, and diverse collection of essays on aspects of music, sound, and science fiction cinema. Following a detailed historical introduction to the development of sound and music in the genre, individual chapters analyze key films, film series, composers, and directors in the postwar era. The first part of the anthology profiles seminal 1950s productions such as The Day the Earth Stood Still, the first Godzilla film, and Forbidden Planet. Later chapters analyze the work of composer John Williams, the career of director David Cronenberg, the Mad Max series, James Cameron’s Terminators, and other notable SF films such as Space Is the Place, Blade Runner, Mars Attacks!, and The Matrix. Off the Planet is an important contribution to the emerging body of work in music and film, with contributors including leading film experts from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Off The Planet
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Author : Philip Hayward
language : en
Publisher: JOHN LIBBEY PUBLISHING
Release Date : 2004-05-18
Off The Planet written by Philip Hayward and has been published by JOHN LIBBEY PUBLISHING this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05-18 with Music categories.
Explores the use of sound and music in Science Fiction films.
Escape From Planet Yastol
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Author : Pamela F Service
language : en
Publisher: Darby Creek ™
Release Date : 2013-08-01
Escape From Planet Yastol written by Pamela F Service and has been published by Darby Creek ™ this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Josh Higgins loves to make up stories about other planets. At least he thought he was making them up. After Josh publishes his first book, sinister blue aliens visit Earth! Josh quickly learns that the worlds he wrote about in his stories are way too real. The outer space thugs take Josh and his kid sister Maggie all the way to the desert planet Yastol. And when Josh and Maggie refuse to aid the blue guys, a chase begins across Yastol's harsh landscape. Will the help of the planet's brave Prince Izor be enough to save Yastol from the bad blue aliens? Or will the planet's many dangers finish off Josh and Maggie first?
Portfolio For The Planet
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Author : Tammy E. Newmark
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-07-03
Portfolio For The Planet written by Tammy E. Newmark and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-03 with Business & Economics categories.
Rapid growth of the global economy has accelerated the degradation of the Earth’s most important asset: the environment. Increasing poverty and challenges arising from climate change further threaten the planet’s natural systems. With a rising global population, the demand on natural resources to cover even basic human needs is intensifying – supporting businesses that promote the sustainable use of natural resources and help ensure their long-term viability is imperative. As part of a pioneering movement to harness business towards effecting environmental change, The Nature Conservancy launched EcoEnterprises Fund in 2000 to provide investment capital to grow small "eco"-businesses in Latin America. There is a compelling need for financing this niche. Companies of this size truly drive change – creating the engine for economic activity and generating livelihoods for bottom of the pyramid rural peoples which brings about positive social and conservation impacts. EcoEnterprises Fund’s portfolio highlights twenty-three cutting-edge companies, in expanding sectors such as organic agriculture, ecotourism, sustainable forestry, and non-timber forest products which include innovative industry first-movers—from organic shrimp to biodynamic flowers, and ready-to-drink smoothies made from the latest Amazonian berry. With a successful ten-year track record, EcoEnterprises Fund has valuable learning to share – from what pitfalls to avoid when structuring investments to what types of assistance entrepreneurs in these emerging environmental sectors need most. Portfolio for the Planet translates a decade of experience into accessible lessons for both veterans and newcomers in the field: for those interested in investing in sustainable businesses, discovering novel approaches to environmental conservation, or seeing entrepreneurs pursue their dreams.