www.carverlib.org Carver County Library Suggests The Race for Space Roger D. Launius - The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration (629.409 LAU 2018) A comprehensive history of international space exploration paired with photographs, illustrations, graphics, and sidebars on key scientific and technological developments, influential figures, and pioneering spacecraft. Tom Wolfe – The Right Stuff (629.1097 WOL 2008) The Right Stuff. It's the quality beyond bravery, beyond courage. It's men like Chuck Yeager, the greatest test pilot of all and the fastest man on earth. Pete Conrad, who almost laughed himself out of the running. Gus Grissom, who almost lost it when his capsule sank. John Glenn, the only space traveler whose apple-pie image wasn't a lie. Giles Sparrow – Spaceflight: the complete story, from Sputnik to Curiosity (629.41 SPA 2019) This compelling story of exploration charts and celebrates humankind in space, from Sputnik's launch in 1957 through the Apollo Moon landings and the International Space Station to future missions to Mars and beyond. Spaceflight chronicles how, in the half-century that followed Sputnik, the world was revolutionized by space travel and exploration. Nathalia Holt - Rise of the Rocket Girls: the women who propelled us, from missiles to the Moon to Mars (629.1309 HOL 2016) In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn't turn to male graduates. Rather, they recruited an elite group of young women who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design, helped bring about the first American satellites, and made the exploration of the solar system possible. Amy Shira Teitel - Breaking the Chains of Gravity: the story of spaceflight before NASA (629.4 TEI 2016) At the end of World War II, Wernher von Braun escaped Nazi Germany and came to America where he began developing missiles for the United States Army. Ten years after he created the -V 2 missile, his Jupiter rocket was the only one capable of launching a satellite into orbit. Charles Fishman - One Giant Leap: the impossible mission that flew us to the moon (CALL # soon – pub 6/11/19) President John F. Kennedy astonished the world on May 25, 1961, when he announced to Congress that the United States would land a man on the Moon by 1970. No group was more surprised than the engineers at NASA, for on the day of the historic speech, America had a total of fifteen minutes of spaceflight experience-with just five of those minutes outside the atmosphere. www.carverlib.org Douglas Brinkley – American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the great space race (629.409 BRI 2019) On May 25, 1961, JFK made an astonishing announcement: his goal of putting a man on the moon by the end of the decade. Douglas Brinkley returns to the 1960s to recreate one of the most exciting and ambitious achievements in the history of humankind. Jeffrey Kluger - Apollo 8: the thrilling story of the first mission to the Moon (629.454 KLU 2017) In August 1968, NASA made a bold decision: in just sixteen weeks, the United States would launch humankind's first flight to the moon. Only the year before, three astronauts had burned to death, and since then the Apollo program had suffered one setback after another. Meanwhile, the Russians were winning the space race and President Kennedy's promise to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade seemed sure to be broken. Craig Nelson - Rocket Men: the epic story of the first men on the moon (629.454 NEL) At 9:32 A.M. on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 rocket launched in the presence of more than a million spectators who had gathered to witness a truly historic event. It carried Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Mike Collins to the last frontier of human imagination: the moon. Jim Donovan - Shoot for the Moon: the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11 (629.454 DON 2019) On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon, a moment forever ingrained in history. the entire Apollo program, was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to putting a man on the Moon and winning the Space Race against the Soviets. Giuseppe de Chiara - Spacecraft: 100 iconic rockets, shuttles, and satellites that put us in space (629.409 DEC 2018) In 1957, the world looked on with both uncertainty and amazement as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first man-made orbiter. Sputnik 1 would spend three months circling Earth every 98 minutes and covering 71 million miles in the process. Teasel E. Muir-Harmony - Apollo To the Moon: a history in 50 objects (629.454 MUI 2018) Showcases the historic space exploration program that landed humans on the moon, advanced the world's capabilities for space travel, and revolutionized our sense of humanity's place in the universe. Each historic accomplishment is symbolized by a different object, from a Russian stamp honoring Yuri Gagarin to the Apollo 11 command module piloted by Michael Collins. sn/cn 6/19 .