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Brought to you by Penguin. From the New York Times-bestselling author of Midnight in Chernobyl comes the definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger space shuttle disaster based on fascinating in-depth reporting and new archival research – riveting history that reads like a...

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction Winner of the Kirkus Nonfiction Prize Shortlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction A New York Times Notable Book NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Stunning…A heart-pounding thriller…Challenger...

Imaginez un instant cette scène irréelle : des milliers, des millions peut-être, de voitures se trouvant soudainement enveloppées dans un halo de sécurité, les coussins gonflables se déployant avec une précision chirurgicale. Les rues, auparavant des artères de béton et d'asphalte, furent transformées en océans de coussins gonflables, où les véhicules devinrent les sommets de montagnes mouvantes, émergeant de vagues blanches et cotonneuses. C'était comme si la Terre elle-même se gonflait de précaution, se protégeant contre une menace invisible venue des confins de l'espace.

Is your gaze frequently drawn to the sky, captivated by the airplanes soaring effortlessly above? Have you ever found yourself contemplating the marvels of engineering, science, and human ingenuity that allow us to conquer the skies? Soaring Beyond the Horizon: Unveiling Extraordinary Airplane Facts and Discoveries is your ultimate resource for understanding the domain above us. In this realm, the sky isn't a limit but rather a gateway.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography and leading geopolitics expert comes an “insightful, hopeful, and endlessly fascinating” (Daily Express) book on today’s new space race and the geopolitics of space—including the increasingly tense power struggle...

From the outset, Hynek and Vallee make their position clear: UFOs represent an unknown but real phenomenon. The far-reaching implications take us to the edge of what we consider the known and real in our physical environment. Perhaps UFOs signal the existence of a domain of nature as yet totally unexplored. These two eminent scientists studied the UFO phenomenon for decades and collaborated on this landmark report.

Brought to you by Penguin. From bestselling author and astronaut Tim Peake, the captivating story of humans in space. Only 628 people in human history have left Earth. In Space: The Human Story, astronaut Tim Peake traces the lives of these remarkable men and women who have forged the way, from...

Brought to you by Penguin. Built of lightweight wood, powered by two growling Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, impossibly aerodynamic, headspinningly fast and armed to the teeth, the de Havilland Mosquito was the war-winning wonder that should never have existed: the aircraft the RAF didn't think it...

Die Faszination unendlicher Weiten: Astronaut Matthias Maurer hat sie erlebt. In seiner Autobiografie erzählt er von seiner spektakulären Mission zur ISS, seiner Forschung, und was er im Weltall, über die Erde und die Menschheit gelernt hat. Nur zwölf Deutsche haben unseren Planeten je verlassen. Und Matthias Maurer ist einer von ihnen. Doch für den Wissenschaftler ist der Weg in den Weltraum lang und steinig. 2009 besteht er das harte Auswahl-Verfahren der europäischen Weltraum-Behörde ESA und beginnt 2015 mit dem Astronauten-Training.

“The world's leading alien hunter” — New York Times Magazine From acclaimed Harvard astrophysicist and bestselling author of Extraterrestrial comes a mind-expanding new book explaining why becoming an interstellar species is imperative for humanity’s survival and detailing a game plan...

Em outubro de 2017, cientistas de um dos maiores observatórios espaciais do mundo — localizado no topo de um vulcão dormente no Havaí — detectaram um objeto transitando por nosso sistema solar. A primeira hipótese foi a de que se tratava de um mero asteroide, como tantos outros que cruzaram e seguem cruzando nossa galáxia. Mas os dados coletados pelo telescópio Pan-STARRS1 revelaram detalhes curiosos, e bem anômalos, no comportamento desse visitante.

In 2023, Puerto Rico is still reeling from its economic woes, but it is in a sweet spot for launching satellites into orbit. Will the growing demand for rocket launches open a new door to prosperity for the territory as it begins to create a spaceport? Using curiosity and a dash of whimsy, this book explores the concept of Puerto Rico as a hub for the space applications market and its implications for the economy and the residents of the island.

Mars, a mysterious dust-ridden place, is most like Earth in its climate and seasons. Of all the possible destinations in space to travel, Mars is the most likely for humans to reach. According to esteemed scientist Louis Friedman, it may be the only destination outside the moon to ever see human footprints. Far from diminishing our future in space, Human Spaceflight lays out a provocative future for human space travel. The noted aerospace engineer and scientist says that human space exploration will continue well into the future, but space travel by humans will stop at Mars.

'Eject! Eject!' When the call is made to abandon an aircraft, it's only the beginning of the story... From the Sunday Times bestselling writer John Nichol, author of Spitfire, Lancaster and Tornado, comes a brilliant new book that reveals the astonishing story of an invention that has saved many...

Gibt es bald ein Weltraumhotel? Und wie weit ist es von dort zum nächsten Strand? Wie kommt man da hin... und wieder zurück? Wie geht (Reise-)Alltag im All, warum sollte man eine Reise zum Mond am 9. Juni 2123 nicht verpassen? Welches Schuhwerk packe ich für meine Reise zum Mars ein? Dies ist ein Hörbuch für Weltraumreisende, garniert mit Erzählungen und Erlebnissen von Ulrich Walter. In typischer Reiseführer-Manier verrät er alles, was es für einen gelungenen Weltraumtrip braucht und erzählt dabei auch viel zur Geschichte der Weltraumreisen.

Brought to you by Penguin. *An instant New York Times Bestseller* A momentous look at the private companies driving the revolutionary new space race, from the 3-million copy, New York Times bestselling author of Elon Musk In 2008, Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first private company to build a...

Can flying be green? Everyone loves to travel, and the industry’s room for growth seems almost limitless—except that flying will soon be responsible for 19 percent of global emissions. Some people have even decided never to fly. Over the coming decades, aviation will witness more innovation...

In Journey Through The Solar System, you can join the experience of a lifetime without leaving your home. Get ready for an unforgettable space holiday! You're about to launch on a voyage beyond your wildest dreams, touring the marvels of our Solar System (the sun, planets, comets, and asteroids) and the mysteries of the cosmos.

Michael North is the man you call when there's nothing left to lose. He executes every mission with determination, skill and a certain amount of flair. There's just one problem: the bullet lodged in his brain. If it moves, he will die–and so will the mission. Now North's been sent to infiltrate a doomsday cult on a remote island off the coast of Scotland to stop the terrorist attack its leader is planning on the mainland. Together with teen hacker FangFang, North must face down the forces of evil on behalf of his country. 

Is the human body built for Mars? NASA's studies on the International Space Station show we need to fix a few things before sending people to the Red Planet. Astronauts go into space with good vision and come back needing eyeglasses. Cognition and DNA expression could be affected for years. And then there's the discomfort of living in a tight space with crewmates, depression, and separation from the people you love.