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Shoot the moon : a novel / by Arsén, Isa,author.;

When physics graduate Annie Fisk, a NASA secretary during the Apollo 11 mission, identifies an engineer's miscalculations, she is propelled into a new position where she's torn between her ambitions, her heart and a mysterious discovery that upends everything she knows to be scientifically true.

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Apollo 11 (Spacecraft); Bisexual women; Physicists; Private secretaries; Women computer programmers;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Hidden figures [videorecording] / by Costner, Kevin,actor.; Henson, Taraji P,actor.; Melfi, Theodore,film director.; Monáe, Janelle,actor.; Spencer, Octavia,actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,publisher.;

Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge.As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements and some language.DVD, widescreen (2.39:1); Dolby digital 5.1, 2.0.

Subjects: Biographical films.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; African American mathematicians; African American women; Female friendship; Space race; Women mathematicians;

For private home use only.

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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Hidden figures [videorecording] / by Costner, Kevin,actor.; Henson, Taraji P,actor.; Melfi, Theodore,film director.; Monáe, Janelle,actor.; Spencer, Octavia,actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,publisher.;

Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge.As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements and some language.Blu-ray disc, AVC @ 24 MBPS (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1.

Subjects: Biographical films.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; African American mathematicians; African American women; Female friendship; Space race; Women mathematicians;

For private home use only.

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Hidden figures : the true story of four black women and the space race / by Lee Shetterly, Margot.; Conkling, Winifred.; Freeman, Laura(Illustrator);

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Subjects: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Women mathematicians; African American women; African American mathematicians; Space race;

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Night stalkers : 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) / by Pushies, Fred J.,1952-;

Subjects: United States. Army. Aviation Regiment, 160th.; Night and all-weather operations (Military aeronautics); Military helicopters;

© 2005., Zenith Press,

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Katherine Johnson / by Wilkins, Ebony.; Ager, Charlotte.;

Counting on Katherine -- Asking questions -- Separate and unequal -- Breaking barriers -- A new journey -- Woman at work -- Pushing for change -- The space race -- Apollo 11 -- "One giant leap" -- An incredible career -- Awards and acclaim.Examines the life of mathematician Katherine Johnson, from her early education and career before working for NASA to her integral role in the space program.LSC

Subjects: Johnson, Katherine G.; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; African American women mathematicians; Women mathematicians; African American women physicists; Women physicists;

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Counting on Katherine / by Becker, Helaine,1961-; Phumiruk, Dow.;

Includes bibliographical references.A biography of Katherine Johnson, the African-American mathematician who worked for NASA and is depicted in the film Hidden figures.LSC

Subjects: Johnson, Katherine G.; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Mathematicians; African American women mathematicians; African American women physicists; Women mathematicians; Women physicists;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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American moonshot : John F. Kennedy and the great space race / by Brinkley, Douglas,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects: Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Astronautics; Manned space flight; Space flight to the moon; Astronautics;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Sex on the Moon : the amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history / by Mezrich, Ben,1969-;

Subjects: Roberts, Thad, 1977-; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center; Interns; Lunar petrology; Scientists; Theft; Theft; Thieves;

© c2011., Doubleday,

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The aviators : Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the epic age of flight / by Groom, Winston,1944-;

Includes bibliographical references and index.These Three Men -- The King of Dirt -- The Man With the Outside Loop -- Can those be stars? -- Air Combat is not Sport, It is Scientific Murder -- New York to Paris -- Man's Greatest Enemy in the Air -- I was Saved For Some Good Purpose -- An Inspiration in a Grubby World -- His Halo Turned into a Noose -- The Raid -- We were slowly rotting away -- The Lone Eagle Goes to War -- Masters of the Sky.

Subjects: Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.; Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973.; Adventure and adventurers; Aeronautics; Aeronautics, Military; Air pilots; Air pilots, Military; Heroes;

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