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- The last days on Mars [videorecording] / by Koteas, Elias,1961-; Kuhn, Michael,1949-; Robinson, Ruair,̕1978-; Schreiber, Liev.; Williams, Olivia,1968-; Mongrel Media.;
Music by Max Richter; editor, Peter Lambert; director of photography, Robbie Ryan.Elias Koteas, Olivia Williams, Liev Schreiber, Romola Garai, Tom Cullen.A secret mission on the surface of Mars leads to a cosmic struggle between a dwindling team of space explorers and an unknown life form. The crew of the Tantalus Base is wrapping up the first manned mission to Mars when one astronaut discovers fossilized evidence of bacterial life. Determined to get credit for the historic find, the astronaut defiantly ventures out to collect more samples despite strict orders to remain on the ship. When the ground seems to swallow him whole, the remaining crew launch a rescue mission that leads to yet another mysterious disappearance. Meanwhile, with the relief ship Aurora drawing near, it begins to appear as if the life form discovered by the Tantalus Base crew is far from dead, and should it somehow find its way back to planet Earth, humankind's days could be numbered.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.- Subjects: Astronauts; Extraterrestrial beings; Feature films.; Human-alien encounters; Infection; Science fiction films.; Space flight; Thrillers (Motion pictures);
- © c2014., Distributed by Mongrel Media,
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- Capture the flag [videorecording] / by Calvell, Carme.; Gato, Enrique.; Jenner, Michelle.; Rovira, Dani.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm); Paramount Pictures.;
Dani Rovira, Michelle Jenner, Carme Calvell.Space travel runs in Mike Goldwing's family: both his father and grandfather were astronauts. But the plucky 12-year-old's estranged grandfather, Frank, has lived a life isolated from his family after missing out on the chance to make history as a member of the Apollo XI crew. However, when Mike discovers that an eccentric billionaire plans to fly to the moon, claim its vast, valuable mineral resources, and destroy the American flag planted by the Apollo XI astronauts, the countdown to a spectacular adventure begins! Mike, teamed with his grandfather, best friends Amy and Marty, and a clever chameleon, blasts off on an incredible moon-bound mission, determined to thwart the billionaire's evil plan, capture the flag, and reunite his divided family.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.- Subjects: Animated films.; Astronauts; Billionaires; Children's films.; Feature films.; Grandfathers; Space flight to the moon; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
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- Canadian women in the sky : 100 years of flight / by Muir, Elizabeth Gillan,1934-;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.A history of Canadian women's progress in aviation and space flight.LSC- Subjects: Women air pilots; Women in aeronautics; Aeronautics;
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- Book of flight / by Rinard, Judith E.;
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- Subjects: Flight; Aeronautics; Aeronautics;
- © c2001., Firefly Books,
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- Hera's phantom flight / by Schaefer, Elizabeth(Adaptor); Hopps, Kevin.;
Kindergarten-Grade 2.LSC- Subjects: Science fiction.; Star Wars fiction.; Radio and television novels.; Extraterrestrial beings; Space ships; Space warfare;
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- The Kraken Project / by Preston, Douglas J.;
"NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center is designing a probe which will be dropped into the Kraken Mare, one of the methane seas of Titan. There, it will embark on a journey of exploration. As the probe is being tested at Goddard, things go awry, and an explosion kills seven scientists. The AI program in the probe, a powerful, self-modifying AI called "Dorothy," flees into the Internet. Series character Wyman Ford is tapped by the president's science advisor to track down the software with the help of Dorothy's creator, Melissa Shepherd. As the two of them trace Dorothy in her wanderings in cyberspace, they realize Dorothy's horrific experiences in the wasteland of the Internet have changed her--utterly. But for the better ... or worse? At the same time, they learn Dorothy is being pursued by a pair of Wall Street high-frequency traders, who want to turn her into an algorithmic-trading slave-bot. Pursued relentlessly by the traders, Dorothy jumps out of the Internet into a child's toy robot, to hide. Now the only person standing between the murderous algo traders and Dorothy is a lonely, twelve-year-old boy living on an isolated bay on the coast of northern California. But is Dorothy bent on doing good ... or on wiping out the cancer of the human race?"--Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Science fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Artificial intelligence; Cyberspace;
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- Endurance : a year in space, a lifetime of discovery / by Kelly, Scott,1964-author.; Dean, Margaret Lazarus,1972-author.;
"A stunning memoir from the astronaut who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station--a candid account of his remarkable voyage, of the journeys off the planet that preceded it, and of his colorful formative years. The veteran of four space flights and the American record holder for consecutive days spent in space, Scott Kelly has experienced things very few have. Now, he takes us inside a sphere utterly inimical to human life. He describes navigating the extreme challenge of long-term spaceflight, both existential and banal: the devastating effects on the body; the isolation from everyone he loves and the comforts of Earth; the pressures of constant close cohabitation; the catastrophic risks of depressurization or colliding with space junk, and the still more haunting threat of being unable to help should tragedy strike at home--an agonizing situation Kelly faced when, on another mission, his twin brother's wife, Gabrielle Giffords, was shot while he still had two months in space. Kelly's humanity, compassion, humor, and passion resonate throughout, as he recalls his rough-and-tumble New Jersey childhood and the youthful inspiration that sparked his astounding career, and as he makes clear his belief that Mars will be the next, ultimately challenging step in American spaceflight. A natural storyteller and modern-day hero, Kelly has a message of hope for the future that will inspire for generations to come. Here, in his personal story, we see the triumph of the human imagination, the strength of the human will, and the boundless wonder of the galaxy."--- Subjects: Biographies.; Kelly, Scott, 1964-; International Space Station.; Astronauts;
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- Flight or fright : 17 turbulent tales / by King, Stephen,1947-editor.; Vincent, Bev,editor.; Lewis, E. Michael.Cargo.; Doyle, Arthur Conan,1859-1930.Horror of the heights.; Matheson, Richard,1926-2013.Nightmare at 20,000 feet.; Bierce, Ambrose,1842-1914?.Flying machine.; Tubb, E. C.Lucifer!.; Bissell, Tom,1974-Fifth category.; Simmons, Dan,1948-Two minutes forty-five seconds.; Goodfellow, Cody.Diablitos.; Varley, John,1947 August 9-Air raid.; Hill, Joe.You are released.; Schow, David J.Warbirds.; Bradbury, Ray,1920-2012.Flying machine.; Vincent, Bev.Zombies on a plane.; Dahl, Roald.They shall not grow old.; Tremayne, Peter.Murder in the air.; King, Stephen,1947-Turbulence expert.; Dickey, James.Falling.;
"An anthology about all the things that can go horribly wrong when suspended six miles in the air, hurtling through space at more than 500 mph and sealed up in a metal tube with hundreds of strangers. All the ways a trip into the friendly skies can turn into a nightmare, including some never thought of before. Featuring brand new stories by Joe Hill and Stephen King, as well as fourteen classic tales and one poem from the likes of Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, and Dan Simmons"--- Subjects: Horror fiction.; Short stories.; Air travel; Airplane occupants; Transcontinental flights; Airplanes; Flight;
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- Look up high! Things that fly / by Allenby, Victoria,1989-;
Helicopters, gliders, and planes--oh my! Preschoolers never get tired of cool flying machines. Indulge their love for things with wings (and a few without) with bright photographs and jaunty verse that makes it easy for pre-readers to chime in. They won't even notice the subtle language lesson in prepositions as the hot air balloon drifts between the mountains, the water bomber swoops through the smoke, and the space station orbits around the Earth.Ages 2-5.- Subjects: Picture books.; Flight; Aeronautics;
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- A most extraordinary ride : space, politics, and the pursuit of a Canadian dream / by Garneau, Marc,author.;
"A captivating and inspiring memoir by Canada's first man in space. On October 5th, 1984, Marc Garneau made history. Blasting off from the Kennedy Space Center aboard the U.S. Space Shuttle and reaching a speed of 28,000 km/hour, he became the first Canadian to fly to outer space. That monumental achievement, now etched in Canadian history as one of our country's proudest moments, inspired a nation and ushered in a new era of space exploration for Canada. Twenty-four years later, Garneau made history yet again, becoming the first astronaut to be elected as a Member of Parliament. In between those two milestones in Garneau's unprecedented career, he was the first Canadian, and the first non-American, to serve as CAPCOM, the voice of Mission Control for the astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle. In the years that followed his historic first voyage to space, Garneau returned to space two more times, becoming the first Canadian to log three trips into orbit, and lead the Canadian Space Agency through its most dynamic years. In the House of Commons, Garneau would ultimately serve in two cabinet posts as Minister of Transport and Minister of Foreign Affairs during some of the biggest events of the past decade: the onset of one of the worst pandemics in modern times; the arbitrary detention of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor by China; the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban; and the death of 85 Canadian citizens and permanent residents aboard Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752, shot down by a missile over Iran. It was no surprise, then, that when Marc Garneau announced his retirement after fourteen years in government, many Canadians lamented the loss of an upstanding parliamentarian who was not afraid to speak up for causes he believed in, even if that meant bucking his own party and its leader. In Making History: Space, Politics, and The Pursuit of a Canadian Dream, Garneau chronicles his once-improbable ascent from a mischievous teenager and rebellious military officer to a decorated astronaut and statesman who represented Canada on the world stage -- both on and off the planet. With candour and humour, Garneau describes the highs and lows of his life and career, including the awe he experienced first seeing the earth from space, the tragic loss of his first wife to mental illness and suicide, sailing across the Atlantic and back in a sailboat improbably called "the Pickle," and witnessing the tragedy of the doomed shuttle Challenger. Honest and illuminating, Making History is a rare journey into the early years of Canada's space program and an inside account of the joys and challenges of governing from one of Canada's most distinguished citizens"--- Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Garneau, Marc.; Astronauts; Politicians;
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