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Book Cover for: Starlink: The Book of Knowledge of Anton Communique from the Pleiades, Joy Whitney

Starlink: The Book of Knowledge of Anton Communique from the Pleiades

Joy Whitney
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SpaceX raised a Falcon 9 rocket vertical on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center Thursday, ready for a pre-sunrise blastoff Friday with 53 more Starlink internet satellites, using a booster stage flying for a record-tying 12th time. Read our preview story: https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/05/05/spacex-rolls-out-rocket-for-another-starlink-deployment-mission/ https://t.co/e5kskZuylJ

Paperback, 2020

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Apollo 17: The Official NASA Press Kit, NASA

Apollo 17: The Official NASA Press Kit

NASA
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Fifty years ago at this moment, NASA's Apollo 17 mission took off from Taurus-Littrow Valley to end humanity's first exploration of the moon. Listen to the words of Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan has he took his last steps on the lunar surface. https://t.co/CHV96BywaR

Paperback, 2012

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Earth, M. J. York

Earth

M. J. York
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What’s next for the Crew Dragon's return to Earth? •1:51pm EDT: Trunk separation •1:56pm EDT: Deorbit burn begins •2:11pm EDT: Close nose cone •2:36pm EDT: Entry interface •2:44pm EDT: Begin chute deploy sequence •2:48pm EDT: Splashdown WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/v61q6Wi2P9 https://t.co/gPrGb8Qlyw

Hardcover, 2021

$32.79$16.40 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Space Launch System: Second Edition, Gerardus Blokdyk

Space Launch System: Second Edition

Gerardus Blokdyk
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Engineers are making progress resolving mostly ground-system problems that derailed three attempts to fuel the agency’s new Space Launch System moon rocket in a countdown rehearsal. NASA managers are hopeful about making a fourth attempt by mid-June. https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/05/09/nasa-hopeful-about-staging-fourth-moon-rocket-fueling-test-in-early-june/ https://t.co/rWvG6A5MbF

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Book Cover for: Goest, Cole Swensen

Goest

Cole Swensen
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T+plus 7 minutes. Good RL10 engine performance reported so far in this first burn to boost GOES-T into orbit. This engine, made by Aerojet Rocketdyne, burns cryogenic liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/03/01/atlas-5-av-095-goes-t-mission-status-center/ https://t.co/lmEz7mJxNg

Paperback, 2004

$13.95$6.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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