Meet NASA inventor Masahiro Ono and his team's asteroid-harpooning hitcher / writer, Jeff De La Rosa.
"A volume explaining engineer Masahiro Ono's plan to create a space probe that will be able to hitch itself to an asteroid as the asteroid is traveling through our galaxy"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780716661610
- ISBN: 0716661616
- Physical Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Publisher: Chicago Illinois : World Book, Inc., [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The leftovers -- Why study the leftovers? -- Inventor feature : the traveler -- Visiting the asteroids -- Stopping in -- Hitching an asteroid -- Inventor feature : growing up -- Big idea : tethers -- Big idea : carbon nanotubes -- Inventor feature : crossing the ocean to reach the stars -- An expensive harpoon -- Playing out the line -- Braking -- Big idea : regenerative braking -- Far from the sun -- A local train in the outer solar system -- Taking off again -- Inventor feature : Icy Moon Cryovolcano Explorer -- Masahiro Ono and his team.
- Target Audience Note:
- Ages 5-11.990L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.6 1 192888.
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- Ono, Masahiro, 1982- > Juvenile literature.
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Officials and employees > Biography.
Space flight to asteroids > Juvenile literature.
Asteroids > Juvenile literature.
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Available copies
- 8 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richlands Branch Library | J629.435 DEL (Text) | 36015000059408 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/14/2026 |
