After Kurby accidentally broadcasts an ad for odd jobs across the galaxy instead of within the confines of the human's spaceship, he and his friend Risk receive a request to locate a missing alien girl.

"Winner of the Campbell, Hugo, Jupiter, and Nebula awards upon its release in 1973, Rendezvous with Rama is widely regarded as one of the cornerstones of Grand Master Arthur C. Clarke's work"-- An enormous cylindrical object has entered Earths solar system on a collision course with the sun. A team of astronauts are sent to explore the mysterious craft, which the denizens of the solar system name Rama. What they find is astonishing evidence of a...

Kurby, Risk, and Carma try to repair their spaceship, Judy, by scavenging parts from another ship and working together as a team.

Pilot Rocky Waddle wants to enter the Superchase Space Race, and when the penguins rescue a racing spaceship, and the owner tells them to keep it, he gets his chance--but the Space Race is a dangerous event, and some pilots will do anything to win.

Pursued by their former crewmate, turned enemy, the space penguins splash-land on an ocean planet, and find themselves in the tentacles of a monstrous squid--can they find a way to extract themselves and their ship before it is too late?

Princess Leonie Kolburg, aged nineteen and heir to a faded European spaceship, enters the engagement season hoping only to save her family from financial ruin, but is soon falling for her first, rejected love. Engagement season is in the air. Eighteen-year-old Princess Leonie {28}Leo

When Neil Armstrong set foot upon the moon in 1969, it was the end result of an effort that involved several years, billions of dollars, and hundreds of thousands of people. The First Moon Landing examines this historic event from multiple perspectives, including those of Armstrong himself, computer programmer Margaret Hamilton, and engineer Tom Kelly. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject....

Bean moves with three of his children into a derelict space colony ship where they hope for a cure to engineered genes that give them high intelligence and short lives, a situation that is complicated when space-time distortions cause them to be forgotten by humanity.

"With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has going for it is a chance proximity to more popular worlds, making it a decent stopover for ships traveling between the wormholes that keep the Galactic Commons connected. If deep space is a highway, Gora is just your average truck stop. At the Five-Hop One-Stop, long-haul spacers can stretch their legs (if they have legs, that is), and get fuel, transit...

"If you could build a spaceship, what would its mission be? To fly to Mars? To travel between galaxies? Explore MAKE A SPACESHIP YOUR WAY! to imagine your own spaceship. Learn how to get inspired, problem-solve, and collaborate with other books in the SUPER SIMPLE DIY series to make your own castle, dinosaur, and more!"--Back cover.