“Good corporate drama . . . an enlightening narrative of how new communications infrastructures often come about.” —The Economist, “A Book of the Year 2016”
 
In the early 1990s, Motorola developed a revolutionary satellite system called Iridium that promised to be its crowning achievement. Its constellation of 66 satellites in polar orbit was a mind-boggling technical...

Satellites are important parts of space exploration as well as everyday life on Earth. They're used for telephone communications, military strategy, weather observation, and many other purposes. Readers learn about the many uses we have for satellites and how those have changed since the first satellites were launched. Through informative text and helpful fact boxes, readers also explore the history and importance of both the Hubble Space Telescope...

"Engaging images accompany information about Earth satellites. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--

"A military space probe, sent to collect extraterrestrial organisms from the upper atmosphere, is knocked out of orbit and falls to Earth. Twelve miles from the crash site, an inexplicable and deadly phenomenon terrorizes the residents of a sleepy desert town in Arizona, leaving only two survivors: an elderly addict and a newborn infant. The United States government is forced to mobilize Project Wildfire, a top-secret emergency response protocol....

In the late 1950s, space became the new source of conflict for the United States and the Soviet Union. The world changed in 1957 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik. The world s first satellite, Sputnik prompted advances in science and technology. Each side was determined to demonstrate technological acumen and military prowess through the ultimate space race. This book explores how technological power was used in the fight for political dominance....

"Come along on a space adventure to discover fun facts about satellites and how and why they are floating around in space!" -- Back cover. "Images accompany information about Earth satellites. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--Provided by publisher.

A cyber criminal is using satellites to steal billions from the world's biggest companies, and Benji Franklin is called upon to use his skills to trace the money--the problem is there is a time limit and his mother will not let him miss any more school, so he enlists his entire school to help.

This is the journey of Laika, the abandoned puppy destined to become Earth's first space traveler. With the blending of fact and fiction, this story intertwines three compelling lives. Along with Laika, there is Korolev, a driven engineer at the top of the Soviet space program and Yelena, the lab technician responsible for Laika's health and life.

Using Space to Save Earth Veteran science journalist William E Burrows offers a bold new mission for the U.S. space program: to protect the Earth from the ever-growing number of perils that threaten our way of life — and even our very survival. We are living through one of the most dangerous times in human history. Nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons technology are proliferating, and missile technology is falling into more and more hands....

"In Europe, the Americans are pulling out their troops in a tide of isolationism. Britain, torn between loyalties to America and the continent, is caught in the middle. Across the pond, a space shuttle crashes on landing, killing all but one of the crew on board: A British citizen named Mike Dreyfuss, who will become vilified by the US press and protesters. Halfway across the world, at English ground control headquarters, Martin Hepton watches with...