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The 10 Most Dangerous Parts of Your Swimming Pool
In the back of their minds, all swimming pool owners know the risk of having a silent, lurking body of water in the back yard. Even more so for families with children, a swimming pool can be a silent killer. Consider this top ten list of the most common, and most dangerous swimming pool deficiencies:<br>
10) Electrical<br>
Proper electrical wiring for a swimming pool and all its components is critical since water, electricity and people are a dangerous mix. Swimming pools, and all metal components within one meter of the water line should be bonded with a heavy ground wire loop. Additionally all electrical devices that come into close contact with water such as pumps and lights must be properly connected with a GFIC or ground fault interrupter.
9) Slippery Decks<br>
As swimming pool deck surfaces age and weather they will develop algae and become very slippery, especially in wet conditions. To reduce the likelihood of falling or slipping on a pool deck, you should pressure wash your deck yearly. Additionally a silica sand can be added to your concrete sealer to provide a more textured and slip resistant surface.
Ladders & Stairs<br>
Stairs and ladders are a very common place for injury in a swimming pool. Coloured nosing tile is used to accentuate step edges in many pools, which helps to define the step edges under the moving water. The likelihood for a fall or injury increases at night, and also even more so if there is no underwater swimming pool light to illuminate the water. Ladders often have hand rails installed into the pool deck which can become loose over time. If the ladder rails shift as you are climbing out of the water, this will greatly increase the risk of a fall.
7) Water Quality<br>
Do not underestimate your green swimming pool. Harmful bacteria can reside in poorly maintained water. It is critical to ensure that the water quality is suitable for swimming to prevent infections and staph infections of the eyes, ears, nose and throat. Chemical levels in the water can also affect those prone to skin reactions.
6) Chemical Storage<br>
Your swimming pool chemicals are a potent mix of strong acids, alkalines and poisons. Even worse is that many of these chemicals specifically react with one another, yet they are often stored in the same location with little effort to keep them safe. Chemicals should be researched and stored in a controlled, dry and locked location at all times.
5) Pool Winter Covers<br>
Winterization covers are often just large tarps stretched over the pool with sand or water bags pinning them down at the edges. These are not strong enough to support the weight of a medium pet or small child without pulling into the pool. They can look tempting to walk on, but any person or animal that walks out onto a swimming pool winter cover is in serious jeopardy.
4) Suction Lines<br>
The swimming pool suction points, most commonly the skimmer and the main drain are directly connected to the front of powerful swimming pool pumps. The power of a pool pump is more than enough the cause sever and life threatening injury. The warning label that comes on new main drains, skimmers and pool pumps states that the pool pump has enough force to trap, drown and disembowel you should you unwittingly cover the suction point with any part of your body. Tragically every year more children are killed this way from single suction main drains which are now illegal. Dual suction main drains spaced apart are now required so that you can not cover both suction points at the same time. Proper use of main drain lids is critical to ensure the safety of your swimmers.
3) Pool Toys<br>
A surprisingly common source for swimming pool related accidents is a result of swimming pool toys which are not suitable for use in a pool. Some floatation devices can cause young swimmers to flip over and get trapped upside down under the water. Large innertubes or inflatable boats are prime examples of items better suited for the beach.
2) Pool Slides<br>
Swimming pool slides seem like a good idea when you consider children playing in the pool. At the same time, a pool slide is literally like letting your children play on a 9 foot tall ladder overtop of concrete. Pool slides are less and less common these days, and for good reason as they are the second most common cause of serious injury in a swimming pool.
1) Diving Boards<br>
By far the most dangerous element to your swimming pool is the diving board. The vast majority of swimming pools are not deep enough for a diving board. The risk of spinal and head trauma are extremely high in pools less than nine feet deep, which most are. Even a moderately steep dive will cause a collision at the bottom for the swimmer, and the long slope of the pool shallow end is a tricky obstacle to avoid when pulling up from the dive. Removing the diving board from your pool and encouraging a no diving policy will decrease the likelihood of a swimming pool accident or injury by as much as 50%.<br>
Remember - these swimming pool dangers relate to the average swimmer, but an unused pool can be just as deadly. Be sure to install an automatic swimming pool safety cover to take the single most proactive step towards increasing the safety of your swimming pool.
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Creating Space $30.95 Creating Space The Story of the Space Age Told Through ModelsThe Heavens - and trying to get there - have always intrigued man, and have been included in our artwork throughout all of history. In recent years they have been the subject of countless books, articles, radio and television shows and films, and have more and more featured the practical method of achieving these dreams - Spaceships. Creating Space takes us on a journey through the history of the space age, up to the present and beyond. From the advent of the "space race" with the V-2 rocket of World War II to the International Space Station and the future, a complete and detailed chronicling of vehicles is given, side by side with pictures and details of models that depict the multitude of aircraft and spacecraft developed throughout the world.In addition, extensive appendices provide details of all of the space-related models ever made and the many manufacturers and distributors who have supplied them - all in the words of an experienced professional insider. Mat Irvine worked in the BBC Visual Effects Department for 20 years, contributing to many projects including Doctor Who, Blake's 7, Edge of Darkness, the various NASA flights, and many science and space-oriented documentaries and programs. Creating Space is presented in 12 chapters which logically group together the history, the vehicles and the models into logical and meaningful categories. This book will be equally valuable to space enthusiasts, modellers, and space historians. |
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Junior Space Explorer Space Shuttle - ALL NEW 2012 Version! $39.95 The Aeromax inflatable Junior Space Shuttle Explorer space toy is great fun in the house or for the big splash down in the pool. |
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Space Monkey Benders $19.95 Boldly going where no Monkey Bender has gone before! Just monkeying around in space! Give a new home to these three adorable monkey benders (who we've affectionately nicknamed Ham, George, and King Louie here at The Space Store). They come with space helmets and 'official' uniforms and live aboard a little space ship.Simply pop the hatch and let your Space Monkey Benders explore. Powerful magnets in the hands and feet let them hang on tight to the rocket ship or tether together for safe space walks. Monkey lovers will simply adore this new addition to their collections! Recommended Age 6 to adult Durable plastic coated wire Magnets in hands and feet Bend sculpt and pose into nearly any position imaginable |
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3D Shrinky Dinks - Space $6.5 3D Shrinky Dinks - Space Create 3-Dimensional Astronauts, Sapce Shuttles, Rockets and more, to play with and display!Shrinky Dinks 3D Kits are new for 2011! Trace, bake, shrink and build your favorite Space Shuttles in 3D! Classic Shrinky Dinks® with a new 3D twist! Make your own space program with the Astronauts, Space Shuttles, planets and more. The new 3D Shrinky Dinks® Space kit comes with 10 Shrinky Dinks Sheets (5? x 8?) and Space tracing sheets. Just follow the easy to use illustrated instructions and you?ll be making your own 3D fleet in no time!Kids can use color pencils, markers and every color of the rainbow to create their own 3D masterpieces!These kits are great for craft time, group play dates as well as a fun rainy day activity. Perfect for kids age seven and up!Did you know that Shrinky Dinks have been in outer space! They were sent up in the space shuttle Atlantis in 2000 as part of a science experiment. They wanted to see if a Shrinky Dink would shrink in the extreme temperature changes. |
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Space Mission 747 Shuttle Carrier $6.95 Space Mission 747 Shuttle Carrier Transport the space shuttle on the 747 all the way across your room. Set includes a 6" diecast 747 shuttle carrier aircraft and a 3" diecast space shuttle. Shuttle separates from the carrier. Small parts - not for children under the age of three. |
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It Came From Outer Space $24.95 It Came From Outer Space It Came From Outer Space uncovers some of the important space age innovations that have changed our world.In this illuminating program, MODERN MARVELS explores how high-level NASA breakthroughs, originally developed for use in space, are now being applied to terrestrial challenges. Learn how paint that can withstand the heat of space shuttle reentry is also used to protect steel-framed high-rises from collapsing in a fire, and see how the oxygen tanks used by today s firefighters look remarkably similar to those used by astronauts during the famous Apollo missions. Finally, discover how batteries that keep crucial satellites in orbit are the same as those that take popular sports cars from zero to 60 in seconds flat. Features: Format: Color, DVD, NTSCM Language: English Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number of discs: 1 Studio: A&E HOME VIDEO DVD Release Date: August 25, 2009 Run Time: 50 minutes |
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Space Age $16.99 Space Age |
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Astronaut Living In Space - DK Level 2 $3.95 DK Readers are one of the best ways to get kids to read. This Level 2 Reader (Beginning to read alone)teaches what it takes to be an astronaut! Stunning photography and age-appropriate stories about holding down a job in zero gravity... |
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America In Space: NASA's First Fifty Years (Nasa) (Hardcover) $49.95 America In Space: NASA's First Fifty Years (Nasa) (Hardcover) NASA launches a yearlong celebration of its 50th anniversary in the fall of 2007, and Abrams is privileged to publish this visual history of its many achievements in manned and unmanned space travel. Written and edited by a team of experienced NASA staffers, and illustrated with many unpublished and rare photographs from the voluminous NASA archives scattered across the country, America in Space offers an unparalleled vision of half a century of exploration and discovery. The story of America�s space age is told with more than 400 carefully selected images. The story begins in the 1950s with intrepid test pilots venturing ever faster and higher, and opens out into the now-legendary Mercury and Apollo missions of the 1960s that made astronauts into national heroes. The space shuttle era shows us what everyday space travel might look like, while grand vistas of the universe expand our sense of wonder. The large format of the book captures both the human drama and the vast scale of NASA�s projects. America in Space is a photographic record of the greatest adventure of our time. Features: Hardcover: 352 pages Forward by Neil Armstrong Publisher: Abrams Books (October 1, 2007) Language: English Book Dimensions: 14.8 x 11.1 x 1.4 inches |
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Hubble Space Telescope Pocket Guide - Autographed by Story Musgrave $20 Hubble Space Telescope Pocket Guide - Autographed by Story Musgrave The Hubble Telescope's tasks has been listed as: Explore the solar system Measure the age and size of the universe Search for our cosmic roots Chart the evolution of the universe Unlock the mysteries of galaxies, stars, planets, and life itself From its unique vantage point 600 kilometers above the surface of the Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope looks out into space to capture dazzling images from distant stars which would be impossible to obtain from the ground. The Hubble Space Telecope is mankind's eyes on the universe.The dazzling vistas that the Hubble Space Telescope has recorded since its launch in 1990 are presented, along with the explanations of what exactly Hubble has seen during it's years in orbit. It tells the complete Hubble story - from the program's shaky start to the extraordinary success that followed, inspiring bigger and better successors in the years to follow. Line drawings of its hardware offer a supplementary understanding of Hubble's technological development. Features: Paperback: 96 pages Publisher: Collector's Guide Publishing Inc (September 1, 2006) Language: English Book Dimensions: 6.7 x 3.9 x 0.5 inches |
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Space Age- Space Camping $19.99 Space Age- Space Camping - Masterprint |
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Space Age Playboys $8.49 Space Age Playboys |
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Exploring the Solar System $3.95 Exploring the Solar System Young Space Colorists will learn fascinating facts about the solar system as they enjoy 44 dramatic Space Age illustrations, including images of an asteroid, a spacecraft observing the landscape of Mars, representations of all the planets, and much more. Descriptive captions accompany illustrations. Book Features: Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 48 pages Publisher: Dover Publications Language: English Book Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.1 x 0.2 inches |
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Space Age- Cosmic Adventures $19.99 Space Age- Cosmic Adventures - Masterprint |
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Space Age- Chapter I $19.99 Space Age- Chapter I - Masterprint |
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Space Age- Chapter V $19.99 Space Age- Chapter V - Masterprint |
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Space Age- Chapter VI $19.99 Space Age- Chapter VI - Masterprint |
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Space Age- Chapter II $19.99 Space Age- Chapter II - Masterprint |
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A Ball, A Dog, and A Monkey $14.95 A Ball, A Dog, and A Monkey A Ball, a Dog, and a Monkey tells the remarkable story of America's first efforts to succeed in space, a time of exploding rockets, national space mania, Florida boomtowns, and interservice rivalries so fierce that President Dwight Eisenhower had to referee them.A Ball, A Dog, and A Monkey covers roughly the first year of the Space Age, from the launch of Sputnik in October 1957 through Project SCORE, which placed an entire Atlas booster in orbit with a small communications payload, including a tape-recorded message from President Eisenhower, just before Christmas 1958. The book examines both the Soviet and American programs, but places far more emphasis on the latter, from the political machinations in Washington to the technical difficulties of launching satellites to the effects the massive influx of space and missile workers had on the once-sleepy communities around Cape Canaveral. (The title itself refers to Sputnik, Laika, and a squirrel monkey named Gordo that the US launched on a suborbital spaceflight in late 1958.)The book does serve as a reminder that the history of that era is about not just about satellites and rockets, but also the people who created them or were touched by them in some way. With a story as well known as the opening of the Space Race, and one with few new revelations and insights, A Ball, A Dog, and A Monkey focuses primarily on stories from some of the people (primarily American) involved in that first year of the Space Age. Some of them are famous: Eisenhower, Wernher von Braun, and James Van Allen, the Iowa physicist whose experiments were flown on Explorer 1. Others are more obscure, yet still interesting. "A SCIENCE BOOK OF 2007" - NPR'S SCIENCE FRIDAY "A FUN, FAST READ...AMAZING WE HAD TO WAIT 'TIL THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THAT YEAR'S TUMULTUOUS EVENTS TO GET THE POPULAR HISTORY THEY DESERVED" - Angela Gunn USATODAY.COM Paperback 320 Pages Simon & Schuster, September 2008 |
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Into That Silent Sea - AUTOGRAPHED by authors Francis French and Colin Burgess $30 Into That Silent Sea Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965Francis French and Colin BurgessWith a foreword by Paul Haney ?Eminently readable, well-crafted. . . . The merits of this popular history rest in the elegant narrative and the authors? thoughtful awareness of the space explorer genre.? ?Air & Space Smithsonian(The Space Review (website) I found the book a great source of new information that was both well documented and thoroughly fascinating to read - in fact, I believe it is deserving of winning some awards. Before I flew in space, these men and women in America and Russia paved the way and were my personal heros. If you want to know who they were, then this is the book. - Alfred M. Worden, Apollo 15 AstronautIt was a time of bold new technology, historic moments, and international jousting on the final frontier. But it was also a time of human drama, of moments less public but no less dramatic in the lives of those who made the golden age of space flight happen. These are the moments and the lives that Into That Silent Sea captures, a book that tells the intimate stories of the men and women, American and Russian, who made the space race their own and gave the era its compelling character. These pages chronicle a varied and riveting cavalcade of human stories, including a look at Yuri Gagarin?s harrowing childhood in war-ravaged Russia and Alan Shepard?s firm purchase on the American dream. It also examines the controversial career of cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, and the remarkable struggle and ultimate disappointment of her American counterparts. It tries to uncover the truth behind the allegations that shadowed Gus Grissom and Scott Carpenter and then allows the reader to share the heart-stopping suspense of Alexei Leonov?s near-fatal first space walk. Through dozens of interviews and access to Russian and American official documents and family records, the authors bring to life the experiences that shaped the lives of the first astronauts and cosmonauts and forever changed their world and ours. Francis French is the former director of events for Sally Ride Science, and the current director of education at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. Colin Burgess is a former flight service director with Qantas Airways and the author of many books on space flight, including Fallen Astronauts: Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon and Teacher in Space: Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger Legacy, both available in Bison Books editions. A NASA public affairs officer from 1958 to 1969, Paul Haney was known widely as NASA?s ?voice of mission control. Book Details: Hardcover: 402 pages Publisher: University of Nebraska Press (April 23, 2007) Language: English |
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Best Lock Moon Buggy 55 Piece Construction Set $7.95 Best Lock Moon Buggy 55 Piece Construction Set This is a 55 piece building block set from Best Lock that is a NASA spacecraft Moon Buggy. Best Lock blocks are compatible with other major building block manufacturers. Features: 55 piece set For age 3 and up |
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1/72 Apollo 10 Command/Service Module and Lunar Module $89.95 1/72 Apollo 10 Command/Service Module and Lunar Module This is the 1/72 Scale NASA Apollo 10 Command Service Module and Lunar Module from the Space Collection Series by Dragon Wings. It is absolutely a marvel just to look at!The incredible detail and value for this model actually astonishes me! FEATURES: True-to-scale precision model Displayable die-cast spacecraft with high collectable value Aesthetically pleasing color finish with delicate imprinted markings Elegant metal stand for easy display INCLUDES: One NASA Apollo 10 Command Service Module (CSM) and Lunar Module SPECS: Scale: 1/72 COMMENTS: Due to small parts that could cause a choking hazard please keep away from children 3 years of age and younger tos |
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IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON - AUTOGRAPHED by Francis French & Colin Burgess $30.95 IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON - AUTOGRAPHED by Francis French & Colin Burgess This book has been signed by both authors - Francis French and Colin Burgess Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight SeriesRead an Excerpt (pdf)Digital Media Kit (pdf)In the Shadow of the Moon tells the story of the most exciting and challenging years in spaceflight, with two superpowers engaged in a titanic struggle to land one of their own people on the moon. While describing awe-inspiring technical achievements, the authors go beyond the missions and the competition of the space race to focus on the people who made it all possible. Their book explores the inspirations, ambitions, personalities, and experiences of the select few whose driving ambition was to fly to the moon.Drawing on interviews with astronauts, cosmonauts, their families, technicians, and scientists, as well as rarely seen Soviet and American government documents, the authors craft a remarkable story of the golden age of spaceflight as both an intimate human experience and a rollicking global adventure. From the Gemini flights to the Soyuz space program to the earliest Apollo missions, including the legendary first moon landing, their book draws a richly detailed picture of the space race as an endeavor equally endowed with personal meaning and political significance.Francis French is the former director of events for Sally Ride Science, and the current director of education at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. Colin Burgess is a former flight service director with Qantas Airways and the author of many books on spaceflight, including Fallen Astronauts: Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon, available in a Bison Books edition. He is the coauthor with Francis French of Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961?1965 (Nebraska 2007). A NASA astronaut from 1963 to 1971, Walter Cunningham was a crew member on the first manned Apollo flight. |
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Five Years On Mars - National Geographic $19.95 Five Years On Mars - National Geographic When the NASA rovers Spirit and Opportunity touched down on Mars in 2004, they weren?t expected to last long?perhaps 90 days, or six months at most. But 90 days have stretched into almost five years, and a short-term science mission searching for evidence of water has turned into one of the greatest adventures of the Space Age. The rovers have trekked miles across hostile plains, climbed mountains, ventured in and out of deep craters, gotten stuck in sand dunes, survived dust storms and mechanical failures, and cheated death so often that no one will venture a guess as to how much longer they might last.Five Years on Mars follows this amazing story of two rovers that may be among some of the greatest explorers in history. Features: Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen Language: English Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Number of discs: 1 DVD Release Date: April 27, 2010 Run Time: 50 minutes |
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Our Amazing Solar System $19.95 The Grand Tour Featuring the amazing picture and sound quality that only DVD can offer, this fully-narrated video reveals new worlds beyond our imagination. This is the epic adventure, as never before presented, a captivating program featuring the latest and best visuals from the golden age of space exploration. An Epic Adventure With supercomputer visualizations, you will soar over the volcano-scarred landscape of Venus and journey to the Grand Canyon of Mars. Experience the eerie majesty of the giant outer planets and their amazing moons, unique gems in this wondrous solar system we call home. From comets to solar flares, from the scorched surface of Mercury to the frozen outer worlds of Neptune and Triton, this is the complete video saga of our amazing solar system. Special Features: Incredible Digital Picture and Sound Interactive Menus Chapter Search Bonus Video - On Robot Wings - flying by the planets! Screen Saver for your PC or Mac computer Internet Resources DVD 90 minutes. Color. Stereo. Recommended for ages 8 and older |
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3D Wooden Saturn V Rocket Puzzle $13.95 3D Wooden Saturn V Rocket Puzzle Our Saturn V Rocket Puzzle is a high grade wood puzzle that is a 3D! It comes individually shrink-wrapped w/instructions. Pop out the pieces and go! Painted or left as natural wood, it?s a challenging, educational and creative activity for all ages. Features: Dimensions 0.5" H x 9" W x 14.5" L Age: 6+ Number of Pieces: 106 Assembled Size: 5.9" L x 5.3" W x 14.9" H |
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Starry Sky $3.99 By Kate Hayden Take a closer look at the night sky and discover the secrets of the stars! Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. Starry Sky is a Level 2, Beginning to read alone book: - Longer sentences and increased vocabulary - Information boxes full of extra fun facts - Simple index |
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Satellite 3D-Wooden Puzzle $7.95 Satellite 3D-Wooden Puzzle Our Satellite Puzzle is a high grade wood puzzle that is a 3D! It comes individually shrink-wrapped w/instructions.Pop out the pieces and go! Painted or left as natural wood, it?s a challenging, educational and creative activity for all ages. Features: Dimensions: 0.25" H x 9" W x 14.5" L Age: 6+ Number of Pieces: 72 Assembled Size: 6.4"L x 13.75"W x 9"H |
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Flight Suit - Child $74.95 Made of heavyweight polycotton twill, our flight suits are machine washable for many years of mission wear. Our Child style flight suit is sized to accommodate children approximately 6mo - 8 years old. Refer to our sizing chart below for the perfect fit. Features: US flag patch on left shoulder, NASA Meatball patch on left chest, and International Space Station text logo embroidered on right chest Flip-up aviator collar Elastic waist with adjustment belt (with VELCRO® brand closure) Zipper ankle cuffs Right arm pouch pocket with pen holders Left and right chest zipper pockets Left and right thigh zipper pockets. Left pocket includes pen holders Makes a great astronaut costume for Halloween, school projects or backyard space missions! Special Return Policy: No returns/refunds accepted for this item. Suits can be exchanged for another size, and defective merchandise will be replaced with an identical item. Sizing Chart Our flight suits run large, so we recommend that you check the measurements below. For Toddler, Child, and Youth sizes, the size (2, 4, 6, etc.) represents the approximate age of the child. We recommend a loose fit to allow room to grow. Measurements Toddler Child Youth Adult (All measurements in inches) 6 mo 1 yr 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 S M L XL Length (Shoulder to ankle) 21.5 24 28 33 39 44 48 53 56 59.5 61 62.5 65.5 Leg Inseam (Crotch to ankle) 8 9 12.5 15.5 19 20.5 24 26.5 28 28.5 29.5 30.5 33.5 Arm Inseam (Arm pit to wrist) 7 7.5 9.5 10.5 12.5 15 16.5 17.5 18.5 21 21.5 22 22 |
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Ambassadors from Eart h - AUTOGRAPHED by Author Jay Gallentine $40 Ambassadors from Earth: Pioneering Explorations with Unmanned Spacecraft AUTOGRAPHED by Author Jay Gallentine 2009 Emme Award Winning Book for Astronautical Literature Rewind to the 1950s and ponder: was America?s first satellite really built by a college student? How did a small band of underappreciated Russian engineers get pictures of the moon?s far side?using stolen American film? As the 1960s progressed, consider: how the heck did people learn to steer a spacecraft using nothing but gravity? And just how were humans able to goose a spaceship through a thirty-year journey to the literal edge of our solar system? Ambassadors from Earth relates the story of the first unmanned space probes and planetary explorers?from the Sputnik and Explorer satellites launched in the late 1950s to the thrilling interstellar Voyager missions of the '70s?that yielded some of the most celebrated successes and spectacular failures of the space age. Keep in mind that our first mad scrambles to reach orbit, the moon, and the planets were littered with enough histrionics and cliffhanging turmoil to rival the most far-out sci-fi film. Utilizing original interviews with key players, bolstered by never-before-seen photographs, journal excerpts, and primary source documents, Jay Gallentine delivers a quirky and unforgettable look at the lives and legacy of the Americans and Soviets who conceived, built, and guided those unmanned missions to the planets and beyond. Of special note is his in-depth interview with James Van Allen, the discoverer of the rings of planetary radiation that now bear his name. Ambassadors from Earth is an engaging bumper-car ride through a fog of head-banging uncertainty, bleeding-edge technology, personality clashes, organizational frustrations, brutal schedules, and the occasional bright spot. Confessed one participant, ?We were making it up as we went along" Book Details: Hardcover: 544 pages Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr (November 1, 2009 Language: English |
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The Pool $44.99 The Pool Art Print by Tom Thomson. Product size approximately 30 x 27 inches. Available at Art.com. Embrace your Space - your source for high quality fine art posters and prints. |
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Pool $49.99 Pool Giclee Print by Harold Copping. Product size approximately 18 x 24 inches. Available at Art.com. Embrace your Space - your source for high quality fine art posters and prints. |
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At The Pool $39.99 At The Pool Giclee Print by Joe Correll. Product size approximately 16 x 20 inches. Available at Art.com. Embrace your Space - your source for high quality fine art posters and prints. |
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In the Pool $24.99 In the Pool Photographic Print by . Product size approximately 12 x 16 inches. Available at Art.com. Embrace your Space - your source for high quality fine art posters and prints. |
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Space Age Bake Sale $79.99 Space Age Bake Sale - Premium Photographic Print |
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The Rocket Team - Includes Bonus DVD $34.95 The Rocket Team - Includes Bonus DVD For the first time The Rocket Team is now accompanied by a DVD-Video featuring nearly five hours of rare footage of the Rockt Team's extraordinary legacy. "This book was already a classic, but Apogee has made it even better by adding the wonderful DVD full of documentary footage. The Rocket Team deserves a place on the bookshelf of anyone intersted in the origins of the space age." -- Andrew Chaikin, author of "A Man on the Moon." Traveling to the Moon and the planets beyond has moved from the world of dreamers and Buck Rogers to the factual terrain of the daily papers and television news shows. This book tells the story of the men who did so much to make the impossible a reality. From a small group of amateur rocketeers led by Wernher von Braun, his rocket team grew into one of the most influential technological forces in this or any other century. Starting in the early 1930's with rockets whose flights were measured in feet (when they got off the ground at all), within two dozen years the von Braun team added a new dimension to warfare with the 200-mile-range V-2 bombardment missile. After World War II, the same team created the first long-range ballistic missiles for the U.S.: They worked on the Explorer program that resulted in the first American satellite to orbit the Earth. And within the decade they developed and built the huge 363-foot-tall Saturn rocket that fulfilled von Braun's life-long dream of sending man to the Moon. The Rocket Team discloses much previously classified information, particularly involving the British intelligence effort to learn about Hitler's heralded V1 and V2 "vengeance weapons"; to delay their going into action and to minimize their effectiveness once they were developed. The U.S. and British documents, as well as information from von Braun himself, his papers, and interviews with the other members of his team, provide new insights into the wartime growth of rocketry. For Germany, the effort was remarkable: the V-2 program costing some $3 billion - half again as much as the American Manhattan project t develop the atomic bomb. The conditions under which the team had to operate were severe. Constant Allied bombings disrupted supply lines and forced manufacturing operations underground. Internally, the V-2 program was disrupted by Hitler's on-again, off-again attitude and Himmler's attempt to gain control of it. At one point von Braun himself was arrested by the SS! Despite such obstacles, the scientists and engineers on the teaam refined and developed their work to the point that, when they arranged their surrender to the Americans at the end of World War II, von Braun announced that he had a rocket on the drawing board that could fly from Germany to New York. Little wonder, then, that the rivalry was so keen between the U.S., Russia, and Britain to gain the services of the von Braun group after the war. The Rocket Team tells how the men were brought to the U.S., and establish |
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