From the first rockets to leave Earth's atmosphere and the animals that made brave journeys into space, such as Laika the Soviet stray dog, to the first spacewalks and the tragedies of the loss of all crew members of the Challenger and ...
Features the life of an astronaut, including living in a spacecraft, different roles needed on a mission, levels of training, and how their work impacts life on Earth.
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Contents include: What are Astronauts?; What do Astronauts do in space?; What is it like to live on a spacecraft?; How have Astronauts changed our lives?; What does it take to become an Astronaut?; a timeline of space travel.
Chronicles the history of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo spaceflights through 1968, and presents information about the Vostok, Voskhod, Soyuz, and Zond missions.
Amazing historical photographs from NASA's archives complete this book. This title is at a Level 3 and is written specifically for transitional readers. Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards.
Space Pioneers charts the exploits of a handful of space explorers who have ridden powerful rockets into the stratosphere to brave the icy, airless vacuum of space and accomplish a series of intrepid firsts.
The young space pioneers used all their talents to build the new colony, fighting deadly dust storms, sub zero temperatures and tough terrain.
Space Pioneers
JPL is now the world headquarters of deep-space exploration. This spectacularly illustrated book captures the drama, intensity, and excitement of man's foray into the world beyond.
Praise for previous anthologies edited by Hank Davis In Space No One Can Hear You Scream: “. . . the 13 tales in this collection blend sf with horror to demonstrate the resiliency of both genres . . . offers strong tales by the genre’s ...