Race into space

Title:

Race into space

Personal Author EPSB:

Summary:

Photographs, illustrations, and text describe the competition between countries and private companies to explore space, discussing the American and Russian Space Race, how astronauts survive, various types of technology used by space explorers, and other related topics.

Other Title:

Space

Year Published:

2007

Series:

Humans in space

Physical Description:

32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Leaving planet earth -- Rocket pioneer -- V-2 and beyond -- Stage rockets -- First humans in space -- Mercury flights -- Mission training -- Surviving in space -- Reliable rocket -- Return to earth -- The X-prize -- New frontiers -- Timeline.

Age Interest level:

Gr. 3-9

Grade Interest level:

All Juvenile

Subject:

Space race -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Space race -- Soviet Union -- History -- 20th century.

Space race -- History.

Added Author:

Irvine, Mat.

ISBN:

9780778731023