Race into space
Título
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Race into space
David. Jefferis
Resumen
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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.
Space
Fecha de publicación como intervalo
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2007
Humans in space
Descripción física
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32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Nota general
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Includes index.
Contenido
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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.
Término de la materia
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Space race -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Space race -- Soviet Union -- History -- 20th century.
Space race -- History.
Autor añadido
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Irvine, Mat.
Síntesis
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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.
ISBN
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9780778731023
9780778731160
9781428729124
Información de publicación
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New York : Crabtree Pub., c2007.
| Biblioteca | Signatura topográfica | Tipo de material | Código de barras del documento | Estado |
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| Brookside | 629.4 JEF | Book | 30146000142484 | Non-Fiction |