Race into space

Título
Race into space

David. Jefferis

Resumen
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
2007

Humans in space

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

Nota general
Includes index.

Contenido
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
Space race -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
 
Space race -- Soviet Union -- History -- 20th century.
 
Space race -- History.

Autor añadido
Irvine, Mat.

Síntesis
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
9780778731023
 
9780778731160
 
9781428729124

Información de publicación
New York : Crabtree Pub., c2007.


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