Race into space

Título:

Race into space

PERSONAL_AUTHOR_EPSB:

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.

EBSP_VARIANT_TITLE:

Space

Fecha de publicación como intervalo:

2007

SERIES_EPSB:

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.

EPSB_521_1:

Gr. 3-9

EPSB_521_2:

All Juvenile

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.

ISBN:

9780778731023