What is NASA?

Título
What is NASA?

Sarah, Fabiny

Resumen
"The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, began in 1958. With its creation, the United States hoped to ensure it won the space race against the Soviet Union. Author Sarah Fabiny describes the origins of NASA, the launching of the Apollo program that landed the first human on the moon, and the many missions and discoveries that have taken place since then. NASA has a rich history and still plays an important role in uncovering the mysteries of the universe. Readers are sure to get sucked into this book."--

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2019

What is?

Descripción física
107 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm.

Nota general
"16 pages of photos inside!"--Cover.
 
"Who HQ. Your headquarters for history. Who? What? Where?"--Back cover.

Materia corporativa
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Término de la materia
Astronautics -- United States -- History.
 
Space race -- History.
 
Space flight -- History.

Término geográfico
Outer space -- Exploration.

Autor añadido
Hammond, Ted,

Síntesis
"The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, began in 1958. With its creation, the United States hoped to ensure it won the space race against the Soviet Union. Author Sarah Fabiny describes the origins of NASA, the launching of the Apollo program that landed the first human on the moon, and the many missions and discoveries that have taken place since then. NASA has a rich history and still plays an important role in uncovering the mysteries of the universe. Readers are sure to get sucked into this book."--

ISBN
9781524786038
 
9781524786052

Información de publicación
New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2019]
 
©2019


BibliotecaSignatura topográficaTipo de materialCódigo de barras del documentoEstado
Mount Pleasant629.4 FAB (BIN)Book30152000232622Non-Fiction