Race into space
Titre
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Race into space
David. Jefferis
Sommaire
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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
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2007
Humans in space
Description matérielle
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32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Note générale
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Includes index.
Table des matières
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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.
Terme de vedette-matière
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Space race -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Space race -- Soviet Union -- History -- 20th century.
Space race -- History.
Vedette secondaire auteur
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Irvine, Mat.
Résumé
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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.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9780778731023
9780778731160
9781428729124
Informations de publication
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New York : Crabtree Pub., c2007.
| Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
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| Brookside | 629.4 JEF | Book | 30146000142484 | Non-Fiction |