Bibliograph

The space race, the journey to the moon and beyond, written by Sarah Cruddas ; consultant, Sophie Allan ; foreword by Eileen Collins

Type

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The space race, the journey to the moon and beyond, written by Sarah Cruddas ; consultant, Sophie Allan ; foreword by Eileen Collins

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The space race

Oclc number

1099575443

Responsibility statement

written by Sarah Cruddas ; consultant, Sophie Allan ; foreword by Eileen Collins

Sub title

the journey to the moon and beyond

Summary

Provides readers with a history of the space race, astronautics, and technological innovations associated with space flight

Table Of Contents

Foreword -- Why space? -- Our solar system -- Where are we? -- Dreaming of space -- Up, up, and away! -- Rocket power -- Von Braun vs. Korolev -- Sputnik -- Animals in space -- Introducing...the Mercury 7 -- The first humans in space -- The race for the moon -- Valentina Tereshkova -- First spaceships -- Walking in space -- Project Gemini -- Rocket women -- Living in a space age -- Training for the moon -- Mega-rocket -- Slo-mo giants -- Around the moon -- Mission Control -- Trailblazers -- The Lunar Module -- Moon suit -- Apollo 11 Suiting up -- Liftoff! -- Journey to the moon -- "The Eagle hasLanded" -- The world watches -- On the moon -- Splashdown! -- Astronauts on tour -- A successful failure -- Jetpacks and pogo sticks -- Lunar Rover -- The loneliest astronaut -- The last mission -- Apollo's legacy -- Footprints on the moon -- Quiet heroes -- Peace in space -- What the Soviets did next -- The Voyager missions -- The Space Shuttle -- A new generation -- Mir -- Watching space -- Building a space station -- Space workhorse -- The International Space Station -- Living in space -- The Soyuz rocket -- Flying a spaceship -- Aquanauts -- Visiting other worlds -- Robots on Mars -- New HorizonsPlanet hunting -- The new space race -- Robonaut -- Super mega-rockets -- Landing back on Earth -- Musk vs. Bezos -- Space junk -- A new space station -- Back to the moon -- How to move to space -- WANTED: asteroid miners -- Vacations in space -- Space creations -- Future spacesuits -- Space-age Earth life -- Why Mars? -- Mission to Mars -- Humans on Mars -- Are we alone? -- Science nonfiction -- Space jobs -- Future spaceships -- Voyage into space -- Looking after Spaceship Earth -- Footsteps into space -- Glossary -- Index -- Acknowledgments

Target audience

pre adolescent

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