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Book

Exploring space : from Galileo to the Mars Rover and beyond

Call Number

  • J 629.4 JENK (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

First U.S. edition.

Publication Information

Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2017.

Physical Description

59 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Audience

009-012.

Summary

Presents a brief history of space exploration, covering such topics as the first human missions, life on the International Space Station, and settling on Mars.

Contents

  • The solar system-- and beyond
  • Looking at the sky
  • Getting into space
  • Coming back to Earth
  • Surviving in space
  • Is there anybody out there?
  • Crowded skies
  • Where do we go from here?

Subjects

Added Authors

Stephen Biesty