Exploring space : from Galileo to the Mars Rover and beyond

Author

Martin Jenkins

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?