Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (206 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
SERIES
Series Title
An explorer's guide to the universe
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 PRECURSORS IN FICTION AND FACT; CHAPTER 2 SPACEFLIGHT BEGINS; CHAPTER 3 THE RACE TO THE MOON; CHAPTER 4 THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM; CHAPTER 5 SPACE STATIONS; CHAPTER 6 FUTURE DIRECTIONS; CHAPTER 7 HUMANS IN SPACE; CHAPTER 8 AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS; CHAPTER 9 SOVIET AND RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS; CHAPTER 10 INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTS AND SPACEFLIGHT PARTICIPANTS; APPENDIX: ACHIEVEMENTS IN SPACE; GLOSSARY; FOR FURTHER READING; INDEX.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Our Search for knowledge about the universe has been remarkable, heartbreaking, fantastical, and inspiring, and this search is just beginning. Manned Spaceflight is part of a 7 book series that takes readers through a virtual time warp of our discovery. From the nascent space programs of the 1960's to today's space tourism and the promise of distant planet colonization, readers will be transfixed. Throughout this journey of the mind, Earth-bound explorers gain keen insight into the celestial phenomena that have fascinated humans for centuries. Thrilling narratives about indefatigable scientifi.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
OverDrive, Inc.
Stock Number
42F781D9-12BE-48E2-9ECD-DB6A59630A8E
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Manned spaceflight.
International Standard Book Number
1615300007
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Astronautics-- History, Juvenile literature.
Astronauts, Biography, Juvenile literature.
Manned space flight-- History, Juvenile literature.
Astronautics-- History.
Astronautics.
Astronauts.
JUVENILE NONFICTION-- Technology-- Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science.