Bibliograph

This is rocket science, true stories of the risk-taking scientists who figure out ways to explore beyond Earth, by Gloria Skurzynski

Type

Label

This is rocket science, true stories of the risk-taking scientists who figure out ways to explore beyond Earth, by Gloria Skurzynski

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

This is rocket science

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

335695885

Responsibility statement

by Gloria Skurzynski

Sub title

true stories of the risk-taking scientists who figure out ways to explore beyond Earth

Summary

Explores the past, present, and future of space travel. The compelling text - vetted by NASA scientists - is a combination of history, science, human drama, and future challenges. Readers learn how fireworks in ancient China developed into the fire arrows used by Genghis Khan; we meet Sir Isaac Newton, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, and learn how their imaginations shaped rocketry. We revisit the era of Sputnik, the satellite that launched a superpower space race, ending with moonwalks and a rendezvous in space. Finally we look forward to the future challenges of Mars and beyond

Table Of Contents

Fire arrows -The fathers of modern rocketry - Beeps from space -Saturn wins, Orion loses - Return and reuse - Success and failure - Way to go - Farther needs faster

Target audience

juvenile

Classification