Bibliograph

Space pioneers, Steve Parker

Type

Label

Space pioneers, Steve Parker

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Space pioneers

Oclc number

898155012

Responsibility statement

Steve Parker

Series statement

The story of space

Summary

From the first rockets to leave Earth's atmosphere and the animals that made brave journeys into space, such as Laika the Soviet stray dog, to the first spacewalks and the tragedies of the loss of all crew members of the Challenger and Columbia space shuttles, this book looks at the people, who's part in various space programmes around the world, have helped to push the boundaries of space travel for future generations. Six books that reveal the thrilling journeys, triumphs and disasters that men and women have experienced in the exploration of our universe. These books examine the mind-blowing technologies involved in space endeavours and tells the all too human stories of some of the key figures

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Rockets into space -- Animals in space -- Human spaceflight -- The Mercury Seven -- Round and round -- Gemini -- Spacewalking -- Soyuz -- The Space Shuttle -- Great shuttle missions -- Risk factors -- Commercial spaceflight -- Tech files and glossary

Target audience

juvenile

Classification