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Space exploration

By Carole Stott; Steve Gorton

Book information

Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Year
2010
ISBN
9780756658281, 0756658284
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
44 MB (45767472 bytes)
Series
DK eyewitness books
Pages
71 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. + 1 clip-art CD-
Topic
Physics
Time added
2013-01-24 20:00:00
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Description

Describes rockets, exploratory vehicles, and other technological aspects of space exploration, satellites, space stations, and the life and work of astronauts. Dreams of space -- What is space? -- Space nations -- Rocket science -- Reusable rocket -- The race for space -- Space travelers -- Man on the Moon -- How to be an astronaut -- Astronaut fashion -- Living in space -- Astronauts at work -- Rest and play -- Danger and disaster -- Space stations -- Science without gravity -- Testing equipment -- Lonely explorers -- In-depth investigators -- Landers and discoverers -- Crowded space -- Looking at Earth -- Looking into space -- Spin-offs -- 21st-century exploration -- International Space Station -- The way ahead

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