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Exploring space travel / Laura Hamilton Waxman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Waxman, Laura Hamilton, author.
- Series:
- Searchlight books.
- Searchlight Books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Manned space flight--Juvenile literature.
- Manned space flight.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (40 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : Lerner Publications Company, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- How long does it take to get into outer space? About nine minutes! Powerful vehicles carry people beyond Earth's atmosphere in a short time. But astronauts train for years before they go on missions. In this book, you'll learn about what it's like to be an astronaut in space! As part of the Searchlight Books collection, this series explores outer space and sheds light on the question What's Amazing about Space? Fantastic photos, kid-friendly explanations of science concepts, and useful diagrams will help you discover the answers!
- Contents:
- Leaving earth
- Spacecraft
- Space gear
- Life in space
- Training for space
- The future of space travel.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-22942-0
- 9786613229427
- 0-7613-8022-1
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