Bibliograph

Exploring space, writer, Shawn Brennan

Type

Label

Exploring space, writer, Shawn Brennan

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

Ages 9-13, World Book, Inc

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Exploring space

Oclc number

1003673326

Responsibility statement

writer, Shawn Brennan

Series statement

Our solar system

Summary

""Presents facts about the history of piloted and unpiloted space exploration in our solar system and features large illustrations and photographs."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The awe and wonder of the night sky -- Space probes -- Space probes do what astronauts cannot -- Venturing out -- The first piloted spacecraft -- Walking on the moon -- Space probes to Venus and Mercury -- Destination Mars! -- Space pioneers -- The Voyager probes -- Voyager 2's grand tour -- Gravity assist -- Return to Mars -- Mars rovers -- Phoenix and Curiosity discoveries on Mars -- New lunar probes -- More Jupiter probes -- Cassini at Saturn -- New Horizons -- Solar probes -- Touching the sun -- Probing comets -- Probes to asteroids -- Returning humans to space -- Microgravity and space travel -- Effects of space travel on the human body -- Suiting up -- To the moon and beyond

Target audience

juvenile

Classification