| 50 Space Missions That Changed the World Contributor(s): Read, John A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 145950626X ISBN-13: 9781459506268 Publisher: James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publishers OUR PRICE: $25.32 Product Type: Library Binding Published: January 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Astronomy - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - History Of Science |
| Dewey: 629.41 |
| Lexile Measure: 1020 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.7" W x 8.7" (1.00 lbs) 80 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since the first space mission in 1957, there have been many pivotal missions that have made new discoveries and pushed the boundaries of our knowledge. Revisit 50 milestone missions including Voyager's Grand Tour, Apollo 8 and the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon, Valentina Tereshkova (the first woman in space), the first weather satellite, the first communication satellite that brought live television to the world, and even spy satellites This collection includes missions from Europe, Russia, China, India, the U.S., Canada, and more. |