The Penguin Book of Outer Space Exploration
NASA and the Incredible Story of Human Spaceflight
New York, New York : Penguin Books, [2018]
Format: Book
Description: xviii, 374 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
"Using items in the NASA archive together with expert narrative guidance, this history of how Americans got to space begins with Wernher von Braun's vision for voyaging to Mars and ends with Elon Musk's contemporary plan to get there. It covers the founding of NASA, the first American astronauts in space, the moon landings, the Challenger disaster, and the Hubble Telescope repairs"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Prologue: The dream of centuries -- Getting ready for space exploration -- First steps -- "One small step ... one giant leap" -- Steps toward an uncertain future -- Epilogue: The dream persists.
Subjects:
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- History.
Manned space flight -- History.
Outer space -- Exploration -- History.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- History.
Manned space flight -- History.
Outer space -- Exploration -- History.
Target Audience: 1330L
ISBN:
9780143129950
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
TRANSPORT Air/Space Pen | Southeast | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (page 375).