Space exploration for dummies
By: by Cynthia Phillips and Shana Priwer
Contributors: Priwer, Shana
Series: For dummies; --For dummies
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9780470445730
Subjects: Exploration; History; Astronomy; Astronautics; Popular works
Description: "Do you long to explore the universe? This plain-English, fully illustrated guide explains the great discoveries and advancements in space exploration throughout history, from early astronomers to the International Space Station. You'll learn about the first satellites, rockets, and people in space; explore space programs around the world; and ponder the controversial question: Why continue to explore space?"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: PART I. SPACE EXPLORATION: WHERE, WHO, AND HOW: Space exploration in a nutshell; title: A tour of the universe; title: Yes, it's rocket (and spacecraft) science after all; title: The life and times of an astronaut; title: Tragedies in space; title: PART II: THE GREAT SPACE RACE: A small beeping sphere and the dawn of the space age; title: What a ride! The first people in space; title: Sending robots to the Moon; title: Man on the Moon: Project Apollo; title: Continued lunar exploration after Apollo 11; title: Going on a grand tour of the solar system; title: The first space stations and the end of the space race. PART III: SECOND-GENERATION MISSIONS: The Space Shuttle and Mir space station: the dawn of modern space exploration; title: Prime time for the Space Shuttle: from the 1980s into the 21st century; title: Revenge of the Red Planet: successes and failures in Mars exploration; title: Exploring the inner solar system; title: Voyages to the outer solar system; title: PART IV: CURRENT SPACE EXPLORATION: What a view! Telescopes in space; title: A symbol of global cooperation: the International Space Station; title: New views of Mars in the new millennium; title: PART V: THE FUTURE OF SPACE EXPLORATION: More in store: upcoming space missions; title: Increasing access to space; title: Why continue to explore space?; title: PART VI: THE PART OF TENS: Ten places to look for life beyond Earth; title: Ten ways space travel isn't like television or the movies; title: Ten types of everyday items brought to you courtesy of NASA.