Exploration of space
By: by Felicity Trotman
Series: Great explorers; Snapping-turtle guide; Great explorers; Snapping-turtle guide
Publisher: Ticktock
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Tonbridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 31
ISBN-13: 9781860070792
Subjects: Space flight; Exploration of outer space; Exploration; Astronauts; Juvenile literature
Description: Even when people believed that the earth was flat, astronomers and navigators were studying the stars. Now, exploring space is one of the greatest challenges facing us. Here is the remarkable story of our discoveries to date.
Table of contents: title: What is space?; title: Exploring by eye; title: Exploring space with telescopes; title: Rockets; title: Sputnik & other satellites; title: Moonshots; title: Astronauts; title: Journeys towards the sun; title: Journeys away from the sun; title: Space shuttle; title: Telescopes today; title: Hubble space telescopes; title: Space stations; title: Making contact; title: Future; title: Did you know?