Exploring space : from Galileo to the Mars Rover and beyond
Jenkins, Martin, 1959-2017
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Place reservation for Exploring space : from Galileo to the Mars Rover and beyondThe extraordinary story of space exploration, from Galileo's telescope to the launch of the International Space Station - and beyond! Martin Jenkins' accessible and wide-ranging narrative covers early astronomy, the history of flight, the Space Race, the day-to-day of astronauts in the International Space Station and the possibility of extraterrestrial life, and considers where future missions might take us. Stephen Biesty's cross-section illustrations lay bare the intricate workings of space probes and shuttles, the Mars Curiosity Rover, spacesuits and Soyuz rockets.
Main title:
Exploring space : from Galileo to the Mars Rover and beyond / written by Martin Jenkins ; illustrated by Stephen Biesty.
Author:
Jenkins, Martin, 1959-, authorBiesty, Stephen, illustrator
Imprint:
London : Walker Books and Subsidiaries, 2017.
Collation:
63 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 30 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Juvenile.pyu; syl.
ISBN:
9781406360080 (hbk)
Dewey class:
629.409J629.409J629.409J629.41629.4387.7
Local class:
J629.409629.409629.41
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
SpaceExplorationExplorersSpace flightTechnology
BRN:
1839190
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