Download or read book Famous Firsts in Space written by Edward F. Dolan and published by Dutton Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1989 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight descriptions of "firsts" in space including first space walks, first men on the moon, and first American space shuttles.
Download or read book Famous Firsts in Space written by Edward F. Dolan, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight descriptions of "firsts" in space including first space walks, first men on the moon, and first American space shuttles.
Download or read book Famous Firsts in Space written by Gary Shenfeld and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts thirty-two famous firsts in space science such as the first liquid-fuel rocket, the first manned space flight, and the first man on the moon.
Download or read book DEVM SPACE SHUTTLE written by Heppenheimer Ta and published by Smithsonian. This book was released on 2002-05-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Famous Firsts First Woman in Space written by Ben Hubbard and published by Wayland. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping illustrated account of how Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to journey into space on 16 June 1963. As the post-war world was gripped by the Space Race between the USA and the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union surged ahead by putting the first woman in space in 1963. Discover how Valentina Tereshkova accomplished this top-secret, dangerous mission, from the arduous selection and training, to the dangerous flight itself and her triumphant return to Earth.
Download or read book The First Space Race written by Matt Bille and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an account of the competitive technological and political race between the United States and the Soviet Union and their leaders to launch satellites.
Download or read book First Women in Space written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading level: 2 [yellow].
Download or read book Right Stuff Wrong Sex written by Margaret A. Weitekamp and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: space program and the rise of the women's movement in America.
Download or read book The Mars Project written by Wernher Von Braun and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1953 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic on space travel was first published in 1953, when interplanetary space flight was considered science fiction by most of those who considered it at all. Here the German-born scientist Wernher von Braun detailed what he believed were the problems and possibilities inherent in a projected expedition to Mars. Today von Braun is recognized as the person most responsible for laying the groundwork for public acceptance of America's space program. When President Bush directed NASA in 1989 to prepare plans for an orbiting space station, lunar research bases, and human exploration of Mars, he was largely echoing what von Braun proposed in The Mars Project.
Download or read book Famous Firsts in Exploration written by Herbert Molloy Mason and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accounts of thirty-two heroic explorations into the unknown, from Erik the Red's venture to Greenland, to Yuri Gagarin's flight into space.
Download or read book Space written by Patrick Moore and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A half-century ago, mankind's journey to the stars began with the launch of Sputnik 1. Sir Patrick Moore, the world's most famous amateur astronomer, and space photographer HJP Arnold have combined their talents to chronicle this entire exciting period. Featuring the finest images beautifully reproduced, it relives all the amazing advances and discoveries, from the first manned spaceflight to the first moon landing, from the first Space Shuttle to the first probes that went to the outer planets...and beyond. The engaging text showcases Moore's trademark clarity, simplicity, passion, and authority, and Arnold's photographs capture the drama, scale, majesty, and minutiae of the Universe. Also included: a countdown of the 50 Greatest Ever Space Images as chosen by Arnold.
Download or read book The Space Race written by Deborah Cadbury and published by Fourth Estate. This book was released on 2005 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of 'The Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' comes the shocking but true story behind the space race -- and the ruthless, brilliant scientists who fuelled it.
Download or read book The Rocket into Planetary Space written by Hermann Oberth and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2014-10-22 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For all being interested in astronautics, this translation of Hermann Oberth’s classic work is a truly historic event. Readers will be impressed with this extraordinary pioneer and his incredible achievement. In a relatively short work of 1923, Hermann Oberth laid down the mathematical laws governing rocketry and spaceflight, and he offered practical design considerations based on those laws.
Download or read book To the Stars The First American Woman to Walk in Space written by Carmella Van Vleet and published by Triangle Interactive, Inc. . This book was released on 2018-03-29 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Kathy Sullivan wanted to go everywhere. She loved blueprints and maps. She loved languages and the ocean. She didn’t like the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” She wanted to explore and do exciting things that girls weren’t supposed to be able to do. Only men had the exciting jobs. Kathy liked fishing and swimming; flying planes and studying science. That’s what she liked and that’s what she decided to do with her life. She followed her heart and eventually became a NASA astronaut and the first woman to walk in space. Kathy wanted to see the whole world and so she did: from space! Backmatter includes further information about Dr. Sullivan and her career, as well as other famous firsts made by women astronauts.
Download or read book The First Space Missions written by Megan Cooley Peterson and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first space station circled Earth for 175 days. What were some of the other early space missions? Find out about the first animal in space, the first woman in space, the first space shuttle, and more.
Download or read book John Glenn written by Charles River Editors and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-06-29 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading "As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder." - John Glenn Today the Space Race is widely viewed poignantly and fondly as a race to the Moon that culminated with Apollo 11 "winning" the Race for the United States. In fact, it encompassed a much broader range of competition between the Soviet Union and the United States that affected everything from military technology to successfully launching satellites that could land on Mars or orbit other planets in the Solar System. Moreover, the notion that America "won" the Space Race at the end of the 1960s overlooks just how competitive the Space Race actually was in launching people into orbit, as well as the major contributions the Space Race influenced in leading to today's International Space Station and continued space exploration. In fact, the Soviet Union had spent much of the 1950s leaving the United States in its dust. President Eisenhower and other Americans who could view Soviet rockets in the sky were justifiably worried that Soviet satellites in orbit could soon be spying on them or, even worse, dropping nuclear bombs on them. In 1960, when Eisenhower's administration began planning and funding for the famous Apollo program that would land the first men on the Moon in 1969, the Soviet Union was already thinking further ahead, literally. In one of the worst kept secrets of the Space Race, the Soviet Union launched two probes, Korabl 4 and Korabl 5, toward Mars in October 1960. From 1959-1963, the United States worked toward putting satellites and humans into orbit via the Mercury program, but they continued to lag behind the Soviets. With the opening of a new decade, the Soviets reinforced their Space Race lead in a big way. On April 12, 1961, the world watched as the Soviets scored two major victories: they sent the first human being into space and made that man the first to orbit the Earth. Yuri Gagarin's success seemed to both solidify the Soviet's lead in the Space Race and underline the importance of scientific achievements in the race for geopolitical prestige. Even on the other side of the world, the United States could not deny the significance of the Vostok mission. President Kennedy graciously congratulated the Soviets, while privately conceding that it would be impossible for the United States to match Soviet space achievements for some time. At the same time, American policymakers also understood the depth of this latest defeat in the Space Race. On February 20, 1962, John Glenn orbited the Earth, nearly a year after Gagarin's orbit, and he remains best known for that historic feat, but in many ways it obscures a life and career of astonishing depth. Before the Friendship 7 mission, Glenn was already a distinguished combat fighter in multiple wars, and he was one of America's best test pilots, a record that included making the first supersonic transcontinental flight in American history. He was an obvious candidate for the country's first team of astronauts, and it launched him not only into space but into a long political career. All told, Glenn earned too many awards to count, and along the way, he became the oldest person to fly in space. John Glenn: The Life and Legacy of the First American Astronaut to Orbit Earth profiles his life, chronicles his historic space mission, and details all the highlights before and after it. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about John Glenn like never before.
Download or read book Great American Astronauts written by Chris Crocker and published by Franklin Watts. This book was released on 1988 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the lives and careers of ten well-known astronauts and highlights some of the famous "firsts" in the history of the United States space program.
