Eyewitness space exploration /
Space exploration
Carole Stott ; photographed by Steve Gorton.
- American edition.
- London : Dorling Kindersley , c2002.
- 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.
- DK Eyewitness .
- DK eyewitness books. .
"Blast into space and hitch a ride on the earliest rockets and the latest probes"--Cover. "First American Edition, 1997. This American Edition, 2014"--Title page verso. Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (page 69) and index.
Space dreams -- What is space? -- Space nations -- Rocket science -- Reusable rocket -- The race for space -- Space travelers -- Man on the Moon -- Astronaut training -- Astronaut fashion -- Living in space -- Space work -- Rest and play -- Danger and disaster -- Space stations -- Science in space -- Equipment -- Lonely explorers -- Space investigators -- Space discoverers -- Satellite space -- Looking at Earth -- Looking into space -- Spin-offs -- New exploration -- The ISS -- Roving around -- Space tourism -- The way ahead -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more.
Describes rockets, exploratory vehicles, and other technological aspects of space exploration, satellites, space stations, and the life and work of astronauts.--