This is rocket science : true stories of the risk-taking scientists who figure out ways to explore beyond Earth
Title:
This is rocket science : true stories of the risk-taking scientists who figure out ways to explore beyond Earth
Author:
Skurzynski, Gloria.
ISBN:
9781426305979
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Publication Information:
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2010.
Physical Description:
80 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cm.
Contents:
Fire arrows -- The fathers of modern rocketry -- Beeps from space -- Saturn wins, Orion loses -- Return and reuse -- Success and failure -- Way to go -- Farther needs faster.
Abstract:
Looks at the history and current state of rocketry through the stories of important rocket scientists and their contributions to the field, and also speculates on the types of propulsion needed for future space travel.
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