Facts, puzzles, stories, music, experiments, and craft projects present information about various aspects of outer space, including the universe, solar system, galaxies, stars and constellations, and space exploration.
Important new scientific data was collected on the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto by the telescopes aboard the Voyager spacecrafts. For the first time, scientists were able to collect information by studying the giant planets at close range.
Explains the space shuttle--what it is, how it works, and what it is like to fly it, as well as describing the pre-flight, launch, flight, and landing.
Describes some existing and future telescopes and what they can tell us about outer space, with particular emphasis on the Edwin P. Hubble Space Telescope, which will begin orbiting Earth in the late eighties.
An introduction to space exploration, with discussion of rockets, satellites, and space stations; the solar system; space medicine; and what it's like to be an astronaut.
