outer space

A young boy takes a voyage through the solar system aboard a space ship and learns about the sun, planets, moons, and asteroids.

Twenty-thousand years in the future, humans confront a rapidly expanding vacuum that devours everything in its path. Tchicaya works with the Yielders to study the vacuum and allow it to grow. He is conflicted when his first love, Mariama, enters his life on behalf of the Preservationists, who want to destroy the vacuum. What none of the futurists know is that life is developing in the center of the vacuum.

Details the satellite technology we use to explore the Earth and our universe. Includes full-color photographs and a glossary.

Discusses the achievements of outer space exploration in this century and examines future possibilities such as a permanent space station, colonies in space, and journeys outside the solar system.

As members of the first crew of astronauts, Matt Cruse and Kate De Vries journey into outer space on the Starclimber and face a series of catastrophes that threaten the survival of all on board.

Provides answers to commonly asked questions about space exploration, including "Which was the first living being in space?" and "Do you grow taller or shorter in space?".

Examines the prospects for human colonization of space, the technology that will be needed, and the vast speeds required to make the voyages; discusses why the journeys will be profitable; and predicts when, how, and why they will occur.

Describes space exploration in the twentieth century.