space flight

"An Omni book." Traces the history of the conquest of space from Sputnik 1 in 1957 to the space shuttle and the U.S. space program.

The astrophysicist director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York discusses the future of space travel and the importance of its exploration for the United States' economy, security, and morale.

Describes the history of Skylab, America's first space station from planning stages to its launch in 1973, and reentry in 1979; and includes the in-flight diary of astronaut Alan Bean.

Recounts the dangerous realities of space travel, describing the many events that could cause an astronaut's death and chronicling the efforts of Russian and American Mission Controls to bring back three astronauts left orbiting Earth in the Space Station after the "Columbia" exploded on February 1, 2003.

Profiles the men and women who are working in NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California to develop new technologies that will help scientists learn more about the solar system.

The professor tests Q-bert the robot and Patrick the monkey to see which one should fly his rocket, and while Q-bert passes all the tests better than Patrick, the meddlesome monkey decides to try reaching the launchpad before it takes off.

BB is selected from thousands of candidates to train for a trip to Mars, but his first mission is to the Moon to give emergency aid.

Illustrations, maps, photographs, and text offer an overview of the history space exploration, profiling influential people, developments, and discoveries.

Describes space shuttles used for exploration as well as the development of Salyut and Skylab, Mir, and the International Space Station orbiting the Earth.

Describes the history of outer space exploration, including rocketry, space flight to the moon and probes to other planets in the solar system.