space flight to the moon

The story of the Apollo project, the American mission that first put humankind on the moon. Includes interviews with the Apollo designers, the Cape Canaveral ground crew, and the astronauts themselves.

High up in the sky, the Moon has spent her whole life watching the happenings of Earth below, from dinosaurs roaming to planes taking flight, hoping for a visitor, until one day in 1969 when a spaceship soars from Earth. Includes Earth timeline and a history of space exploration.

A boy gets in a spaceship and takes a dangerous but exciting trip to the moon.

"Readers will learn about the first rockets launched during World War II, and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin who was the first man in space. Details of the long and dangerous trip when Neil Armstrong, Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, and Michael Collins finally set foot on the moon will enrapture readers. Students will explore how past successes and failures have led to present-day accomplishments"--Provided by publisher.

"In July 1969, astronauts on the Apollo 11 spacecraft became the first people to land on the moon. Since then, people have told stories about the historic event. Did an unmanned Russian spacecraft crash into the moon while the Apollo astronauts were on it? Did Neil Armstrong know what he was going to say before he stepped onto the moon's surface? Read the stories. Then see if you can spot the myths!"--Provided by publisher.

"It's been more than fifty years since humans stepped foot on the moon. NASA's Artemis mission is not just to put humans back on the moon--including the first woman and the first person of color. Its goal is to keep them there for deeper space exploration into the solar system than ever before. Next stop: Mars!"--Provided by publisher.

"Charts the history of the Apollo program . . . Beginning with fighter pilots in WWII, Maurer traces the origins of the Apollo program to a few exceptional soldiers, a Nazi engineer, and a young eager man who would become president"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at the different United States missions to the moon, incuding Project Apollo, and discusses the future of moon landings.

Presents the story behind the historic race to the moon, from the perspective of the Americans who lived it; the astronauts and their families, the controllers and engineers, and the technicians and politicians who made the impossible possible.

High up in the sky, the Moon has spent her whole life watching the happenings of Earth below, from dinosaurs roaming to planes taking flight, hoping for a visitor, until one day in 1969 when a spaceship soars from Earth. Includes Earth timeline and a history of space exploration.