space vehicles

The best and brightest minds on Earth are assembled to intersect with Rama II. Informed of Raman technology, they still are not prepared for what they encounter.

The spacecraft Discovery journeys to the outer edge of the solar system, and two navigators become uneasy when Hal, the craft's talking computer system, demonstrates unusual behavior.

Presents a number of illustrated photographs and interesting facts and figures about spacecraft including the first satellite into space and first moon walk, early rocket science, the space race during the Cold War, first people in space, rocket planes, and the space shuttle.

Instructions for drawing rockets, spaceships, space labs, the Space Shuttle, and space cruisers. Also includes information about space vehicles.

Explains how rockets work, what satellites and probes are, and how astronauts are trained for space travel.

Describes various machines that have been used in outer space, including the space shuttle, Skylab space station, satellites, and unmanned space probes.

Briefly discusses various spacecraft, including rockets, satellites, and space shuttles, and the jobs they perform.

Examines different types of machines used in space exploration, including probes, satellites, space shuttles, and rockets, and describes the work that they do.

Presents basic information for transforming household materials into futuristic crafts.

With an exploratory, dynamic approach to astronomy, readers will investigate key areas to spacecraft and the journey into space in a clear and concise way. Budding astronomers will be astonished by the enthralling and up-to-date facts and theories.