astronautics

Presents twenty-two hands-on activities illustrated in color and with photographs designed to answer questions about space.

Describes various space disasters including asteroids and meteors, failed space missions, and efforts that have been made to prevent meteorite impacts and ensure safer space flights.

Introduces students to some of the world's worst space disasters, including the "Challenger" and "Columbia" tragedies, and explores how scientists are trying to make space flight safer for the future.

Presents a comprehensive study of female pioneers in the space program and examines their training and their struggle to be a part of the NASA team.

Examines the United States space program from the development of the first rockets after World War II to the formation of NASA, the lunar landing, unmanned space probes, and space stations of the future.

Details the initiation of the Hubble Space Telescope in April 1990 and the repair and servicing missions which followed; explains the telescope's role in answering questions about the universe.

Presents fifty-three simple experiments and projects revolving around space science, including topics such as seasons, the night sky, light, and flight.

Discusses the different stages of space travel, the difficult training undergone by astronauts, and the dangers they face in space.

Examines the technology behind the latest developments in space engineering and flight.