astronautics

Photographs and simple text introduce early readers to astronauts, the types of work they do in space, and the training they need.

Presents full-color illustrated photographs and drawings that describes space exploration, and provides information on the layers of a spacecraft and space suit, the story of a space shuttle launch, short profiles of American and Soviet astronauts, and more.

Cutaway illustrations and text reveal how the space shuttle and other spacecraft work and what astronauts do in space.

Traces the history of man's conquest of space and assesses the potential for future satellite solar power stations, moon bases, and space colonies.

A history of flights from the imagination of ancient cave pictographs to the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Diagrams, illustrations, and text describe the steps involved in designing and building a rocket.

A biography of the first woman astronaut and history of the Russian manned space program.

Explains how space shuttles work and what astronauts do during the course of a shuttle mission.