![]() ![]() Spacewalk whisks readers back to 1965 when pilot Ed White became the first American to walk in space. In Eye on the Universe, readers will learn how the Hubble Space Telescope works, its purpose, and about those touch-and-go servicing missions. "Houston, we've had a problem." The events leading up to these famous words are detailed in Danger in Space, which introduces the Apollo 13 mission, the players, and what went wrong. ![]() The International Space Station can be a dangerous place, as dust-size meteorites whip by space walkers at 17,500 miles per hour (luckily, astronauts wear suits made of Kevlar, Teflon, and aluminum Mylar). The Coolest Job in the Universe doesn't come without its challenges. The design of these titles is straightforward and clean, with four to six chapters broken up by headings, plus amazing photos taken on location in space, including a wow shot of the farside of the moon. What's it like to eat and sleep in zero gravity? The books in the American Space Missions! Astronauts, Exploration, and Discovery series give kids here on Earth an inside look at the cosmos. ![]()
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