Skurzynski, Gloria.
This is rocket science : true stories of the risk-taking scientists who figure out ways to explore beyond Earth / by Gloria Skurzynski. - Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2010. - 80 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 78-79) and index.
Fire arrows -- The fathers of modern rocketry -- Beeps from space -- Saturn wins, Orion loses -- Return and reuse -- Success and failure -- Way to go -- Farther needs faster.
Kirkus Review, March 2010 Library Media Connection, March 2010 Kirkus Review Library Media Connection
Shares the stories of scientists throughout history who have contributed to the field of space exploration, and provides information about developments in the field.
7.9 Follett Library Resources 5-8 Follett Library Resources 5-8 1210L Lexile
9781426305979 (trade) 9781426305986 (lib. bdg.) 1426305974 1426305982
2009020386
Rocketry--History--Juvenile literature.
Rockets (Aeronautics)--History--Juvenile literature.
Rocketry--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Aerospace engineers--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Rocketry--History.
Rockets (Aeronautics)--History.
Rocketry--Biography.
Aerospace engineers.
Rocketry--History.
Rockets (Aeronautics)--History.
Rocketry--Biography.
Aerospace engineers--Biography.
TL781.85.A1 / S58 2010
629.4/092/2
This is rocket science : true stories of the risk-taking scientists who figure out ways to explore beyond Earth / by Gloria Skurzynski. - Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2010. - 80 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 78-79) and index.
Fire arrows -- The fathers of modern rocketry -- Beeps from space -- Saturn wins, Orion loses -- Return and reuse -- Success and failure -- Way to go -- Farther needs faster.
Kirkus Review, March 2010 Library Media Connection, March 2010 Kirkus Review Library Media Connection
Shares the stories of scientists throughout history who have contributed to the field of space exploration, and provides information about developments in the field.
7.9 Follett Library Resources 5-8 Follett Library Resources 5-8 1210L Lexile
9781426305979 (trade) 9781426305986 (lib. bdg.) 1426305974 1426305982
2009020386
Rocketry--History--Juvenile literature.
Rockets (Aeronautics)--History--Juvenile literature.
Rocketry--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Aerospace engineers--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Rocketry--History.
Rockets (Aeronautics)--History.
Rocketry--Biography.
Aerospace engineers.
Rocketry--History.
Rockets (Aeronautics)--History.
Rocketry--Biography.
Aerospace engineers--Biography.
TL781.85.A1 / S58 2010
629.4/092/2