TY  - BOOK
AU  - Skurzynski,Gloria
TI  - This is rocket science: true stories of the risk-taking scientists who figure out ways to explore beyond Earth 
SN  - 9781426305979 (trade)
AV  - TL781.85.A1 S58 2010
U1  - 629.4/092/2 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - National Geographic
KW  - Rocketry
KW  - History
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Rockets (Aeronautics)
KW  - Biography
KW  - Aerospace engineers
KW  - sears
N1  - 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; 7.9; Follett Library Resources; 5-8; Follett Library Resources; 5-8; 1210L; Lexile
N2  - Shares the stories of scientists throughout history who have contributed to the field of space exploration, and provides information about developments in the field
ER  -