"How does a spacesuit work? What is a probe? What are the parts of a Mars rover? Readers discover the answers to these and many more questions about the technology used to explore space in this fun and fact-filled guide to a high-interest science topic. Detailed and informative images are the focal point of this learning experience, with each chapter devoted to full-color photographs, diagrams, infographics, and more. The main text is creatively placed around these images in short, focused sections, and sidebars provide additional information. An activity is also included to give readers a hands-on lesson in STEM concepts" -- Amazon.
Contents
Out of this world -- Rocket science -- The first space satellite -- Vostok -- Mercury-Gemini missions -- Saturn V -- Apollo spacecraft -- Lunar rovers -- Soyuz spacecraft -- Skylab -- Voyager 1 and 2 -- Space suits -- Satellites -- The Hubble Space Telescope -- Radio telescopes -- Space shittle -- Piggyback probes -- Mars rovers -- Astronaut training -- International Space Station -- The ISS at work -- Planet hunter: Kepler Space Telescope -- Dwarf planet explorers -- Super scopes -- Jupiter and solar probes -- Mars 2020 -- Soon in space -- Space bases -- Build a rocket.
