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Author McMahon, Peter, 1977- author.

Title Space tourism / written by Peter McMahon ; illustrated by Andy Mora.

Publication Info. Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2011]
©2011

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Location Call No. Status
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Children's Department  J 629.47 MCM    Check Shelf
Description 40 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 23 x 28 cm
Series Machines of the future
Machines of the future.
Note Includes index.
"Edited by Karen Li"--Title page verso.
Inside: 5 "build it yourself" experiments--Cover.
Contents Go into space today! -- A history of space tourism, part 1: Trips for the rich -- Living on the international space station -- Rocket science 101: What is gravity? -- Project #1: Pencil eraser gravity simulator -- A history of space tourism, part 2: Space trips for all! -- Rocket science 101: What is zero gravity? -- Project #2: Zero-G in a laundry basket -- Today's space fleet -- Rocket science 101: How do rockets work? -- Project #3: Newton's balloon test engine -- Liftoff in 5...4...3...2...1 -- Piloting a space plane -- Project #4: Launch a space vacation plane -- Green space tourism -- Space hotels -- Construction at 300,000 meters -- Project #5: Inflate a model space yacht -- Solar sails and resorts on Mars.
Summary Introduces recent technological advances in vehicles for space travel, and features hands-on activities for children.
Subject Space vehicles -- Juvenile literature.
Space tourism -- Juvenile literature.
Space flight -- Juvenile literature.
Tourism -- Juvenile literature.
Space vehicles.
Space tourism.
Space vehicles.
Space flight.
Tourist trade.
Genre/Form Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Subject Space flight. (OCoLC)fst01127676
Space tourism. (OCoLC)fst01127939
Space vehicles. (OCoLC)fst01127951
Tourism. (OCoLC)fst01153142
Added Author Li, Karen, editor.
Mora, Andy, illustrator.
ISBN 9781554533688 (smyth sewn casebound)
1554533686 (smyth sewn casebound)
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