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What is NASA? / by Sarah Fabiny ; illustrated by Ted Hammond.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, Penguin Young Readers Group, [2019]Description: 107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781524786038
  • 9781524786052
  • 9781544430294
  • 1524786039
  • 1524786055
  • 1544430299
Other title:
  • NASA
  • What is National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 629.4 FAB 23
LOC classification:
  • TL521.312 .F33 2019
Contents:
What is NASA? -- Looking to the stars -- The race to space -- The right stuff -- Mission to the moon -- Shuttling to space -- What lies beyond -- If you look carefully -- Life in space -- What's next for NASA? -- Timelines.
Summary: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, began in 1958. With its creation, the United States hoped to ensure it won the space race against the Soviet Union. This book describes the origins of NASA, the launching of the Apollo program that landed the first human on the moon, and the many missions and discoveries that have taken place since then. NASA has a rich history and still plays an important role in uncovering the mysteries of the universe.
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, began in 1958. With its creation, the United States hoped to ensure it won the space race against the Soviet Union. This book describes the origins of NASA, the launching of the Apollo program that landed the first human on the moon, and the many missions and discoveries that have taken place since then. NASA has a rich history and still plays an important role in uncovering the mysteries of the universe.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-107).

What is NASA? -- Looking to the stars -- The race to space -- The right stuff -- Mission to the moon -- Shuttling to space -- What lies beyond -- If you look carefully -- Life in space -- What's next for NASA? -- Timelines.

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