Books in Space Exploration series

Describes how space shuttles work including the power provided for lift-off, and how astronauts live and work in space shuttles.

Explores the circumstances that make life possible, and discusses space rocks, the types of creatures that live in Earth's most extreme environments, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence project.

Shearer, Deborah A.

Describes the different jobs and responsibilities that NASA astronauts do while traveling on space shuttles including the commander, the pilot, the mission specialist, and the payload specialist.

Shearer, Deborah A.

Describes the role of NASA engineers, technicians, flight controllers, and other specialists who stay on the ground at the Johnson Space Center in Texas and at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida as they support the astronauts who travel on the space shuttle.

A biography introducing the life of John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit Earth.

Whitehouse, Patricia

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Scientists and engineers had to overcome many obstacles to launch the Chandra X-ray Observatory, but their work is paying off in the vivid images sent back to Earth.

This introduction to the stars contains these topics: What are stars?; The sun, our closest star; The Milky Way; Other galaxies; Star nurseries; Star energy; Star color and temperature; Star sizes; Big explosions; Twinkling stars; Changing night sky; Sky pictures; A constellation story; Amazing sun facts.

Describes space stations and explains how astronauts live and work in them. Provides examples of Skylab and Mir, and explains the plans for the International Space Station.