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  • Viking And The Mars Landing

    Gregory Vogt

    Paperback (Millbrook Press, March 1, 1991)
    Discusses the United States space program Viking and the mission to Mars
    K

  • Apollo/Moon Landing, Vogt, 4-6

    1 Of 2 Missions In Space

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press, March 1, 1991)
    Presents the history of the Apollo Moon missions, relating behind-the-scenes conflicts and triumphs
    U

  • Apollo 11 Mission: The First Man to Walk on the Moon

    Helen Zelon

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 1, 2002)
    Discusses the Apollo 11 mission and describes the first lunar landing.
    M

  • Voyager, Vogt, 4-6, Missions

    1 Of 2 In Space

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press, Oct. 1, 1991)
    Important new scientific data was collected on the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto by the telescopes aboard the "Voyager" spacecrafts. For the first time, scientists were able to collect information by studying the giant planets at close range. Describes the development of the Voyager spacecrafts, and discusses what scientists have learned about the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto from data the spacecrafts have sent back
    W

  • The Gemini IV Mission: The First American Space Walk

    Helen Zelon

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2002)
    In this book, students will blast off with astronauts Edward White and James McDivitt as they make their way to space in 1965. Tied to the capsule by a long cord called an umbilicus, White became the first American astronaut to walk in space. This was a historic event in itself, and another important step in the United States space program's quest to reach the Moon.
    M

  • The Endeavour Mission Sts-61: Fixing the Hubble Space Telescope

    Helen Zelon

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2002)
    Discusses the Endeavor's mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope and describes how this was done.
    S

  • Apollo And The Moon Landing

    Gregory Vogt

    Paperback (Millbrook Press, March 1, 1991)
    Presents the history of the Apollo Moon missions, relating behind-the-scenes conflicts and triumphs
    S

  • Magellan And The Radar Mapping

    G. Vogt

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press, March 1, 1992)
    Reveals to readers how Magellan, an interplanetary spacecraft launched by the space shuttle to study the planet Venus, has successfully penetrated the planet's dense atmosphere with radar instruments that have provided stunning images of Venus's surface.
    W

  • The Apollo 13 Mission: Surviving an Explosion in Space

    Helen Zelon

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2002)
    Discusses the 1970 Apollo 13 mission and how astronauts managed to bring their damaged spacecraft safely back to earth.
    M

  • Hubble Space Telescope, The

    G. Vogt

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press, March 1, 1992)
    Describes the design and function of the Hubble Space Telescope, its initial problems, and plans to repair it
    N

  • Space Shuttle,The Vogt, 4-6,

    1 Of 2 Mission In Space

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press, Oct. 1, 1991)
    Traces the development of the space shuttle, explains its various parts and their functions, and describes a typical flight
    U

  • Learning about Public Service from the Life of John F. Kennedy JR.

    Brenn Jones

    Hardcover (PowerKids Press, Jan. 1, 2002)
    Discusses the life and many public service contributions of John F. Kennedy Jr.
    M