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On the 50th anniversary of Skylab, the nation’s first space station launching into orbit, SPACE : 50 Years of Cosmic Exploration takes a look back at the “race to space.” Learn about the origins of the space program and how the Cold War motivated and challenged the top scientists, mathematicians and pilots in the country to explore space and its celestial bodies. Orbiting the Earth for the first time, landing
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Space exploration volume 4
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Capsule biographies of significant individuals in the history of space exploration.
11) Moon missions
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Explains how the Apollo program helped the United States overcome its second-place standing in space against the Soviet Union to become the only nation to land men on the moon.
16) Space pioneers
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Discusses the first men and women who traveled into space, from Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin to John Glenn.
17) Space probes
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Discusses how technology has changed the way we look at the celestial bodies of our Solar System, and examines how the space probes have helped discover black holes, star clusters, and nebulae.
18) Space shuttles
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Explores the successes of the shuttle program, including the daring recovery and repair of satellites by space-walking astronauts, and examines the human and technological costs of its tragic failures, such as the losses the Challenger and Columbia.
19) Space stations
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Explores the history of space homes such as the Soviet's Salyut 1, Mir, the United States' Skylab, and the International Space Station, a truly international venture between several countries and scheduled for completion in 2008.
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"An introduction to Earth and its moon for primary and intermediate grade students with information about their features and exploration. Includes charts and diagrams, a list of highlights for each chapter, fun facts, glossary, resource list, and index"--Provided by publisher.
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