What is NASA?
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
What is NASA?
AUTHOR:
Fabiny, Sarah.
Hammond, Ted.
ISBN:
9781524786038
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Penguin Workshop, c2019.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
107 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
SERIES:
What is...?
SERIES_TITLE:
What is...?
GENERAL_NOTE:
"16 pages of photos inside!"--Cover.
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.
ABSTRACT:
"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. Author Sarah Fabiny 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. Readers are sure to get sucked into this book."-- Provided by publisher.
GEOGRAPHIC_TERM:
SUBJECT:
| Astronautics -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature. |
| Space race -- History -- Juvenile literature. |
| Space flight -- History -- Juvenile literature. |
| Outer space -- Exploration -- Juvenile literature. |
| United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Juvenile literature. |
BIBSUMMARY:
"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. Author Sarah Fabiny 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. Readers are sure to get sucked into this book."--