Early exploration -- The space race -- Project Apollo -- What's next? -- Mars and beyond -- Learning more -- Glossary -- Index.
Summary:
From the first unmanned spacecraft to the planned mission to Mars in 2030, this awesome book celebrates the milestone achievements of space travel, the agonizing but no less important failures, and the pioneers who made it happen, sometimes giving their lives to do it.
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