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Author:
Finan, Catherine C., 1972- author.
Title:
Space jobs / by Catherine C. Finan.
Publisher:
Bearport Publishing,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Astronautics--Vocational guidance--Juvenile literature.
Space sciences--Vocational guidance--Juvenile literature.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Help wanted! -- Awesome astronomers -- Fun as an astrophysicist -- Aerospace engineers -- Computer this! -- Robotic engineers -- So, you want to be an astronaut? -- Working in space -- Space biologists -- Mission Control, do you read me? -- An odd job? -- An exciting future -- X-treme activity/craft (DIY telescope).
Summary:
"Did you know that astronauts train for spacewalks by going underwater in their spacesuits? Or what about that engineers have programmed robots to explore space on their own? And did you know that astronomers work with huge telescopes often built on mountaintops? Astronauts, robotics engineers, and astronomers are just a few of the many people working to help us travel into space and learn more about the universe. Discover extreme facts about space jobs in this fun and kooky book"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
X-treme facts: space
ISBN:
1636915175
9781636915173
1636915108
9781636915104 (hardcover)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1264175574
LCCN:
2021039160
Locations:
GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)
TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)
FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)
PZPA094 -- Plainfield Public Library (Plainfield)

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