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01816aam a2200325 i 4500 001 7D0BF46CA9EA11E996579D3297128E48 003 SILO 005 20190719010018 007 n 008 170908s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 020 $a 1538208202 020 $a 9781538208205 035 $a (OCoLC)1003190807 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Mason, Jennifer. 245 14 $a The space race / $c Jennifer Mason. 264 1 $a New York : $b Gareth Stevens Publishing, $c 2018. 300 $a 48 pages : $b colour illustrations ; $c 25 cm. 490 1 $a Great race, fight to the finish 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index. 520 $a "When the Soviet Union s satellite Sputnik 1 entered Earth s orbit in 1957, people in the United States demanded that Americans catch up with space technology. The Space Race between the two world superpowers had begun. This authoritative volume explains how the technology developed, who developed it, and the tragedies and triumphs that led to the success of Apollo 11 and subsequent missions. It also addresses the advances of space travel today and the possibility of colonization in outer space. Readers will appreciate the many crucial STEM concepts and eye-catching images included in this gripping account." -- $c (Source of summary not specified.) 541 $d 20190503. 650 $a Space race $x History $v Juvenile literature. 650 1 $a Space flight $x History $v Juvenile literature. 650 $a Astronautics $z United States $x History $v Juvenile literature. 650 $a Astronautics $z Soviet Union $x History $v Juvenile literature. 830 $a Great race, fight to the finish. 941 $a 1 952 $l CIPB482 $d 20190719010113.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7D0BF46CA9EA11E996579D3297128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search