Provides an overall summary of space travel, in particular, the Apollo program, which took man to the moon for several successful missions in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Detailed descriptions of the astronauts in the Apollo program as well as the various Saturn V rockets which powered the Command modules and lunar modules into space. Ages 8 - 12. Includes bibliographical references (pages 32) and index.
Contents:
Moon myths -- The space race -- Astronaut training -- Space mission survival -- Countdown -- Liftoff -- Traveling to the moon -- Apollo 11 -- Exploration splashdown -- After Apollo 11 -- Apollo 13 -- The Apollo program -- Revisiting the moon -- Moon facts.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.