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21) Space shuttles
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Presents a history of the Space Shuttle program from its earliest success with the Columbia mission.
22) A day in space
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Explains with simple text and pictures what it is like to walk in space, launch a satellite, eat, sleep, and brush your teeth without gravity.
24) Saving Apollo 13
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This title introduces readers to the skills and technology that came together to help bring the Apollo 13 crew home after the command module was knocked out two days into the mission.
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"Step inside some of the world's fastest, most innovative, and fabulous flying machines. See through an airship, slice through a jumbo jet, and split open a flying boat. Discover fascinating facts about their construction, speed and scale, and the stories behind these mechanical miracles"--
26) The Shuttle
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Readers will learn about the space shuttle and how it is used in space.
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"What does it take to design, create and launch a spaceship? The skills of engineers. Since the mid-twentieth century, engineers have given us spaceships, satellites, probes, land rovers and an orbiting space station. Plans for future spaceships, as well as a manned voyage to Mars, are well underway. With a focus on the principles of engineering, this resource will teach students about the astronautical engineering accomplishments of the past and...