astronauts

Briefly describes the lives and accomplishments of five African-American astronauts: Guion Bluford, Charles Bolden, Frederick Gregory, Bernard Harris, and Mae Jemison.

An introduction to the life of Mae Jemison, the engineer and doctor who became the first African-American woman to fly on the space shuttle.

Uses a question-and-answer format to teach children about astronauts, describing their daily activities and responsibilities.

The first private American citizen chosen to go on a spaceflight, Christa McAuliffe, lost her life when the Challenger exploded just after liftoff. Describes her special interest in the space program.

A biography of the first American to orbit the earth. covering his youth, his career as an astronaut, and his life after NASA.

Describes the activities aboard the space shuttle Discovery during its historic flight in 1998 when John Glenn, at age seventy-seven, returned to space.

A biography of the first African American astronaut, Guion Bluford, Jr., who flew aboard the Challenger space shuttle in 1983.

Briefly relates facts about the first manned moon landing by three American astronauts in 1969.

Describes how astronauts aboard the space shuttle eat, drink, sleep, conduct experiments, walk in space, and feel when they arrive back on earth.

Simple text and illustrations describe the history of manned space travel and the training and duties of the astronauts.