astronauts

The reader chooses the course of an adventure in which a crew of astronauts--the youngest to ever make the journey--sets off on a mission to Mars.

Highlights momentous first in the history of space exploration, including the first animals and humans in space, the first American to orbit Earth, the first woman in space, the first spacewalk, and the first people to live in space.

Readers will learn about the space shuttle and how it is used in space.

Profiles women who have been active in air and space, including Christa McAuliffe, Amelia Earhart, and Sally Ride.

Profiles thirteen women who challenged social norms and government policies to prove they could be exceptional astronauts.

Presents and illustrated biography of John Glenn, with a special emphasis on his career as an astronaut.

Examines what it is like to be an astronaut, their training, the jobs and experiments they do in space, what they have to wear and why, and other interesting facts about working on the moon and the Mars remote-controlled robot.

Examines how the astronauts live in space, how and what they eat, how they breathe, what they wear inside and outside of the space station, how they keep clean, and other interesting facts about living and working in space.

Tells the stories of women who have dared to challenge prejudices and rules to take their place in the skies--from Katherine Wright and Bessie Coleman to Jackie Cochran, Shannon Lucid, and Eileen Collins.

Describes conditions for astronauts aboard space shuttles, space stations, and space capsules, indicates how humans survive in these extreme environments, and looks at future developments in space travel.