"Mark Kelly and his twin brother are back for more outer space adventure, this time fixing up an abandoned Apollo command module and taking off to rescue a Russian cosmonaut who is stranded in space"--Provided by publisher.
Text and illustrations present an introduction to the science behind rockets and rocketry, and includes experiments to demonstrate the principles involved.
"Mark Kelly and his twin brother are back for more outer space adventure, this time fixing up an abandoned Apollo command module and taking off to rescue a Russian cosmonaut who is stranded in space"--Provided by publisher.
Describes the history and functions of catapults and rockets, and includes information on related clubs. Also offers step-by-step directions for making a catapult and a water rocket. Features color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
"Young Mark Kelly and his brother and friends decide to build a rocket over the summer when their constant bickering starts to annoy their grandfather in this middle-grade novel based on the NASA astronauts' real childhoods"--Provided by publisher. Includes facts about NASA and the space program.
Race to the moon tells how the US and USSR competed to put the first human on the Moon, and how NASA’s Apollo program took less than a decade to get there.
