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Author Herbst, Judith.

Title Star crossing : how to get around in the universe / Judith Herbst ; illustrated with photographs and diagrams.

Publication Info. New York : Atheneum ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, 1993.

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Children's & Young Adult Collection  CH/YA 919.904 Herbst Sta 1993    Available  ---  Gift of Susan Mandel Glazer.
Edition 1st ed.
Description ix, 187 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
age Children
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-181) and index.
Summary Discusses the scientific developments and theoretical concerns that have led to current achievements in space exploration and will be necessary for future space travel.
Contents It's not as easy as it looks -- Bombs away! -- Hot stuff -- Noah's ark meets the galaxy -- Bussard's beauty- the interstellar ramjet -- The exotic fuel tank -- Science fiction fun -- Albert's magic -- Faster than a speeding photon -- Into the tunnel -- The quest for Zorg.
Provenance Gift of Susan Mandel Glazer.
Subject Outer space -- Exploration -- Juvenile literature.
Outer space.
Astronautics in astronomy -- Juvenile literature.
Astronautics in astronomy.
Exploration of outer space.
Genre/Form Juvenile works.
ISBN 0689315236
9780689315237