Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 34 cm. |
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age Children |
Series |
IMAX/Smithsonian wide world series
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IMAX/Smithsonian wide world series.
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Note |
"A Somerville House book." |
Summary |
Describes the experiences of those who ride in the NASA space shuttle, including the sensation of weightlessness, the ways they eat and bathe, and the special exercises performed in space. |
Contents |
Riding a column of fire. Sally Ride -- Launching the shuttle -- The tragedy of Challenger -- Blast off! -- Robert Crippen -- How do you become an astronaut? -- The wonders of weightlessness -- Putting it all together. The incredible tiles -- Bumbling bees and spiders in a spin -- From space to you -- Hello, LDEF -- The shuttle's extra hand -- Filming in space -- A day in space. How to go to the bathroom in space -- Marc Garneau -- Dangerous space debris -- Space food -- Dressing for space -- Stepping out -- Coming home. Kathryn Sullivan -- Great achievements in spaceflight -- How the orbiters got their names. |
Provenance |
Gift of Susan Mandel Glazer |
Subject |
Space shuttles -- Juvenile literature.
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Space shuttles. |
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Space flight -- Juvenile literature.
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Space flight. |
Genre/Form |
Juvenile works.
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Added Author |
Crouch, Tom D.
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ISBN |
1560980192 |
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0060218134 |
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9780060218133 |
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0060218142 (library binding) |
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9780060218140 (library binding) |
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9781560980193 |
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