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How we got to the moon, the people, technology, and daring feats of science behind humanity's greatest adventure, John Rocco

Label
How we got to the moon, the people, technology, and daring feats of science behind humanity's greatest adventure, John Rocco
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Intended audience
1170L, Lexile
resource.interestAgeLevel
Ages 10 and up
resource.interestGradeLevel
IL: Grades 4-6
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
How we got to the moon
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
John Rocco
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader, MG+, 8.3, 9, 510120
Sub title
the people, technology, and daring feats of science behind humanity's greatest adventure
Summary
"This beautifully illustrated, oversized guide to the people and technology of the moon landing by award-winning author/illustrator John Rocco is a must-have for space fans, classrooms, and tech geeks"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
A race to the moon -- Designing a moon rocket -- Building a launch vehicle -- Building a spacecraft -- Staying alive in space -- Support on the ground -- We choose to go to the moon -- Epilogue -- Apollo piloted missions -- A nore about research -- Acknowledgements -- Sources -- For further reading -- Commonly used acronyms during Apollo -- Index
Target audience
juvenile
resource.variantTitle
People, technology, and daring feats of science behind humanity's greatest adventure
Classification