"A lively, rhythmical story and detailed illustrations take readers on a trip to the International Space Station, where astronauts work, sleep, and walk in space!"--Amazon.com.

Sharing fun and engaging science facts, a richly photographed alphabet primer pairs letters with the everyday activities of astronauts from different world countries working in the low-Earth orbit environment aboard the International Space Station.

This book introduces young readers to some of the greatest space pioneers of all time, including Yuri Gagarin, Mae Jemison, and the Apollo 11 crew, Collins, Armstrong, and Aldrin. Historical photographs from NASA's archives, a glossary, and an index are also provided.

"From Neil Armstrong's first small step to Gene Cernan's last footprint, award-winning author Suzanne Slade captures the experiences of the twelve astronauts who walked on the moon. The book reveals how the Apollo moon missions (1969-1972) built upon one another and unveiled important new discoveries about our nearest neighbor in space."--

Looks at the life and career of the physician and NASA astronaut who became the first American woman in space in 1983.

How do astronauts breathe in space? What is a lunar eclipse? Why is the sky blue? Learn the answers to these questions and many more in this engaging and indispensable resource.

Reveals how a space station works, the astronauts who risk their lives to get there, and the people back on Earth who make it possible.

Linda has always wanted to be an astronaut and when the opportunity came she applied for the job among thousands of others,b ut only six would be accepted and she was one of them. Linda had to take a lot of medical test to see if she was physically fit hand the stresses of life in space. Next, she spent 18 months in training experiencing an environment that had no gravity like there is on earth. Before each mission, each astronaut has to practice...

"Today, everyone is familiar with Neil Armstrong's famous words as he first set foot on the moon: 'one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.' He made it look easy, but America's journey to the moon was anything but simple. In 1957, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world's first satellite, into orbit, America had barely crossed the starting line of the great Space Race. Later that year, our first attempt was such a failure that...