Bibliograph

Ask the astronaut, a galaxy of astonishing answers to your questions on spaceflight, Tom Jones

Type

Label

Ask the astronaut, a galaxy of astonishing answers to your questions on spaceflight, Tom Jones

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 7 and up

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ask the astronaut

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

912705823

Responsibility statement

Tom Jones

Sub title

a galaxy of astonishing answers to your questions on spaceflight

Summary

A veteran astronaut and spacewalker introduces young science enthusiasts to what life is really like in space, answering such questions as what liftoff feels like, how astronauts navigate weightlessness and how people sleep in space

Table Of Contents

Aspiring to space -- Training for space -- Getting to space -- Ships for space -- Surviving in space -- Living in space -- Working in space -- Walking in space -- Risks of space -- Seeing space -- Returning from space -- Back on Earth -- Exploring space and the planets -- Big bangs and black holes: exploring the universe -- Your future in space

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification