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The Resource Astronaut : life as a scientist and engineer in space, by Ruth Owen ; consultant, Kevin Yates

Astronaut : life as a scientist and engineer in space, by Ruth Owen ; consultant, Kevin Yates

Label
Astronaut : life as a scientist and engineer in space
Title
Astronaut
Title remainder
life as a scientist and engineer in space
Statement of responsibility
by Ruth Owen ; consultant, Kevin Yates
Creator
Contributor
Author
Consultant
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Imagine working in a laboratory that<U+2019>s 200 miles above Earth. You perform experiments on microbes, radiation, new types of metals, and even your own body. It<U+2019>s all in a day<U+2019>s work for an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. Readers will discover how work in science and engineering is carried out every day by astronauts on the ISS
Member of
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
10532960
Cataloging source
BTCTA
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1967-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Owen, Ruth
Dewey number
629.45
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Intended audience
Ages 8 to 12
LC call number
TL793 .M6
LC item number
O94 2017
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
  • 2
  • 4
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Yates, Kevin
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
Series statement
Get to work with science and technology
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • International Space Station
  • Astronauts
  • Astronautics
  • Space flight training
  • Space stations
Target audience
pre adolescent
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
Life As a Scientist and Engineer in Space
Label
Astronaut : life as a scientist and engineer in space, by Ruth Owen ; consultant, Kevin Yates
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (page 32) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Just another day at work -- The International Space Station -- Astronaut training -- Training for zero gravity -- Welcome to the Space Station -- Life on the Space Station -- Sleeping, running, and... -- Astronaut scientists at work -- A human experiment -- Ready to spacewalk -- Walking in space -- The journey home -- Welcome back to earth -- Get to work as an astronaut
Dimensions
26 cm.
Extent
32 pages
Isbn
9781910549872
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
  • 945947639
  • (OCoLC)945947639
Label
Astronaut : life as a scientist and engineer in space, by Ruth Owen ; consultant, Kevin Yates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (page 32) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Just another day at work -- The International Space Station -- Astronaut training -- Training for zero gravity -- Welcome to the Space Station -- Life on the Space Station -- Sleeping, running, and... -- Astronaut scientists at work -- A human experiment -- Ready to spacewalk -- Walking in space -- The journey home -- Welcome back to earth -- Get to work as an astronaut
Dimensions
26 cm.
Extent
32 pages
Isbn
9781910549872
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
  • 945947639
  • (OCoLC)945947639

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