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BL
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1020247
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b774617
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| Title & Author
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Manned spaceflight /\ edited by Erik Gregersen.
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, NY :: Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services,, 2010.
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| Series Statement
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An explorer's guide to the universe
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1 online resource (206 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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1615300392
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: 9781615300396
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1615300007
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9781615300006
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 PRECURSORS IN FICTION AND FACT; CHAPTER 2 SPACEFLIGHT BEGINS; CHAPTER 3 THE RACE TO THE MOON; CHAPTER 4 THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM; CHAPTER 5 SPACE STATIONS; CHAPTER 6 FUTURE DIRECTIONS; CHAPTER 7 HUMANS IN SPACE; CHAPTER 8 AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS; CHAPTER 9 SOVIET AND RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS; CHAPTER 10 INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTS AND SPACEFLIGHT PARTICIPANTS; APPENDIX: ACHIEVEMENTS IN SPACE; GLOSSARY; FOR FURTHER READING; INDEX.
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| Abstract
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Our Search for knowledge about the universe has been remarkable, heartbreaking, fantastical, and inspiring, and this search is just beginning. Manned Spaceflight is part of a 7 book series that takes readers through a virtual time warp of our discovery. From the nascent space programs of the 1960's to today's space tourism and the promise of distant planet colonization, readers will be transfixed. Throughout this journey of the mind, Earth-bound explorers gain keen insight into the celestial phenomena that have fascinated humans for centuries. Thrilling narratives about indefatigable scientifi.
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Astronautics-- History, Juvenile literature.
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Astronauts, Biography, Juvenile literature.
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Manned space flight-- History, Juvenile literature.
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Astronautics-- History.
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Astronautics.
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Astronauts.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION-- Technology-- Aeronautics, Astronautics Space Science.
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Manned space flight.
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Space flight-- History.
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| Dewey Classification
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629.45
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TL793.M265 2010eb
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| Added Entry
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Gregersen, Erik.
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