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BL
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1043573
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b797943
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| Title & Author
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Unmanned space missions /\ 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 :: Britannica Educational Pub.,, 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 (209 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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161530052X
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: 9781615300525
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161530018X
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9781615300181
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (page 199) and index.
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| Contents
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COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 GETTING TO SPACE; CHAPTER 2 TRAVELING IN SPACE; CHAPTER 3 NOTABLE SATELLITES; CHAPTER 4 SCIENCE IN SPACE; CHAPTER 5 SPACE APPLICATIONS; CHAPTER 6 SPACE AGENCIES; CHAPTER 7 SPACEFLIGHT LEADERS AND PIONEERS; GLOSSARY; FOR FURTHER READING; INDEX; BACK COVER.
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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. Unmanned Space Missions 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 scie.
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Space flights, Popular works.
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Space probes, Popular works.
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Space flight.
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Space flights.
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Space probes.
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Space probes.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Aeronautics Astronautics.
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| Dewey Classification
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629.43/5
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| LC Classification
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TL795.3.U56 2010eb
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| Added Entry
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Gregersen, Erik.
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