Moon rush : the new space race
(2019)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
629.454/DAVID,L

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 629.454/DAVID,L Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Washington, DC : National Geographic Partners, LLC, 2019
©2019
DESCRIPTION

223 pages (32 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations ; 24 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781426220050, 1426220057 :, 1426220057, 9781426220050
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Let's get our global space act together (Buzz Aldrin) -- The moon: What's the attraction? -- What do we know about the moon? -- Paving the way -- Man on the moon: Apollo's lasting legacy -- Laying a new foundation -- Back to the moon -- Giving the moon the business -- New moon rising -- Mission control by the Honorable Harrison H. Schmitt -- Lunar exploration Time Line

"It seems a foregone conclusion: We will set foot on the Moon once more. Let this provocative, timely book by veteran space journalist Leonard David be your guide as it happens. Against an inspiring backdrop of history, science, and technology, he explains the explorations, enterprises, and most pressing issues surrounding our lunar satellite today..."--from Back cover

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