Famous Firsts in Space

Famous Firsts in Space

Author: Edward F. Dolan

Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9780525650072

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Eight descriptions of "firsts" in space including first space walks, first men on the moon, and first American space shuttles.


Famous Firsts in Space

Famous Firsts in Space

Author: Edward F. Dolan, Jr.

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780396093442

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Eight descriptions of "firsts" in space including first space walks, first men on the moon, and first American space shuttles.


Famous Firsts in Space

Famous Firsts in Space

Author: Gary Shenfeld

Publisher:

Published: 1972

Total Pages: 71

ISBN-13: 9782222030508

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Recounts thirty-two famous firsts in space science such as the first liquid-fuel rocket, the first manned space flight, and the first man on the moon.


Famous Firsts: First Woman in Space

Famous Firsts: First Woman in Space

Author: Ben Hubbard

Publisher: Wayland

Published: 2020-08-11

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781526313546

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A gripping illustrated account of how Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to journey into space on 16 June 1963. As the post-war world was gripped by the Space Race between the USA and the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union surged ahead by putting the first woman in space in 1963. Discover how Valentina Tereshkova accomplished this top-secret, dangerous mission, from the arduous selection and training, to the dangerous flight itself and her triumphant return to Earth.


The First Space Race

The First Space Race

Author: Matt Bille

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9781585443741

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Offers an account of the competitive technological and political race between the United States and the Soviet Union and their leaders to launch satellites.


Right Stuff, Wrong Sex

Right Stuff, Wrong Sex

Author: Margaret A. Weitekamp

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 9780801883941

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space program and the rise of the women's movement in America.


Famous Firsts in Exploration

Famous Firsts in Exploration

Author: Herbert Molloy Mason

Publisher:

Published: 1967

Total Pages: 70

ISBN-13:

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Accounts of thirty-two heroic explorations into the unknown, from Erik the Red's venture to Greenland, to Yuri Gagarin's flight into space.