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3-2-1: Lift off! Experience the exhilaration of space flight, from Sputnik to Spaceship One in this entertaining and educational journey into the universe."Space Missions features the following. Learn how space exploration impacts life on Earth as astronauts gather critical information that could help doctors treat tumors and diabetes more effectively. Join the astronauts for a journey through the history of space exploration from the earliest days of the space race to modern multi-national missions. This book covers every significant space mission since Sputnik, including Voyager I and II, the Apollo moon landings, the shuttle missions, the Hubble telescope and Cassini's voyage to Saturn. Fascinating information and more than 500 spectacular color illustrations and photographs fill this amazing book. This offers a remarkable, riveting adventure for anyone who ever wanted to be an astronaut when they grew up.Winchester, Jim is the author of 'Space Missions From Spunik to Spaceshipone the History of Space Flight' with ISBN 9781592235803 and ISBN 1592235808.
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