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Space is a vast and mysterious place. There are many environmental challenges, including enormous distances between planets and moons, lack of air and gravity, extreme cold, and radiation. This book presents these problems and examines the technologies developed so far to overcome them and make living in space possible. Through compelling text and impactful photographs, readers will learn about past space travel, life on the International Space
...8) Man in Space
On 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first man in history to reach space. A huge coup for the Soviet Union, it was the spark that ignited a new Space Race – one that would ultimately lead to the Moon. Discover the fascinating story of over 50 years of manned space exploration in this lavish, 116-page special issue. Featuring articles by leading spaceflight writers and packed with rarely-seen photos of astronauts and their spacecraft, Man
...On the 50th anniversary of Skylab, the nation’s first space station launching into orbit, SPACE : 50 Years of Cosmic Exploration takes a look back at the “race to space.” Learn about the origins of the space program and how the Cold War motivated and challenged the top scientists, mathematicians and pilots in the country to explore space and its celestial bodies. Orbiting the Earth for the first time, landing
...10) Space!
"“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind...” On 20 July 1969, Neil Armstrong made the historic first steps on the Moon. This book takes a look back on the innovative program that made one of humanity’s greatest achievements possible. The project was a shining example of what can be achieved when humanity works towards a common goal. In less than ten years, Project Apollo developed the technologies and spacecraft
...14) The last second
15) Mission to Mir
16) Elysium
17) Elysium
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