Space exploration / edited by Nita Mallick.
Series: Gale eBooks | Study of sciencePublisher: New York : Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services, 2017Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (124 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraitsContent type:- text
- text
- computer
- computer
- online resource
- online resource
- 9781508103530
- 629.45 23
- QB500.262 .S6232 2017
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Ebook | NMC Library | Gale Virtual Reference Library | Online | QB500.262 .S6232 2017 EBOOK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available online - NMC Login required | 2019-236283 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The realm beyond Earth -- Reaching into space -- Spacecraft fundamentals -- Human spaceflight -- Milestones in human spaceflight -- International cooperation in space.
In this volume, readers will discover how the scientific theories of figures like Isaac Newton inspired the advancements of Hermann Oberth, a founder of modern astronautics, and Robert Hutchings Goddard, the father of modern rocketry. Mathematical equations and physics lessons that fit well into Common Core standards explain the principles these pioneers shaped.
Grades 7-12.