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The science of spacecraft : the cosmic truth about rockets, satellites and probes / written by Alex Woolf.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
J 629.47 WOOL	Junior Non Fiction		Riverwood .	. Available .

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9781912537631 (paperback)
Name	Woolf, Alex, 1964- author.
Title	The science of spacecraft : the cosmic truth about rockets, satellites and probes / written by Alex Woolf.
Published	Brighton, [England] : Book House, 2019.
Published	©2019
Description	32 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes	Includes index.
Summary	This guide to how humans mastered space travel combines fact-packed, easy-to-read text with colourful and quirky illustrations. From the first satellite, Sputnik 1, to the Apollo program and the interstellar probes operated by scientists today, it is an eye-opening introduction to the mechanics and marvels of spacecraft.
Target audience note	For ages 7+ years.
Subjects	Space vehicles -- Juvenile literature
	Space flight -- Juvenile literature
	Astronautics -- Juvenile literature
	Outer space -- Exploration -- Juvenile literature
Series	The science of.
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Astronautics -- Juvenile literature . Outer space -- Exploration -- Juvenile literature . Space flight -- Juvenile literature . Space vehicles -- Juvenile literature . Authors: Woolf, Alex, 1964- . Series: The science of. .