Space Exploration

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Space Exploration — page 1 — Leaving Earth In this book we're taking the trip of a lifetime exploring what it's like to be an astronaut We'll learn how spacecrafts leave the Earth and travel out across the solar system and what we have learned from space exploration so far We'll also be taking a look at the challenges and dangers astronauts may face in the future BREAKING FREE The edge of space is just 60 miles 100 km straight above your head But Earth's gravity is a powerful force that pulls you and everything else down onto its surface and prevents it from leaving You will have to overcome this gravitational pull first and for that you will need a rocket Once out in space you will orbit the Earth at hundreds of miles per hour in weightless conditions in a completely airless vacuum Looking down you will be able to see the thin shell of air that surrounds Earth the atmosphere This layer of gases supports life on the surface but makes returning from space very difficult Any object entering the atmosphere at high speeds will be heated to extreme temperatures and your spacecraft will need heat shields to stop it from being burned to a crisp The Mercury Atlas 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Florida on May 15 1963 It was piloted by astronaut Gordo Cooper who was the last American to fly a solo mission to space III

Space Exploration

Space Exploration

Presents the life of an astronaut from take off to surviving, adapting, and working in space stations.

About This Book

By: Giles Sparrow

Illustrated by:

Published by: Smart Apple Media by Black Rabbit Books

9-12Age Range

7.5+AR

30Pages

ScienceSubject

NC1180LLexile

15-30 minsReading Time

ZGuided Reading

ZFountas & Pinnell

80DRA

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