TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 To the Moon 4 CHAPTER 2 How Rockets Work 8 CHAPTER 3 Stages in Space 16 ACTIVITIES TOOLS Try This 22 Glossary 23 Index 24 To Learn More 24
CHAPTER 1 TO THE MOON Think of the word rocket and you probably think of power and speed You may have played with a model rocket Maybe you shot a bottle rocket on the Fourth of July But a space rocket is a different thing entirely
Rockets are powerful space delivery vehicles They launch rovers to distant planets They take artificial satellites into orbit artificial satellite
