What’s Amazing about Space Exploring Exploring Exploring Space Travel Laura Hamilton Waxman Lerner Publications Minneapolis
Chapter 1 LEAVING EARTH Imagine strapping yourself in for a flight In front of you are computer screens and a control panel A voice counts down to zero Rockets fire Your trip into space is about to begin The space shuttle Endeavour blasts off Who was the first person in space 4
Spaceflight People have traveled in spacecraft for more than fifty years Spacecraft take people and supplies into space A Russian named Yuri Gagarin was the first person to fly into space Gagarin’s flight took place in 1961 It lasted 108 minutes Russian Yuri Gagarin was the first person to go to space He is shown here before his 1961 flight 5
