Awesome Engineering: Spacecraft

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A guide to landmark achievements in engineering

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A guide to landmark achievements in engineering

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A guide to landmark achievements in engineering!

Follow the developments of spacecrafts, as they have got more advanced, have travelled further and helped us explore the universe through engineering skill, design and ambition.

Get to grips with the mind-boggling advances that have been made in engineering, and find out about awe-inspiring developments in technology. The books in the AWESOME ENGINEERING series are filled with impactful artwork, diagrams and explanations that make the awesome feats of engineering easy to understand.

Presents a chronology of landmark engineering achievements from around the world with fascinating facts about each construction

Bright and bold artwork, alongside clear explanations and diagrams, guide you through a chronology of landmark engineering achievements from around the world.

Perfect for reader 9 and up.

Content:

Out of This World!

Sputnik 1

Vostock 1

Apollo 11

Lunar Roving Vehicle

Voyager 1 and 2

Space Shuttle

Hubble Telescope

Rosetta Mission

International Space Station

Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe

Spirit and Opportunity Mars Rover

Fascinating Facts

Further Information

Glossary

Index

About the Author

Sally Spray is an author of children's non-fiction books. She studied Early Years Education, then an MA in Children's Literature, and worked as a teacher before becoming an art director in children's publishing. Sally lives in the Cotswold countryside, and enjoys daily chats with her chickens, daughters and sometimes her husband, the illustrator Mark Ruffle. Her mission is to find out loads of interesting, really hard to understand stuff and pass it on to her readers as simply and concisely as possible.

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A guide to landmark achievements in engineering! Follow the developments of spacecrafts, as they have got more advanced, have travelled further and helped us explore the universe through engineering skill, design and ambition.Get to grips with the mind-boggling advances that have been made in engineering, and find out about awe-inspiring developments in technology. The books in the AWESOME ENGINEERING series are filled with impactful artwork, diagrams and explanations that make the awesome feats of engineering easy to understand.Presents a chronology of landmark engineering achievements from around the world with fascinating facts about each construction Bright and bold artwork, alongside clear explanations and diagrams, guide you through a chronology of landmark engineering achievements from around the world.Perfect for reader 9 and up.Content:Out of This World!Sputnik 1Vostock 1Apollo 11Lunar Roving VehicleVoyager 1 and 2Space ShuttleHubble TelescopeRosetta MissionInternational Space StationWilkinson Microwave Anisotropy ProbeSpirit and Opportunity Mars RoverFascinating FactsFurther InformationGlossaryIndex