What is NASA? / by Sarah Fabiny ; illustrated by Ted Hammond.

By:

Fabiny, Sarah

Contributor(s):

Hammond, Ted

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Who HQ series | Who HQPublisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, [2019]Copyright date: 2019Description: 107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1524786039 (pbk.)
9781524786038 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

629.40973 23

LOC classification:

TL521.312 .F33 2019

Summary: "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, began in 1958. With its creation, the United States hoped to ensure it won the space race against the Soviet Union. Author Sarah Fabiny describes the origins of NASA, the launching of the Apollo program that landed the first human on the moon, and the many missions and discoveries that have taken place since then. NASA has a rich history and still plays an important role in uncovering the mysteries of the universe. Readers are sure to get sucked into this book."--Provided by publisher.

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"The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, began in 1958. With its creation, the United States hoped to ensure it won the space race against the Soviet Union. Author Sarah Fabiny describes the origins of NASA, the launching of the Apollo program that landed the first human on the moon, and the many missions and discoveries that have taken place since then. NASA has a rich history and still plays an important role in uncovering the mysteries of the universe. Readers are sure to get sucked into this book."--Provided by publisher.

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