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Read, John A., author.

Title 50 space missions that changed the world / John A. Read.

Publication Info.	202009
	Halifax : Formac Publishing Company Limited, [2020]
	©2020

Copies

Location	Pub Note	Status
DeKalb PL Juvenile Non-Fiction - DKLY-12	J 629.4 REA	AVAILABLE
Moline PL Juvenile Non-Fiction - MPLG-1	J 629.41 REA	AVAILABLE
Peotone PL Juvenile Non-Fiction - PEBB-2	J 629.4 REA	AVAILABLE

Description	88 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
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Note	"Published in Canada in 2020. Published in the United States in 2021." -- Title page verso.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary	"Since the first space mission in 1957, there have been many pivotal missions that have made new discoveries and pushed the boundaries of our knowledge. This book revisits 50 milestone missions including Voyager's Grand Tour, Apollo 8 and the first crewed mission to orbit the moon, Valentina Tereshkova (the first woman in space), the first weather satellite, the first communication satellite that brought live television to the world, and even spy satellites! This collection includes missions from Europe, Russia, China, India, the U.S., Canada and more."-- Provided by publisher.
Audience	1020L Lexile
Subject	Manned space flight -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Space flights -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Manned space flight -- History.
	JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Astronomy.
	JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science.
	Exploration of outer space. (OCoLC)fst01353078
	Manned space flight. (OCoLC)fst01007789
	Outer space -- Exploration -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Outer space -- Exploration -- History.
	Outer space. (OCoLC)fst01243437
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Instructional and educational works.
	Illustrated works.
Added Title	Fifty space missions that changed the world
ISBN	9781459506268 (hardcover)
	145950626X (hardcover)