Publisher's Synopsis
This series is designed to give children an insight into the world of science and technology. Each book explores and explains the latest scientific knowledge and is illustrated with explanatory diagrams.;This book examines how, from pioneering days to the present, the urge to venture into space has been met by developing technology. The topics covered include beating gravity, principles of rocketry, satellites and their many uses, manned spacecraft, space stations, communications and tracking, and probes to the planets.
