Skurzynski, Gloria. <br/><br/>
This is rocket science :  true stories of the risk-taking scientists who figure out ways to explore beyond Earth / 
by Gloria Skurzynski. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  National Geographic,  c2010. 
 - 80 p. :  ill. (some col.) ;  27 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 78-79) and index. 
<br/><br/>Fire arrows -- The fathers of modern rocketry -- Beeps from space -- Saturn wins, Orion loses -- Return and reuse -- Success and failure -- Way to go -- Farther needs faster. 
<br/><br/> Wilson's Children, October 2010  Wilson's Junior High School, October 2010  Horn Book, October 2010  Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2010  Kirkus Review, March 2010  Library Media Connection, March 2010  The Science Teacher (N.S.T.A.), July 2010 
<br/><br/> Shares the stories of scientists throughout history who have contributed to the field of space exploration, and provides information about developments in the field. 
<br/><br/> 7.9.  5-8  Follett Library Resources. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1426305974 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009020386 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Rocketry--History.<br/>Rockets (Aeronautics)--History.<br/>Rocketry--Biography.<br/>Aerospace engineers--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TL781.85.A1  / S58 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>629.4/092/2