The Astronaut's Guide to Leaving the Planet

Name: The Astronaut's Guide to Leaving the Planet
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781523514564
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Everything You Need to Know, from Training to Re-entry

By Terry Virts

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The Astronaut's Guide to Leaving the Planet by Terry Virts offers a practical and exciting journey into space travel from the perspective of a former astronaut. It details the training, skills, and challenges involved in becoming an astronaut and working in space, providing insider knowledge that inspires young readers to dream of the stars.
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This guide is ideal for children and young readers interested in space exploration, science, and adventure, especially those aspiring to become astronauts themselves.

A former NASA astronaut inspires the next generation of space travelers with answers to all kids' questions on how people become astronauts, how they prepare for space travel, and what it's like to live and work in space.

Description

A kid's guide to leaving the planet from someone who's done it! Former astronaut Terry Virts guides readers through the practical elements of becoming an astronaut, along with the wonders (and challenges!) of space travel.

With insider information on training, piloting a ship, and working in space, readers and aspiring astronauts will be inspired to start their own journey to the stars. The Astronaut's Guide to Leaving the Planet is full of valuable wisdom and insight that will guide the astronaut candidates of tomorrow!

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781523514564

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 April 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Workman Children's

Illustration: Full-color illustrations and photos throughout

Audience: Primary and secondary education, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 202.0mm

Weight: 360g

Pages: 176

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Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Non-Fiction Science & Nature Terry Virts

About the Author

Colonel Terry Virts earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the United States Air Force Academy in 1989, and a master of aeronautical science degree in aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Selected by NASA in 2000, he was the pilot of STS-130 mission aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. In March 2015, Virts assumed command of the International Space Station, and spent over 200 days on it. Virts is one of the stars (and photographers) of the IMAX film, A Beautiful Planet, released in April 2016. He is also the author of View from Above (National geographic, 2017). He lives near Houston.