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To rise from earth : an easy-to-understand guide to space flight

Title
  1. To rise from earth : an easy-to-understand guide to space flight / Wayne Lee.
Published by
  1. New York,NY : Facts on File, [1995], ©1995.
Author
  1. Lee, Wayne.

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Description
  1. 309 pages : illustrations; 29 cm
Subject
  1. Astronautics > Popular works
  2. Space flight > Popular works
Contents
  1. Ch. 1. An Introduction to Orbits and Rockets -- Ch. 2. Orbital Mechanics Without Math -- Ch. 3. How to Perform Space Maneuvers -- Ch. 4. The Story of the Race to the Moon -- Ch. 5. How the Space Shuttle Works -- Ch. 6. How to Reach Other Planets -- Ch. 7. A Look at Future Mars Missions.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Note
  1. "Produced by the To Rise From Earth Project in collaboration with the Flat Satelite Society. This is version 4₋b-₋salpha"--T.p. verso.
  2. Includes index.