Star Bound: A Beginner's Guide to the American Space Program, from Goddard's Rockets to Goldilocks Planets and Everything in Betwe by Carney, Emily
Star Bound: A Beginner's Guide to the American Space Program, from Goddard's Rockets to Goldilocks Planets and Everything in Betwe by Carney, Emily

Star Bound: A Beginner's Guide to the American Space Program, from Goddard's Rockets to Goldilocks Planets and Everything in Betwe

Star Bound is a book for anyone who wants to learn about the American space program but...
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Author: Emily Carney
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Star Bound: A Beginner's Guide to the American Space Program, from Goddard's Rockets to Goldilocks Planets and Everything in Betwe by Carney, Emily

Star Bound: A Beginner's Guide to the American Space Program, from Goddard's Rockets to Goldilocks Planets and Everything in Betwe

$90.46
Star Bound: A Beginner's Guide to the American Space Program, from Goddard's Rockets to Goldilocks Planets and Everything in Betwe by Carney, Emily

Star Bound: A Beginner's Guide to the American Space Program, from Goddard's Rockets to Goldilocks Planets and Everything in Betwe

$90.46
Author: Emily Carney
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
Star Bound is a book for anyone who wants to learn about the American space program but isn't sure where to start. First and foremost, it's a history--short, sweet, and straightforward. From rocketry pioneer Robert Goddard's primitive flight tests in 1926 through the creation of NASA, from our first steps on the moon to construction of the International Space Station and planning a trip to Mars, readers will meet the people and projects that have put the United States at the forefront of space exploration. Along the way, they'll learn:

- How the United States beat the Soviets to the moon
- Why astronauts float in space (Hint: It's not for lack of gravity!)
- How fast rockets have to go to stay in orbit around Earth
- How we can "look back in time" through a space telescope

With technology evolving and humanity's understanding of the universe expanding, we are entering an exciting period of space exploration. Authored by two veteran space writers with unique insights into the topic, Star Bound offers up the story of Americans in space with a focus on the cultural and societal contexts of the country's most important missions rather than engineering and technical minutiae. Vibrant, positive, and humorous, Star Bound is packed with facts and stories for novice space fans. And sprinkled in with the history are lists of the greatest space songs, books, movies, and more--all designed to make space exploration accessible to even the casual reader.


Author: Emily Carney, Bruce McCandless
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 01/01/2025
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.60h x 6.00w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781496241399


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/18/2024

About the Author
Emily Carney is a former nuclear technician for the U.S. Navy and an accomplished space journalist. She is the manager of public engagement and social media for the Space 3.0 Foundation, founder of the popular spaceflight group Space Hipsters, and cohost of the Space and Things podcast. Bruce McCandless III is a novelist, an attorney, and the son of a shuttle astronaut. He is the author of Wonders All Around: The Incredible True Story of Astronaut Bruce McCandless II and the First Untethered Flight in Space.


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