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Discover the inner workings of 15 spacecraft, from the earliest rockets to the latest probes. Each illustration explains the technology behind central components and throughout there are photographs to show each craft in action. Starting with how spacecraft go into orbit, each spread goes onto explore the history and the future of individual space machines while Internet links provide an exciting way to find out more about this fascinating subject.Contents
Contents : introduction -- V-2 rocket -- Sputnik 1 -- Explorer 1 -- Vostok 1 -- Saturn V -- Pioneer 11 -- Voyager 2 -- Space shuttle -- Magellan -- Hubble Space Telescope -- Cassini-Huygens -- Spirit and opportunity -- Venus Express -- Spaceshipone -- International Space Station -- glossary -- index
