The History of Space Vehicles

by Tim Furniss

Few events in history have been more monumental than the emergence of the Space Age, which began with the Soviet launch of Sputnik in 1957. The History of Space Vehicles uses a combination of high-quality photos, illustrations, fact tables, and authoritative text to describe all the vehicles and equipment used in space, past and present. It covers all types of rockets, satellites, and probes, as well as their equipment and cargo, including radio transmitters, measuring instruments, and cameras.

Genres: History, Engineering, Space, Science

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Leah]

This is what my 7 year old picked out at the library and we've been slogging through it every night for weeks. A lot of good information, I learned some new things. It was published 20 years ago so there were sections that were just laughably out of date. But... how in the world did I end up with a kid who views this as bedtime reading?