Table of Contents

Welcome from Dr. Dave

Introduction: Mighty Machines  

1. Here We Come!

            Where Exactly Is Space?

            All Aboard!

            Humans in Space Meet Your Spacecraft

            Soy-What?

            Fuel for Flight Rev Those Rockets

2. Home Away from Home

            A Space Hotel

            Has Anyone Seen a Plug?

            Extraterrestrial Tents  

3. Get to Work!

            A Tough Job

            Call in the Robots

            An Astronaut’s Tool Kit

4. On the Move

            Here, Rover!

            Who’s Driving?

            Suit Up!  

5. Heading Home

            Goodbye, Galaxy

            How Do We Land This Thing?  

6. Do You See What I See?

            Telescope Talk

            Is That Star Moving?

Conclusion: Free-Floating Future  

Further Reading

Image Credits

Index

Promotional Information

About the Author

Co-Author Dr. Dave Williams is a Canadian astronaut who participated in spaceflights aboard two NASA space shuttles; he also became an aquanaut through undersea research in the world's only underwater research laboratory. Dr. Williams currently works in healthcare and is the CEO of a hospital near Toronto. Co-Author Loredana Cunti is a specialist in children’s entertainment, a former Senior Vice President of Children’s Programming at Universal Pictures and a Cordon Bleu Pastry Chef. Loredana has developed a number of book-based characters for television including Geronimo Stilton, Pink Panther, and most recently George Green by Stephen and Lucy Hawking.