Pour explorer l'espace

James J. Haggerty Jr., John H. Woodburn (co-author)
Translated from the English by Pierre Nicolas
Year1961
PublisherNouveaux Horizons (ISTRA)
PlaceParis
LanguageFR
Pages163
Rating★★★☆☆ (3/5)
AudienceStudent, Youth
LevelBeginner
Keywords
astronauticsrocketartificial satellitespace raceMoon
ThemesSpace Race, Human Spaceflight

Translated from the English Spacecraft (Scholastic Book Services / National Science Teachers Association, 1961), this pedagogical science primer offers a systematic introduction to the technologies and programs of American space exploration at the dawn of the Space Age. Its eleven chapters cover the motivations for space exploration, the history of rocketry (from Copernicus to Goddard), types of spacecraft (sounding rockets, earth satellites, crewed capsules), launch vehicles, the challenges of human spaceflight, robotic lunar exploration (Ranger, Surveyor, Prospector programs), and prospects for exploring the solar system and beyond. Richly illustrated with technical diagrams based on NASA documentation, it targets a secondary school audience.

📖 Editorial Review

Published at the dawn of America's first manned flights, this French abridged translation (produced for the Nouveaux Horizons collection) targets secondary school students in the Francophone world. Written by a seasoned aerospace journalist and a science educator affiliated with the NSTA, the book fulfills its …