Baker, David, 1944-

The shuttle / David Baker and Heather Kissock. - New York : Weigl Publishers, 2009. - 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. - Exploring Space .

Includes index.

What is the space shuttle? -- Shuttle fact file (diagram) -- Designing the shuttle -- The Orbiter -- The external tank -- Solid rocket boosters -- Launching the shuttle -- The Shuttle's role in space -- Helping us on Earth -- Who gets to go? -- A typical day in space -- Landing -- The record in space.

ISBN: 9781590367674 (hard cover : alk. paper) 9781590367681 (soft cover : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2008042485

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Space shuttles.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Outer space--Exploration.

LC Class. No.: TL795.515 / .B35 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 629.44/10973