SynopsisMeet Carl Sagan, known for his research on extraterrestrial life Follow Sagan's story as he theorizes on the temperature of Venus's surface, works with NASA to build the Mariner 2, Viking I, and Viking II probes, and creates the popular PBS program Cosmos. Infographics, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic. Additional features include a table of contents, an index, a timeline and fun facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO., Meet Carl Sagan, known for his research on extraterrestrial life! Follow Sagan's story as he theorizes on the temperature of Venus's surface, works with NASA to build the Mariner 2, Viking I, and Viking II probes, and creates the popular PBS program Cosmos. Infographics, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic. Additional features include a table of contents, an index, a timeline and fun facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO., Do you dream about building rockets? Or maybe you want to blast off into space? Would you like to try contacting beings from other worlds? Read about the trailblazing scientists and astronauts who did these things and more in Space Crusaders! Learn about their childhoods and why they chose to study and explore space. Find out about their struggles and accomplishments. Discover how they dealt with obstacles and followed their dreams to help shape the US space program. Their stories could inspire you to become a space crusader! Book jacket.
LC Classification NumberQB36.B22F45 2019