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Book 12 Ways to Get a Ticket To Space

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  • Space travel has never been so accessible, with NASA even aiming to land humans on Mars in the 2030s. This book is a launchpad for the curiosity and intrepid nature that any young space traveler will need to have in our solar system and beyond.
  • Learn all about the ways humans go to space today and how we’ll likely live there decades from now, with these twelve fascinating 'tickets':
  • Fly in a space balloon
  • Ride on a spaceplane
  • Build your own rocket
  • Win the space lottery
  • Become an astronaut pilot
  • Be a science mission specialist
  • Get sponsored to go to space
  • Work as a space engineer
  • Visit the Moon as a space tourist
  • Volunteer to colonize Mars
  • Launch your personal time capsule into space, and
  • Send a message on a beam of light to travel forever among the stars!
  • Ripped-from-the-headlines STEM content meets creative, accessible ways to bring space to you across these twelve illustrated, four-page scenarios. You'll also explore the International Space Station with a detailed cutaway map, visit a gallery of iconic rockets, and find out what it takes to be a real-life star-sailor at the astronaut training academy. Plus, at the Astronaut Hall of Fame, marvel at the achievements of explorers past—and milestones that could be reached in your lifetime.
  • When you're finished with the tickets, start planning your journey to space with tips and prompts on how to prepare, such as riding a roller coaster to get used to zero-g, camping out beneath the stars, and designing your rocket, space station, or lunar base.