What is NASA?
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, began in 1958. With its creation, the United States hoped to ensure it won the space race against the Soviet Union. Author Sarah Fabiny describes the origins of NASA, the launching of the Apollo program that landed the first human on the moon, and the many missions and discoveries that have taken place since then. NASA has a rich history and still plays an important role in uncovering the mysteries of the universe. Readers are sure to get sucked into this book.
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Astronautics -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Outer space -- Exploration -- Juvenile literature.
Space flight -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Space flight -- Juvenile literature.
Space race -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Space race -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Juvenile literature.
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Fabiny, S., & Hammond, T. (2019). What is NASA? Penguin Workshop, Penguin Young Readers Group, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Fabiny, Sarah and Ted, Hammond. 2019. What Is NASA? Penguin Workshop, Penguin Young Readers Group, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Fabiny, Sarah and Ted, Hammond, What Is NASA? Penguin Workshop, Penguin Young Readers Group, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Fabiny, Sarah, and Ted Hammond. What Is NASA? Penguin Workshop, Penguin Young Readers Group, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019.
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