9781422281420

Contents

Introduction Where Are We?

4 6 8

War Opens the Door

The Space Race

10 12 14 16 18 20 22

The Apollo Program

Apollo 8-9-10 One Small Step

Moon Probes and More

Outside Our Neighborhood

The Space Shuttle Shuttle Missions 24 The Ultimate Telescope (So Far) 26 Landing on Mars 28 Partners in Exploration 30 Living in Space 32 Paying for Space 34 Space Tourists 36 New Horizons 38 Next Steps to the Stars 40 Nothing But the Facts 42 Time Line 44 Words to Understand 46 Index 48