This series looks at jobs which involve a high element of danger. Through colour photographs, anecdotes and fact boxes, each book focuses on the risks involved in a dangerous occupation, with detailed information on the rigorous training that prepares men and women for the kinds of risks they will face. The authors also aim to show that discipline, commitment and professionalism are essential qualities. Focusing on space travel, this book explores its history, training, its various stages - lift-off, the journey into space, landing, re-entry - and the dangers which astronauts face at each of these stages. Also included are sections on the "Challenger" disaster and the future of space exploration.
- ISBN10 0750201118
- ISBN13 9780750201117
- Publish Date 31 December 1991
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 April 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hachette Children's Group
- Imprint Hodder Wayland
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 32
- Language English