What Is Nasa?

by Who Hq, Sarah Fabiny, Who H.Q.

Book Overview

Find out all about NASA in this out-of-this-world addition to the What Was? series.

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1524786039
• ISBN13: 9781524786038
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Penguin Workshop
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7