What's longer than a football field, weighs more than 450 cars, yet flies miles above Earth's surface? It's the International Space Station. In this book, you'll learn how the station was built and how crew members live and work there. Looks at the International Space Station, the work astronauts do on board, getting supplies, daily life on the space station, and possible future developments.

Space stations, including Skylab, Mir and the ISS are a vital outposts of scientific endeavour. Although only the ISS remains in orbit, the story of man's quest to live and conduct experiments in space is a tale of adventure, tragedy and genius. Six books that reveal the thrilling journeys, triumphs and disasters that men and women have experienced in the exploration of our universe. These books examine the mind-blowing technologies involved in space...

"The International Space Station (ISS) is a huge science laboratory that orbits Earth. It's about as long as a football field and is home to astronauts from different countries. With each mission to ISS, astronauts learn more about our incredible universe! This book takes readers on an exciting out-of-this-world voyage and uncovers cutting-edge technology while supporting STEM and NGSS standards. Each book contains fact boxes, sidebars, a glossary,...

A first "person" account of the first spider to spin a web in space, and why the 1973 experiment, suggested by a high school student, was important. Includes a fact sheet.

How does it feel to work in zero gravity in a laboratory more than 200 miles above Earth? What kinds of experiments do astronauts carry out? Learn the answers to these questions and more as you get ready to blast off into space!