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What is a Space Shuttle?
How can something that can’t fly go into space?
Do spiders spin webs in space?
Do astronauts get space sick?
This book answers all these questions and more, plus everybody’s favorite: How do astronauts go to the toilet?
This book was written in 2007, prior to the end of the space shuttle program in 2011. While the Space Shuttle program no longer exists, the information in this book is still interesting for learning about the program that provided us with much information about space and about space travel in general.
Ages 8 and up.
All measurements in American and metric.
The Educational Version has activities that meet Common Core Curriculum Standards.
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Jeannie Meekins
Jeannie Meekins is an Australian writer who lives with her children and a couple of cats who think they own the computer. And if her dog could read, he'd be jealous, so it's lucky that he can't. Jeannie has also written over 10 books for children, many available through LearningIsland.com
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14 Fun Facts About the Space Shuttle - Jeannie Meekins
14 FUN FACTS ABOUT
THE SPACE SHUTTLE
By Jeannie Meekins
A LearningIsland.com
15 - Minute Book
We have used many sources to research these facts and they are accurate at time of publishing. The more we explore the wonders of space and our universe, the more information we are discovering.
Editor: Jennifer Robinson
Pictures by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ).
Smashwords Edition
Text (c) Copyright 2007 Jeannie Meekins. All rights reserved.
Published by LearningIsland.com. All rights reserved.
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14 Fun Facts About the Space Shuttle / Jeannie Meekins
Summary: A brief look at the Space Shuttle.
1. Space Shuttle. Juvenile Literature. 2. Space. Juvenile Literature.
Created in USA
Words: 2295
Reading Level: 6.3
Ages 8 and up.
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About the Author
NOTE: This book was written in 2007, prior to the end of the space shuttle program in 2011. While the Space Shuttle program no longer exists, the information in this book is still interesting for learning about the program that provided us with much information about space.
What is a Space Shuttle? How can something that can’t fly go into space? Do spiders spin webs in space? Do astronauts get space sick?
This book answers all these questions and more, plus everybody’s favorite: How do astronauts go to the toilet?
Space shuttle design.
Fact 1: Space Shuttles were designed to be reusable.
In the early 1970s, US President Richard
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