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Blast off alongside space expert Sarah Cruddas on a journey through space exploration history, from the Apollo Moon landings to mind-boggling plans for living on Mars.How did we land on the Moon? What will the space jobs of the future look like? And why did we send a car to space? <i>The Space Race</i> answers all of the big questions that kids have about space travel. <b>Sarah Cruddas </b>brings to life the hidden stories behind the most famous space missions, before taking the reader on a journey through our space future. This children's book includes a foreword by NASA astronaut <b>Eileen Collins</b>, the first woman to command a Space Shuttle mission. It also includes fascinating insights from Sarah's interviews with <b>real-life astronauts</b> including Apollo 17's <b>Eugene Cernan </b>and Virgin Galactic Test Pilot <b>Kelly Latimer</b>. Space-mad kids will delight in the detail, photographs and information on each page, and will love seeing intricate diagrams of iconic spaceships, Moon cars and space suits created by artist <b>Mark Ruffle.</b> Propelled by recent scientific discoveries and printed to coincide with the <b>50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing,</b> <i>The Space Race </i>is an essential children's handbook to understanding every aspect of the history, and future, of human space travel.
About the Author
Sarah Cruddas is a Space Journalist, TV Host, and Author with an academic background in astrophysics. She is a global thought leader in the growing commercial space sector and works across the world helping to develop the new era of private space travel, which will see humans return to the Moon and head onwards to Mars.Sarah grew up in the North of England and today divides her time between London and the US - where she is currently filming her first American TV series, which premieres in August 2019. In the UK she can be seen on various televisions shows on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Discovery. She can also be heard on national radio stations including BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, BBC Five Live and Talk Radio. Sarah's life long passion is space exploration. She cannot remember a time when she hasn't been fascinated by space. Her goal with her books is to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers and astronauts. They are our future.
