Race into space /
written by David Jefferis & Mat Irvine.
- New York : Crabtree Pub., c2007.
- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
- Humans in space .
Includes index.
Leaving planet earth -- Rocket pioneer -- V-2 and beyond -- Stage rockets -- First humans in space -- Mercury flights -- Mission training -- Surviving in space -- Reliable rocket -- Return to earth -- The X-prize -- New frontiers -- Timeline.