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From picture-book master Byron Barton, this is the perfect story for young readers who love outer space and want to know more about how NASA astronauts do their job. Up into the sky goes the space shuttle Once in orbit, the astronauts get a taste of ready-to-eat food, experience... Read Full Overview

From picture-book master Byron Barton, this is the perfect story for young readers who love outer space and want to know more about how NASA astronauts do their job.

Once in orbit, the astronauts get a taste of ready-to-eat food, experience zero gravity,... Read Full Overview

Blast-off Up into the shy goes the space shuttle. Into orbit, the astronauts get a taste of ready-to-eat food, experience zero gravity, go for space walks, and even fix a satellite. It's fun to fly aboard the shuttle...and then come back to earth. Blast off into outer space with... Read Full Overview

For use in schools and libraries only. Brings to life the world of astronauts, detailing how they eat, live, and sleep in zero gravity.

From picture-book master Byron Barton, this is the perfect story for young readers who love outer space and want to know more about how NASA astronauts do their job. Once in orbit, the astronauts get a taste of ready-to-eat food, experience zero gravity, go for space walks, and... Read Full Overview

A young child thinks about what it would be like to be an astronaut and go out on a mission into space.

A young child thinks about what it would be like to be an astronaut and go out on a mission into space.