Who hasn't wondered what it's like to be an astronaut? This book explains how candidates train to become astronauts or "star sailors." It looks at how they prepare for a mission, what they do in space, and what they experience along the way. Kids will love discovering how astronauts eat, sleep, and spend their day in weightless conditions. Engaging photographs and clearly written text will help hopeful young astronauts decide if they, too, have the "right stuff."
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Since earning a B.A. in English Language and Literature, Niki Walker has worked extensively in the field of educational publishing. She has edited more than sixty titles and written several texts for Crabtree Publishing and other respected publishers. Her most recent projects have covered topics related to space, social studies, and human rights, and she is currently working on her first novel. She now lives in Toronto, where she freelances as a writer, editor, and web-content provider.
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Space walking Astronauts space walk, or move around outside the Shuttle, to perform jobs such as repairing satellites. They wear space suits, which allow them to breathe and control their body temperature outside the spacecraft. Astronauts use handholds and footholds to crawl around the outside of the Shuttle. Space suits weigh 300 pounds (136 kg) on Earth, but they weigh almost nothing in space!
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