Destination: Space [Hardcover]

Will humans ever be able to live on other planets? Former NASA astronaut Dr. Dave Williams is the person to ask.?

It turns out that Earth is a pretty good place to live. Finding other habitable environments in space is no easy task: temperatures on Mercury are ten times hotter than on Earth; winter on Neptune lasts about forty years, and Uranus is ten billion miles (sixteen billion kilometers) away.

But there is one planet that looks promising: Mars. Even though it takes six months to get there, Mars most closely resembles Earth. So what would it take to make it habitableand what would life look like there?

As in the other three titles in the Dr. Dave: Astronaut series, this book demystifies space travel. The science is explained in simple terms while the sense of adventure is ever-present. This book belongs in the hands of every child interested in space, and in every classroom where STEM is taught.

4/5Welcome from Dr. Dave
6/7Introduction: Dare to Dream

Chapter 1: Life on Earth

8/9First Things First
10/13The Perfect Planet
14/15So, Why Leave?

Chapter 2:Know the Neighborhood

16/17Looking for Locations
18/19Rocky Road
20/21Out of Gas
22/23Tops for Terrestrials

Chapter 3:Moving Up?

24/25:Europa & Io
26/27:Enceladus & Titan
28/29Moon Mission
30/31Lunar Living
32/33DestilÖ