Mae and Marco’s
Space Journey Written by Jim Al-Khalili and Raquel Pereira Crespo Illustrated by Moreno Chiacchiera
Contents 1 The force that holds space together
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2 How to defeat gravity
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3 Rocket propulsion
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4 The launch
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5 Disappearing gravity?
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6 Orbiting close to Earth
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7 Amazing spacewalk
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8 Docking with the International Space Station
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9 Seeking answers from experiments in space
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10 Space observatory fleet
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11 Our tiny home planet
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12 Earth’s Moon
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13 Heading home
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Glossary
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Mae and Marco’s space scrapbook
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