24 Hours in Space
Join an astronaut for a day as she goes on her first ever spacewalk, and new crew members arrive.
Find out how she trained for her mission and what it's like living and working in space. How do you eat and drink at zero gravity? How do space toilets work? What are space suits designed for?
- Told in lively comic book style
- Written with expert consultation from Libby Jackson, Human Spaceflight and Microgravity Programme Manager for the UK Space Agency
- Perfect for school projects
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Chapters in this book include:
- A new day
- Getting used to Zero-G
- Meet the crew...
- ...and Mission Control
- Space food
- How do astronauts reach the ISS?
- New crew members arrive
- A tour of the space station
- Astronaut training diary
- Using the toilet in space
- Science experiments
- A visit to the gym
- Getting set for a spacewalk
- Spacesuits
- Out on a spacewalk!
- Time to relax
- Time for bed
- Space station questions
Rob studied Egyptology at university, but never thought he'd do much with it. Since joining Usborne in 2005, he's written loads of books about Ancient Egypt, and on topics ranging from space to the story of Islam. He is also the author of several award-winning historical adventure novels, and a hopeless cook.
Laurent Kling (Illustrator)
Laurent Kling started his career as an illustrator in the 2000s. He works mainly for young people, where he is called upon to make historic or scientific subjects more fun, and his clients have included Bayard, Fleurus, Milan and Larousse Actes Sud. He has also had comic books published in Canada by Editions de la Pastèque.