Dozens of astronauts travel to space every year, but what makes these amazing trips possible? Max Axiom has the answers. Join Max as he explores the science and engineering behind space travel.

 

This book features in the following series: Graphic Nonfiction-Graphic Science, Max Axiom Stem Adventures .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-9 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. It is in graphic novel format. This book was published 2014 by Capstone Global Library Ltd .

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