Humans have been obsessed with conquering the skies for millennia. This book documents that journey from the earliest days of projectiles to modern-day rockets. Armed with this crucial background information, students will then be directed through a step-by-step project to make their own rocket. Additional high-tech projects will keep their hands busy and their imaginations soaring.

"Open the giant fold-out pages to discover the powerful rockets and spacecraft that explore outer space. From early rockets and Moon missions to space stations and beyond, learn what it takes to escape our planet and even to live in space"--Back cover.