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Editorials
School Library Journal
Gr 6-10-Joining companion volumes in the series, this detailed history of our efforts to crawl out of the ocean of atmosphere provides sturdy, if drably formatted, support for specialized research assignments. Broad surveys of legendary or imaginary journeys and the various hazards of space travel, and discussions about near-future planned ventures, open and close the book. In between, Angelo describes, mission-by-mission, the early use of animals as flight-test subjects, space projects from Mercury to Apollo, and the subsequent twin development of the space shuttle and increasingly elaborate orbiting stations. The main focus is on the U.S. space program, though other nations' efforts receive some coverage. Supplemented by rare, murky black-and-white photographs, plus occasional sidebars on launch vehicles, the history and fate of the U.S. Air Force "Astrochimps," and other special topics, this volume offers a reliable source of information about the course, purposes, and results of nearly every space mission to the end of 2006. For collections supporting a strong science curriculum, it will make an economical alternative to the latest edition of Russell R. Tobias's encyclopedic USA In Space(Salem, 2006).-John Peters, New York Public Library
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