Magnificent pop-up models, complete with moving parts as well as additional illus., bring to life a panoply of spacecraft -- powerful launch vehicles, satellites that orbit the earth, landing & recovery systems. Fold out 3D images of the Russian & Amer. space stations, whose weightless onboard environments are vital in the search for scientific knowledge. Learn about the Soviet-American space race, the first Moon landing, & America's development of the space shuttle program. Launch the space shuttle into orbit before setting out the Hubble space telescope on its mission to map the universe, or follow Pathfinder as the unmanned probe heads to the planet Mars. And see illustrations of futuristic projects for international space stations.