ISBN |
9780716662662 hardcover |
Name |
Adams, William D., (Childrens' author) author. |
Title |
Mars-exploring flying swarm / William D. Adams. |
Published |
Chicago, Illinois : World Book, Inc., 2022. |
©2022 |
Description |
48 pages : colour illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm. |
Notes |
Includes index. |
"With NASA inventor Chang-kwon Kang"--Cover. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Destination : Mars -- Why fly the martian skies? -- How things fly -- Inventor feature : Einstein inspiration -- Is there flight on Mars? -- Inventor feature : flying into aerospace engineering -- Big idea : bioinspired design -- A closer look at animal flight -- Big idea : flexible wings -- Inventor feature : from butterflies to Mars -- Safety in numbers -- Long-distance communication -- Big idea : autonomy -- Testing the Marsbee -- Inventor feature : outreach -- Chang-kwon Kang and his team -- Inventor challenge : where else can we fly? |
Summary |
"Flying probes would be a good way to gather lots of information about some planets and large moons in our solar system. But flying is a particular challenge in Mars's thin atmosphere. Learn how aerospace engineer Chang-kwon Kang plans to build fliers for Mars inspired by butterflies and bees"--Back cover. |
Subjects |
Kang, Chang-kwon, -- 1978-Biography |
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
Space probes -- Juvenile literature |
Aerospace engineering -- Juvenile literature |
Manned space flight -- Juvenile literature |
Mars (Planet) -- Exploration -- Juvenile literature |
Added Corporate Names |
World Book, Inc issuing body. |
Series |
Out of this world (World Book, Inc.) |
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