| ISBN |
9780716662624 hardcover |
| Name |
Adams, William D., (Childrens' author) author. |
| Title |
Solar-surfing space probes / 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, Robert Youngquist"--Cover. |
| Robert Youngquist is known as Bob Youngquist. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- What is heat? -- How heat moves -- Inventor feature : growing up NASA -- Absorbing and reflecting radiation -- Energy from the sun -- Managing radiation -- Inventor feature : coming home -- Reflecting solar energy -- Inventor feature : failure and inspiration -- Tiles from the shuttle -- Big idea : Solar White -- Testing Solar White -- Inventor feature : NASA problem-solver -- Surfing the sun -- Other uses -- Robert Youngquist and his team -- Inventor challenge : space refueling depot. |
| Summary |
"The sun's rays heat up everything in our solar system. Without complex cooling systems for spacecraft, electronics break down and rocket fuel boils. What if there was a simple coating that could keep spacecraft cool? Learn how NASA engineer Bob Youngquist plans to use his Solar White coating to allow spacecraft to practically touch the sun!"--Back cover. |
| Subjects |
Youngquist, Robert -- Biography |
| United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
| Space vehicles -- Shielding (Heat) Juvenile literature |
| Space vehicles -- Shielding (Radiation) Juvenile literature |
| Space cabin atmospheres -- Juvenile literature |
| Aerospace engineering -- Juvenile literature |
| Space probes -- Juvenile literature |
| Manned space flight -- Juvenile literature |
| Outer space -- Exploration -- Juvenile literature |
| Added Corporate Names |
World Book, Inc issuing body. |
| Series |
Out of this world (World Book, Inc.) |
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