Adams, William D.

Meet NASA inventor Robert Youngquist and his solar-surfing space probes Solar-surfing space probes / writer, William D. Adams - 48 pages : color illustrations - Out of this world .

Includes index.

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

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