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Amazing feats of aerospace engineering / by Angie Smibert ; content consultant, Mark Sensmeier, Associate Professor and Chair, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

by Smibert, Angie.

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Essential Library, c2015.

Aerospace engineering -- Juvenile literature.

Great achievements in engineering.

Alternate title:

Aerospace engineering

112 p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Making giant leaps possible -- Aerospace engineering -- Designing a moon rocket -- Flying the Saturn V -- Cooperating in space -- Keeping the space station -- Developing the superjumbo -- Going into service -- New fontiers.

Engineers design our modern world. They combine science and technology to create incredible vehicles, structures, and objects. This title examines amazing feats of aerospace engineering. Engaging text explores the Saturn V moon rocket, the International Space Station, and the world's largest passenger jet. It also examines the engineers who made these projects a reality and traces the history of the discipline. Relevant sidebars, stunning photos, and a glossary aid readers' understanding of the topic. A hands-on project and career-planning chart give readers a sense of what it takes to become an engineer. Additional features include a table of contents, a selected bibliography, source notes, and an index, plus essential facts about each featured feat of engineering. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Sensmeier, Mark D. (Mark David), 1963-

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