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How to Be an Astronaut and Other Space Jobs

by Sheila Kanani

A guide to careers beyond Earth

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A guide to careers beyond Earth

Astronauts are only one part of the working world explored here. Sheila Kanani’s guide introduces space-related roles ranging from rocket engineering and Mission Control to designing spacesuits, preparing food for space missions, and searching for planets that might be suitable for life. It also connects career ideas with the science and preparation behind them, including astronomy and astronaut training. The result is a broad look at how many kinds of work contribute to exploring space, presented for young readers curious about what a future in the field might involve.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers interested in space, astronomy, or space exploration.
  • Children curious about science and the range of careers connected with it.
  • Readers looking for nonfiction that introduces different jobs and their related skills.

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Space explorationAstronomyCareer pathsScience and engineering

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Book overview

An engaging and comprehensive guide to many exciting space-related jobs, from astronauts and rocket engineers to space chefs and even extraterrestrial scouts.

Do you have what it takes to become an astronaut, a spaceship engineer, or to work in Mission Control? Find out all about astronomy and the surprising space-related jobs out there, from training to be a space chef or designing spacesuits to searching for new planets we could live on. Written by astronomer and expert science communicator, Dr. Sheila Kanani, this out-of-this-world manual is sure to excite young space enthusiasts.

Other titles in the series include: How to Be an Detective and Other Crime-Fighting Jobs; How to Be a Vet and Other Animal Jobs.


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