One Small Step

By: P. B. Kerr

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Synopsis: It's 1969, and thirteen-year-old Scott is doing all the things that normal boys do -- and also flying airplanes with his Air Force flight instructor father. When Scott successfully crash-lands a training plane, NASA takes notice. They hope to recruit him for their top-secret space program, which will launch a test flight to the moon before the first lunar landing. This craft was intended to be piloted by chimps, but one chimp had to be dismissed, and now they need a quick substitute -- who better than a boy aviator? Soon Scott is on his way to the NASA training facility. There he's surprised to discover just how clever and competent the chimps are -- they're able to control the flight simulators like regular astronauts do. The chimps are more like humans than Scott ever imagined, so why, then, did one of them go crazy? Is there something about this mission that NASA isn't telling him? G-forces collide with government secrets as Scott races to prepare for his journey to the moon. Brimming with nonstop action and adventure, this is the story of a courageous young man who dares to follow his dream.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781439164310
Related ISBNs:: 9781416942146
Publisher:: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Date of Addition:: 04/29/12
Copyrighted By:: P. B. Kerr
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Children's Books, Science, Travel, Literature and Fiction, Technology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.