Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
9.0
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
9923
Points per Word
0.000202
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.041667
Series
History of Space Exploration
Description
This book explores the many successes of the space shuttle program, including the daring recovery and repair of satellites by space-walking astronauts, and examines the human and technological costs of its tragic failures.