ESA Blast Off! The Big Book of Spacecraft - Look Inside Over 20 Spacecraft

Take a journey through outer space to discover how spacecrafts changed the world, and how they might even shape our future... From early rockets to distant space probes, learn what it takes to blast off from Earth and even live in space. With over 20 incredible cross-sections, discover what happens to a spacecraft during take-off, what life is like inside the International Space Station, and what future missions the Moon will look like. Oversized pages, with incredibly detailed cross-sections and cutaways, show magnificent spacecraft and rockets up-close and in detail, revealing their inner workings. With fun details to spot in each cross-section, children will pore over the densely illustrated cross-sections for hours on end!

About the author

Ben Elcomb, illustrated by Rômolo D'Hipólito

Product details

• Authors: Ben Elcomb
• Assisted by: Romolo d'Hipolito (Illustration)
• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 9
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 12.03.2026
• EAN: 9780241733127
• ISBN: 978-0-241-73312-7
• No. of pages: 80
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Astronomy, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Activity Books / General, Space (Children's / Teenage), Educational: Mathematics, science and technology, general