Robots help us understand our universe. Some fly to distant planets. Others work alongside astronauts in space. And some drive across the surface of Mars. How do these robots work, and what are they doing today? Read this book to find out!

In Robots in Space, early fluent readers learn about the many ways robots have expand what's possible in the field of space exploration. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about the fascinating wo

2008 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine Given the near incomprehensible enormity of the universe, it appears almost inevitable that humankind will one day find a planet that appears to be much like the Earth. This discovery will no doubt reignite the lure of interplanetary travel. Will we be up to the task? And, given our limited resources, biological constraints, and the general hostility of space, what shape should we expect such expeditions to take? In Robots in Space, Roger Launius and Howard McCurdy tackle these seemingly fanciful questions with rigorous scholarship and disciplined imagination, jumping comfortably among the worlds of rocketry, engineering, public policy, and science fantasy to expound upon the possibilities and improbabilities involved in trekking across the Milky Way and beyond. They survey the literature—fictional as well as academic studies; outline the progress of space programs in the United States and other nations; and assess the current state of affairs to offer a conclusion startling only to those who haven't spent time with Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke: to traverse the cosmos, humans must embrace and entwine themselves with advanced robotic technologies. Their discussion is as entertaining as it is edifying and their assertions are as sound as they are fantastical. Rather than asking us to suspend disbelief, Robots in Space demands that we accept facts as they evolve.

The Vegetable Village Adventures are a series of children’s fun-filled adventure stories where the Vegetable children, who live in Vegetable Village, go on adventures around Woodland Farm and Sturton le Steeple, meeting new friends, having fun, and enjoying being children. The stories have been written for children to use their creative imagination and to escape from reality into a world of fantasy, enjoying some adventures. The second book in the series is Robbie the Space Robot, which is about the Vegetable children doing a space project at school. They create a spaceship and space robot called Robbie. Tango makes a wish; the spaceship and Robbie come alive and take the children to space to learn all about space before returning to school.

How can robots help us explore space? A probe called New Horizons is zooming through the outer solar system. It's headed to Pluto. it and other space robots can go where people cannot survive. I