01995cam a2200373 i 4500 1164937845 TxAuBib 20220225120000.0 170530s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017024504 9780716661597 0716661594 NJQ/DLC eng rda NJQ DLC TxAuBib rda De La Rosa, Jeff, author. Laser-sailing starships : meet NASA inventor Philip Lubin and his team's / writer: Jeff De La Rosa. Chicago, Illinois : World Book Inc., 2017. 48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Out of this world Includes bibliographical references and index. Destination: Proxima Centauri -- Inventor feature: Growing up during the space race -- Interstellar travel -- Getting there faster -- Big idea: Make it smaller -- Inventor feature: Phil fix-it -- Pushing faster -- Big idea: Solar sails -- Inventor feature: Observing nature -- Laser power -- Inventor feature: Defending the planet -- Proxima B or bust -- Inventor feature: Childhood inspiration -- Philip Lubin and his team. "A volume explaining inventor Philip Lubin's plan to create space probes that use the power of laser beams to push the probe out of the solar system at around one-third the speed of light"-- Provided by publisher. Ages 5-11. 20220225. Lubin, Philip Michael Juvenile literature. United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Juvenile literature. Space vehicles Propulsion systems Juvenile literature. Interstellar travel Juvenile literature. Lasers Juvenile literature. Out of this world. TXKIP