Did you know that the very first rockets were made from bamboo and gunpowder? What about that a Mars rover once played a birthday song for itself? And did you know that the International Space Station has a robotic handyman? Rockets, rovers, and space stations are just a few of the incredible space machines that have helped us explore our solar system and beyond. Discover extreme facts about space machines in this fun and kooky book.

Magnificent space machines -- Rockets rev it up -- Flight of the satellite -- Mission to the moon -- Eat my moon dust! -- Roving over Mars -- Powerful probes -- Probing further -- Stations in space -- Totally terrific telescopes -- You...in space! -- The future of space machines -- Moon landing craft.