TY - BOOK AU - Platt,Richard TI - Galactic mission / T2 - Dorling Kindersley readers., SN - 9781409351825 U1 - FIC P6976 PY - 2014/// CY - Strand, London PB - DK Publishing KW - Science fiction. KW - Interplanetary voyages KW - Fiction. N1 - Includes index: page 126; Contents ? 4 Introduction -- 6 Star facts alpha centauri ? 8 100 years of global warming ? 10 Chapter 1: Into orbit ? 28 Chapter 2: All aboard? ? 44 Chapter 3: Activate the relatively drive! ? 58 Chapter 4: Lucy, we have a problem! ? 74 Chapter 5: An Amazing discovery ? 90 Chapter 6: Destination earth 2.0 ? 106 Chapter 7: Landing ? 122 Galactic mission quiz ? 124 Glossary ? 125 Index ? 126 Guide for parents; 800-899; 808.83 N2 - Summary Year 2098: planet earth is dying. Five schoolchildren embark on a life-or-death mission to the distant star system of Alpha Centauri to find a new home. Right from the start, the mission goes wrong, and the children find themselves alone, facing the dangers ahead, using their courage and wits. But is everyone not as they seem? ER -