청소년을 위한 유쾌한 항공 우주 과학 이야기

『우주선 안에서는 방귀 조심!』은 한국항공우주연구원이 어린이와 청소년을 위해 만든 교육 사이트 ‘카리스쿨’에 연재된 원고들 중에서 재미있고 유익한 원고들만 추려 모은 것이다. 우주엘리베이터나 배낭로켓, 우주 소포를 보내는 우주 우편 서비스 등 항공 우주 과학에 얽힌 재미있고 기발한 이야기들이 펼쳐진다. 우주 원리에 대한 설명보다 사람들이 하늘을 날기 위해, 우주를 알기 위해 어떤 일을 해왔는지 흥미진진한 사건을 통해 설명함으로서 우주에 대한 궁금증과 호기심을 키워주고 있다.

우주 과학이 일상을 바꾸다
우주를 알지 못했다면 생일도 없다                                      
앗, 여기에도 우주 과학이!                                            
눈만 깜빡여도 세상과 통한다, 안구 마우스                             
우주 무중력으로 허리를 치료하다                                     
똑똑한 인공위성, 천리안!                                           
인공위성은 생태학자                                                 
인공위성, 지진해일을 살피는 매의 눈                                 
도와줘요, 인공위성!                                                   
배고픈 지구를 살리는 고마운 인공위성                                
인공위성은 몇 살까지 살까?                                         
수명을 다한 인공위성은 어떻게 될까?                                

하늘을 날고 싶은 오랜 꿈을 이루다 
세계 최초 비행기는 Made in Korea?                                   
사람의 힘만으로 하늘을 난다고?                                       
배낭로켓을 메고 등교한다면?                                           
하늘을 나는 호텔                                                    
하늘을 나는 자동차? 아니 도로를 달리는 비행기!                      
태양에너지로 하늘을 날다                                             
지구 어디든 두 시간이면 도착하는 ‘극초음속’ 여행                      
하늘길은 몇 차로일까?                                                
물고기로 비행기를 만든다고?                                  
비행기는 산타 할아버지를 따라잡을 수 있을까?                          
90초 안에 비행기에서 탈출하라!                                       
비행기에 벼락이 쳐도 안전한 이유                                     
비행기 엔진 하나가 꺼진다면?                                         
왜 비행기를 타고 우주로 갈 수 없을까?                               

우주 저편엔 무엇이 있을까 
재미있는 우주선 이름들                                            
가장 빠른 우주선은 무엇일까?                                       
우주선을 동쪽으로 발사하는 이유                                    
이번에 내리실 곳은 우주입니다                                      
달은 보물창고                                                      
저 달에 그림 같은 집을 짓고                                        
달 기지, 우리 기술로 짓는다                                         
달에서는 어떤 냄새가 날까?                                       
달에도 ‘바위 다리’가 있다                                          
달나라에서 떡방아를 찧을 수 있을까?                                 
수성을 구석구석 살핀다, 탐사선 메신저!                             
화성을 개척할 로빈슨 크루소를 찾습니다                            
화성 여행은 힘들어                                                 
외계 행성을 찾는 여행자를 위한 안내서                               
우주 온도를 알면 우주의 비밀을 알 수 있다                         
삭막한 우주를 푸르게, 푸르게                                       
개구리 닮은 우주 탐사 로봇, 있다? 없다?                             
우주에도 쓰레기가 있다고?                                          
외계 생명체는 어떤 모습일까?

우리도 우주인이 될 수 있다
최홍만 아저씨는 우주에 갈 수 있다? 없다?                           
음식 잘 흘리고 자주 씻는 사람은 우주 비행 금지!                     
항공우주심리학이 뭐지?                                             
우주 비행사들이 물속에서 훈련하는 이유는?                           
우주 비행사라면 꼭 타야 할 구토 혜성                                
우주에서도 울렁울렁, 멀미를 한다고?                                  
우주복은 1인용 지구                                                 
우리도 우주 비행사! 동물들의 우주 활약기                              
우주 장미의 달콤한 향기를 맡다                                      
우주에서 즐기는 김치 한 조각의 여유                                  
우주선에서 몰래 샌드위치를 먹은 우주인, 존 W. 영                    
우주에서 물 마실 땐 무중력 컵                                        
우주인들은 어떻게 잘까?                                               
우주에서 편지를 쓸 때는 우주펜이 최고                                
우주인은 뭐 하고 놀까?                                                
우주선에서 불장난을 하면 어떻게 될까?                             
우주선에서 담배를 피울 수 있을까?                                    
우주선 안에서는 방귀 조심!                                           
우주에서 소포요!