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|image=DWDSpaceTravel.jpg
|image=DWDSpaceTravel.jpg
|writer=  
|writer= [[Fred Newman]]
|publisher= Target Books, [[W. H. Allen|W. H. Allen & Co. Ltd , UK]]  
|publisher= Target Books, [[W. H. Allen|W. H. Allen & Co. Ltd , UK]]  
|release date=[[17 November (releases)|17 November]] [[1977 (releases)|1977]]
|release date=[[17 November (releases)|17 November]] [[1977 (releases)|1977]]
|format= stapled large format paperback<br /> 64 pages
|format= stapled large format paperback<br /> 64 pages
|isbn=ISBN 0-426-20003-9
|isbn=ISBN 0-426-20003-9
|prev=Doctor Who Discovers: Prehistoric Animals
|series= ''[[Doctor Who Discovers (novel)|Doctor Who Discovers]]''
|next=Doctor Who Discovers: The Conquerors
|prev=Doctor Who Discovers Prehistoric Animals (novel)
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|next=Doctor Who Discovers The Conquerors (novel)
'''''Doctor Who Discovers: Space Travel''''' was published by [[Target Books]]. Its release date was [[17 November (releases)|17 November]] [[1977 (releases)|1977]].
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'''''Doctor Who Discovers Space Travel''''' was the third ''[[Doctor Who Discovers (series)|Doctor Who Discovers]]'' educational novel published by [[Target Books]]. Its release date was [[17 November (releases)|17 November]] [[1977 (releases)|1977]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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And of course, there's a look at the future, too, as the Tardis hops into the 21st Century. Watch out for more titles in this series of illustrated Dr. Who books.
And of course, there's a look at the future, too, as the Tardis hops into the 21st Century. Watch out for more titles in this series of illustrated Dr. Who books.


== Subject matter ==
== Plot ==
* The Doctor and the TARDIS take the reader on a voyage of discovery.
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== Notable features ==
== Characters ==
* Each title included a pull-out stapled poster featuring the cover artwork by [[Jeff Cummins]].
* [[Fourth Doctor]]  
* Contents (Fully illustrated articles on each topic)
* [[Yuri Gagarin]]
: Introduction
* [[John Glenn]]
: In the Beginning
* [[Wernher von Braun]]
: Apollo Mission
* [[Edward White]]
: Skylab
* [[Neil Armstrong]]
: Viking on Mars
* [[Buzz Aldrin|Edwin Aldrin]]
: Space-Shuttle
* [[Michael Collins]]
: The Future
* [[Young man (Doctor Who Discovers Space Travel)|Unnamed young man]]
: Farewell


== Notes ==
== References ==
* This is the third book in the ''[[Doctor Who Discovers (real world)|Doctor Who Discovers]]'' series.
* When a [[Sputnik]] [[satellite]] grazes [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] in flight in [[1957]], the Doctor, who was not aware that humanity's space explorations had begun this early in the [[20th century]], briefly believes he is under attack by [[Dalek]]s.
* The Doctor is already aware that some point in the [[21st century]], all the Earth's surface is being used for food production due to overpopulation, with no natural areas left on the planet.
 
== Story notes ==
''to be written''
 
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor recalls that the [[Time Lord]]s frequently send him on missions across the universe. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', etc.)


== Credits ==
== Credits ==
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