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Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Dale L. Skran, Jr. From Ad Astra Summer 2014 Title: Starship Century: Toward the Grandest Horizon Editors: James Benford and Gregory

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Earthrise: My Adventures As an Apollo 14 Astronaut Author: Edgar Mitchell NSS Amazon link for this book Format:

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Charlene Brusso From Ad Astra Spring 2014 Title: Dreams of Other Worlds: The Amazing Story of Unmanned Space Exploration Authors: Chris

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Dale L. Skran, Jr. From Ad Astra Spring 2014 Title: Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction

Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Beyond the Sun Editor: Bryan Thomas Schmidt NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 300 Publisher:

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Steve Adamczyk Title: Partnership in Space: The Mid to Late Nineties Author: Ben Evans NSS Amazon link for this book Format:

Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: The Martian Author: Andy Weir NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 384 Publisher: Crown

Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Life on Earth – and Beyond: An Astrobiologist’s Quest Author: Pamela S. Turner Ages: 10 to young

Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: LEGO Space: Building the Future Author: Peter Reid and Tim Goddard Ages: 7 to adult NSS

Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy Title: The Obligation Author: Stephen Wolfe NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Kindle Pages: 196 Publisher: Amazon Digital

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Paul Werbos Title: The Case for Space Solar Power Author: John C. Mankins NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Kindle

Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Max Goes to the Space Station Author: Jeffrey Bennett Illustrator: Michael Carroll Ages: 4-12 NSS Amazon link

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