Book Review: Reality Check
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Dale Skran Title: Reality Check Authors: Brad Wieners and David Pescovitz Format: Paperback Pages: 161 Publisher:
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Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Dale L. Skran, Jr. Title: On the Steel Breeze Author: Alastair Reynolds NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle Pages:
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Jim Plaxco From Ad Astra Winter 2013 Title: Fundamentals of Space Business and Economics Author: Ozgur Gurtuna NSS Amazon link for
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: David Brandt-Erichsen From Ad Astra Winter 2013 Title: SpaceX: Making Commercial Spaceflight a Reality Author: Erik Seedhouse NSS Amazon link for
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Beyond the Solar System: Exploring Galaxies, Black Holes, Alien Planets, and More – a History with 21
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Dale L. Skran, Jr. Title: Proxima Author: Stephen Baxter NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Paperback Pages: 455 Publisher: Gollancz
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Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: Crisis on Stardust Station Author: John Taloni NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Kindle Pages: 130
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller Title: The Soyuz Launch Vehicle–Two Lives of an Engineering Triumph Author: Christian Lardier and Stefan Barensky NSS Amazon link
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