Book Review: NASA’s Discovery Program
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: NASA’s Discovery Program: The First Twenty Years of Competitive Planetary Exploration Author: Susan
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Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Alien Life Imagined: Communicating the Science and Culture of Astrobiology Author: Mark Brake NSS Amazon link for this
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: Red Planet Blues Author: Robert J. Sawyer NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover and Kindle
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: Flood Author: Stephen Baxter NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Mass Market Paperback Pages: 496 Publisher:
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Steve Adamczyk From Ad Astra Summer 2013 Title: Forever Young: A Life of Adventure in Air and Space Author: John W.
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Clifford R. McMurray From Ad Astra Summer 2013 Title: The Cosmonaut Who Couldn’t Stop Smiling: The Life and Legend of Yuri
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Star Wars: A Galactic Pop-up Adventure Author: Matthew Reinhart Ages: 7 and up NSS Amazon link for
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Across the Universe Author: Beth Revis NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 448 Publisher: Razorbill
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Clifford R. McMurray From Ad Astra Spring 2013 Title: But for the Grace of God: An Autobiography of an Aviator and
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Charlene Brusso From Ad Astra Spring 2013 Title: The Visioneers: How a Group of Elite Scientists Pursued Space Colonies, Nanotechnologies, and
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: The Seven Stars of Matariki Author: Toni Rollerston-Cummins Illustrator: Nikki Slade-Robinson Ages: 4 and up NSS Amazon
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Steve Adamczyk Title: Tragedy and Triumph in Orbit: The Eighties and Early Nineties Author: Ben Evans NSS Amazon link for this
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy From Ad Astra Winter 2012 Title: Colonizing Mars: The Mission to the Red Planet Authors: Robert Zubrin, Harrison Schmitt,
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Partially Successful Flight Reached Space and Demonstrated New “Hot Staging” System The National Space Society congratulates SpaceX on the second test of its Starship/Super Heavy
Ad Astra, the NSS quarterly print, digital, and audio magazine, has won a 2023 MARCOM Gold Award. The awards are given yearly for “Excellence in
By Jennifer Muntz, NSS Member Coordinator On October 10th, an inspiring breakfast event took flight at the Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space
By Grant Henriksen NSS Policy Committee Benefit sharing is a concept that refers to the distribution of benefits derived from the exploration and use of
People residing and working in space, space settlements, or on long-duration space flights will need to produce infrastructures and food to maintain healthy lifestyles. The
Image: Artist’s concept of the Blue Moon lander. Credit: Blue Origin. Second Human Landing System Contract Encourages Competition and Innovation The National Space Society congratulates
