Book Reviews: Non-Fiction

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George M. Low was Manager of the Apollo Spacecraft Program Office and also served as Deputy NASA Administrator for over six years. His accomplishments include...
A deeply personal book from former analog astronaut Kate Greene, who joined five others in a simulated Mars mission. Veteran space enthusiasts will here find...
The second volume of Neil Armstrong letters. In some respects, both volumes tell Armstrong's story in ways better than even Hansen's earlier masterpiece biography of...
A must-have book for all space enthusiasts, this collection of letters, cards, telegrams, and e-mails gives readers an idea how fame affected Neil Armstrong's life...
The subtitle of this book could be “A Writer Lavishes Faint Praise on Space Settlement.” Nadis is a good writer and has done extensive personal...
Archaeology and spaceflight are two things most people rarely ever mention in the same sentence. One is associated with excavating the ground below to learn...
Few people had as good a view of the adventurous Shuttle years as Patrick Mullane, son of Shuttle astronaut Mike Mullane. The book takes readers...
The subtitle presents the book as a history of the International Space Station. However, it is also a complete summary of the path to the...
Although this book is impressive and information-filled, is profusely illustrated with excellent pictures and associated captions, and is authored by three individuals with exceptional credentials,...
The story of the race to the Moon has been told so many times that you might think another book on the subject would be...
As the title implies, this book chronicles the careers, ambitions, and opinions of several young space professionals. The book’s author belongs to this group and...

Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Clifford R. McMurray Title: Handprints on Hubble: An Astronaut’s Story of Invention Author: Kathryn D. Sullivan NSS Amazon link for this...

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