Book Reviews: Non-Fiction

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Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Footprints in the Dust: The Epic Voyages of Apollo, 1969-1975 Editor: Colin Burgess NSS Amazon link for this...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Claire Stephens McMurray From Ad Astra Spring 2016 Title: A Passion for Space: Adventures of a Pioneering Female NASA Flight Controller...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Christopher Skillman From Ad Astra Spring 2016 Title: Cosmonauts: Birth of the Space Age Editor: Doug Millard NSS Amazon link for...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Loretta Hall Title: Abandoned in Place: Preserving America’s Space History Author: Roland Miller NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Kindle...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Claire S. McMurray From Ad Astra Winter 2015 Title: Hubble’s Universe: Greatest Discoveries and Latest Images Author: Terence Dickinson NSS Amazon...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Dale L. Skran Title: Human Spaceflight: From Mars to the Stars Author: Louis Friedman NSS Amazon link for this book Format:...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller Title: Into the Black: The Extraordinary Untold Story of the First Flight of Shuttle Columbia and the Men Who...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: The Year in Space 2016 Wall Calendar Author: Planetary Society Format: Paperback Publisher: Starry Messenger Press Date:...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Steve Adamczyk Title: The Road to Modern Rocketry: Launch Bases, Centers, Museums, Memorials, and Monuments Author: Doug Gangler NSS Amazon link...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Clifford R. McMurray Title: You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes: Photographs from the International Space Station Author: Chris...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee From Ad Astra Fall 2015 Title: Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Author:...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Charlene Brusso From Ad Astra Fall 2015 Title: Leaving Orbit: Notes from the Last Days of American Space Flight Author: Margaret...

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