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Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee From Ad Astra Summer 2015 Title: Asteroid Mining 101: Wealth for the New Space Economy Author: John S....

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer From Ad Astra Summer 2015 Title: Mars Up Close: Inside the Curiosity Mission Author: Marc Kaufman NSS Amazon link...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer From Ad Astra Summer 2015 Title: Mars Rover Curiosity: An Inside Account from Curiosity’s Chief Engineer Author: Rob Manning...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: David Brandt-Erichsen Title: Adventures in Space Advocacy Author: Michael J. Mackowski NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 118...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: How We’ll Live on Mars Author: Stephen L. Petranek NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Kindle/Audible Pages:...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller Title: Rockets and Revolution: A Cultural History of Early Spaceflight Author: Michael G. Smith NSS Amazon link for this...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller From Ad Astra Spring 2015 Title: 2001: The Heritage and Legacy of The Space Odyssey Author: Frederick I. Ordway...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee From Ad Astra Spring 2015 Title: Infinite Worlds: The People and Places of Space Exploration Author: Michael Soluri...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson From Ad Astra Winter 2014 Title: To Orbit and Back Again: How the Space Shuttle Flew in Space Author:...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Jim Plaxco From Ad Astra Winter 2014 Title: Marketing the Moon: The Selling of the Apollo Lunar Program Author: David Meerman...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Clifford R. McMurray Title: Realizing Tomorrow: The Path to Private Spaceflight Author: Charles Dubbs and Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom NSS Amazon link for...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller Title: Moon Lander: How We Developed the Apollo Lunar Module Author: Thomas J. Kelly NSS Amazon link for this...

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