
Book Review: Return to Launch
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Return to Launch: Florida and America’s Space Industry Author: Stephen C. Smith Format:
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Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Ben Bova Title: Space and Astronomy: Decade by Decade Author: Marianne J. Dyson NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Jim Plaxco Title: ISScapades: The Crippling of America’s Space Program Author: Donald A. Beattie NSS Amazon link for this book Format:...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Jeff Foust Courtesy of The Space Review Title: Rocketeers: How a Visionary Band of Business Leaders, Engineers, and Pilots Is Boldly...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Jeff Foust Courtesy of The Space Review Title: The Voice of Dr. Wernher von Braun Editor: Irene E. Powell-Willhite NSS Amazon...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Jim Plaxco Title: Utilization of Space: Today And Tomorrow Editors: Berndt Feuerbacher and Heinz Stoewer NSS Amazon link for this book...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller Title: The Space Shuttle Decision Author: T. A. Heppenheimer NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 488...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy Title: Rocket Man: Robert H. Goddard and the Birth of the Space Age Author: David A. Clary NSS Amazon...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Masse Bloomfield Title: Too Far From Home: A Story of Life and Death in Space Author: Chris Jones NSS Amazon link...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet Author: Steven W. Squyres NSS Amazon link...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides Reprinted from Ad Astra Spring 2007 Title: Space on Earth: Saving Our World by Seeking Others Author: Charles...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: David Brandt-Erichsen Title: The Exploration of Mars Author: Wernher von Braun and Willey Ley Illustrated by: Chesley Bonestell NSS Amazon link...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: David Brandt-Erichsen Title: Conquest of the Moon Author: Wernher von Braun, Willey Ley, Fred Whipple. Edited by Cornelius Ryan. Illustrated by:...

Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Return to Launch: Florida and America’s Space Industry Author: Stephen C. Smith Format:

Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Dale Skran Title: Reality Check Authors: Brad Wieners and David Pescovitz Format: Paperback Pages: 161 Publisher:

Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Mark Lardas Title: The Islands and the Stars: A History of Japan’s Space Programs Author: Subodhana Wijeyeratne Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle

Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Space Shock: 18 Threats That Will Define Space Power Authors: Peter A. Garretson
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent (Updated post) I was at Jetty Park this morning with fellow NSS member Fred Becker to witness the...
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Return to Launch: Florida and America’s Space Industry Author: Stephen C. Smith Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 348 Publisher: University...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent NSS Managing Director of Membership More than half a century after the last Apollo astronauts left the Moon’s...
Now we must focus on continued forward-looking goals In the evening of April 10, the Artemis 2 mission concluded with a flawless reentry and splashdown...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent Artemis II – By the Numbers Flight Day 10 — Friday, April 10, 2026 Status at Wake-Up The...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent THE FINAL FULL DAY IN SPACE Flight Day 9 – Almost Home On their last full day in...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent HEADING HOME Flight Day 8 in deep space The Artemis II crew began Flight Day 8 at 200,278...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent Image: On the first shift during the lunar flyby observation period, the Artemis II crew captured more than...