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Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Postcards from Mars: The First Photographer on the Red Planet Author: Jim Bell NSS Amazon link for this
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Sex in Space Author: Laura Woodmansee NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 136 Publisher: C.G
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Tierney O’Dea Title: Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth Author: Andrew Smith NSS Amazon link for this
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy Title: Mining the Sky: Untold Riches from the Asteroids, Comets, and Planets Author: John S. Lewis NSS Amazon link
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Al Globus Title: Colonies in Space Author: T. A. Heppenheimer NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardbound / Paperback Pages:
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Masse Bloomfield Title: 2081: A Hopeful View of the Human Future Author: Gerard K. O’Neill NSS Amazon link for this book
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Saturn: A New View Author: Laura Lovett, Joan Horvath, and Jeff Cuzzi NSS Amazon link for this book
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Robert Z. Pearlman Ad AstraSummer 2006 Title: Apollo Moon Missions: The Unsung Heroes Author: Billy Watkins NSS Amazon link for this
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: David Brandt-Erichsen Title: Halfway to Anywhere: Achieving America’s Destiny in Space Author: G. Harry Stine NSS Amazon link for this book
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Allen G. Taylor Title: Saturn Author: Alan Lawrie (with Robert Godwin) NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 328
Category: Non-FictionReviewed by: Masse BloomfieldTitle: The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space, 3rd EditionAuthor: Gerard K. O’NeillFormat: PaperbackPages: 232Publisher: Apogee BooksDate: 2000Retail Price: $19.95ISBN: 189652267XFind
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: To Rise From Earth: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Spaceflight, 2nd Edition Author: Wayne Lee NSS Amazon link for
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