Book Review: The People’s Spaceship
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: The People’s Spaceship: NASA, the Shuttle Era, and Public Engagement after Apollo
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Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible Author: Mike Massimino Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 224 Publisher:
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: John J. Vester Title: Nuclear Rockets: To the Moon and Mars Author: Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 270 Publisher:
Category: NonfictionReviewed by: Peter SpasovTitle: Behavioral Health and Human Interactions in SpaceAuthor: Nick Kanas, M.D.Format: Hardcover/KindlePages: 447Publisher: SpringerDate: February 2023Retail Price: $89.99/$89.99ISBN: 978-3031167225Find this book Spacecraft are confined
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: The Next Space Race: A Blueprint for American Primacy Authors: Richard M. Harrison and Peter A. Garretson Format:
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Dinner on Mars: The Technologies That Will Feed the Red Planet and Transform Agriculture on Earth Author: Lenore
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Peter Spasov Title: Bennu 3-D: Anatomy of an Asteroid Authors: Dante S. Lauretta, Brian May, Carina A. Bennett, Kenneth S. Coles,
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: The Six: The Untold Story of America’s First Women Astronauts Author: Loren Grush Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 432
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Peter Spasov Title: The Boy Who Reached for the Stars: A Memoir Author: Elio Morillo with Cecilia Molinari Format: Hardcover, Kindle
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: John J. Vester Title: Well, Doc, You’re In: Freeman Dyson’s Journey through the Universe Editor: David Kaiser Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 304
This Space Available, By Emily Carney. A new photo book shines a light upon the Mercury Project, 60+ years young.
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach Author: Ashlee
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: John J. Vester Title: NASA’s Voyager Missions: Exploring the Outer Solar System and Beyond (Second Edition) Author: Ben Evans NSS Amazon
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Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Hidden in the Heavens: How the Kepler Mission’s Quest for New Planets
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Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space
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Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: John J. Vester Title: Nuclear Rockets: To the Moon and Mars Author: Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 270 Publisher:
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