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: 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: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Crater Author: Homer Hickam Ages: 10 to YA NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle/Audible Pages:
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: Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: The Earth-Mars Chronicles Vol. 2: Home for Humanity Author: Gerald W. Driggers NSS Amazon link for this
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Energized Author: Edward M. Lerner NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle Pages: 336 Publisher: Tor Date:
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Charlene Brusso From Ad Astra Fall 2014 Title: The Martian Author: Andy Weir NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle/Audio
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
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Steve Adamczyk From Ad Astra Fall 2014 Title: An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth Author: Col. Chris Hadfield NSS Amazon
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Steve Adamczyk Title: Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight Author: Jay Barbree NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hard/soft/kindle/audio Pages:
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: The People’s Spaceship: NASA, the Shuttle Era, and Public Engagement after Apollo
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Hidden in the Heavens: How the Kepler Mission’s Quest for New Planets
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Clifford R. McMurray Title: In the Belly of the Whale Author: Michael Flynn Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages:
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space
Image of Kalpana One space settlement courtesy Bryan Versteeg, spacehabs.com $32,000 in Cash Awards Given for Best Space-Related Business Plans — Deadline March 1, 2024
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:
Partially Successful Flight Reached Space and Demonstrated New “Hot Staging” System The National Space Society congratulates SpaceX on the second test of its Starship/Super Heavy
Ad Astra, the NSS quarterly print, digital, and audio magazine, has won a 2023 MARCOM Gold Award. The awards are given yearly for “Excellence in
By Jennifer Muntz, NSS Member Coordinator On October 10th, an inspiring breakfast event took flight at the Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space
By Grant Henriksen NSS Policy Committee Benefit sharing is a concept that refers to the distribution of benefits derived from the exploration and use of
People residing and working in space, space settlements, or on long-duration space flights will need to produce infrastructures and food to maintain healthy lifestyles. The
Image: Artist’s concept of the Blue Moon lander. Credit: Blue Origin. Second Human Landing System Contract Encourages Competition and Innovation The National Space Society congratulates