Book Review: Creature Comforts in Space
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Creature Comforts in Space: Designing Enjoyment and Sustainability for Off-World Living Author: Samuel
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Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson From Ad Astra Summer 2009 Title: Look to the Stars Author: Buzz Aldrin Artwork: Wendell Minor Ages: 4-8
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Galileo’s Universe Author: J. Patrick Lewis Illustrator: Tom Curry, with paper engineering by Bruce Foster Ages: 9-12
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Stephen Adamczyk Title: Voices from the Moon: Apollo Astronauts Describe Their Lunar Experience Author: Andrew Chaikin with Victoria Kohl NSS Amazon
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: The Mysterious Universe: Supernovae, Dark Energy and Black Holes Author: Ellen Jackson Graphics: Nic Bishop Ages: 8-12
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller Title: License to Orbit Author: Joseph Pelton and Peter Marshall NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages:
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Allen G. Taylor Title: Lightcraft Flight Handbook LTI-20 Author: Leik Myrabo and John S. Lewis NSS Amazon link for this book
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson From Ad Astra Spring 2009 Title: Planetology: Unlocking the Secrets of the Solar System Author: Tom Jones and Ellen
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Talia Page From Ad Astra Spring 2009 Title: The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet Author: Neil
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy From Ad Astra Spring 2009 Title: Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story Author: David Hitt, Owen Garriott, and Joe Kerwin
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Stephen Adamczyk Title: Escaping the Bonds of Earth: The Fifties and the Sixties Author: Ben Evans NSS Amazon link for this
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller Title: The Nuclear Rocket: Making our Planet Green, Peaceful and Prosperous Author: James Dewar NSS Amazon link for this
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Veronica Ann Zabala-Aliberto Title: One Small Step: 40th Anniversary of the Race to the Moon Author: Peter Murray NSS Amazon
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Creature Comforts in Space: Designing Enjoyment and Sustainability for Off-World Living Author: Samuel
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: The Wrong Stuff: How the Soviet Space Program Crashed and Burned Author:
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: From the Garage to Mars: Memoir of a Space Entrepreneur Author: Scott Tibbitts
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by Clifford R. McMurray Title: Red Moon Rising: How America Will Beat China on the Final Frontier
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