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: Susan Raizer Title: Planet Earth: Guide to the Planet Author: Steve Murrie and Matthew Murrie Ages: 9-12 NSS Amazon link
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: David Brandt-Erichsen Title: Lunar Outpost: The Challenges of Establishing a Human Settlement on the Moon Author: Erik Seedhouse NSS Amazon link
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Mars (Updated Edition) Author: Melanie Chrismer Ages: 4-8 NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover Pages:
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Mark Mayfield (Editor-in-Chief, Ad Astra) From Ad Astra, Winter 2008 Title: A Passion for Mars: Intrepid Explorers of the Red Planet
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Deborah Martin (Associate Editor, Ad Astra) From Ad Astra, Winter 2008 Title: NASA/ART: 50 Years of Exploration Authors: James D. Dean
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy From Ad Astra Winter 2008 Title: Return to Luna: Stories from the Lunar Settlements Editor: Eric L. Reynolds NSS
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Mission Control, This Is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon Author: Andrew Chaikin,
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Ronald Thomas Reprinted courtesy Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts Title: Boys’ Books, Boys’ Dreams, and the Mystique of Flight
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Stephen Adamczyk Title: Saturn I/IB: The Complete Manufacturing and Test Records Author: Alan Lawrie NSS Amazon link for this book Format:
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 Author: Brian Floca Ages: 4-8 Format: Hardcover Pages: 48 Publisher: Atheneum/Richard
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Brian Enke Title: How to Live on Mars Author: Robert Zubrin NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 197
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: David Brandt-Erichsen Title: Space Enterprise: Living and Working Offworld in the 21st Century Author: Philip Robert Harris NSS Amazon link for
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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:
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
