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Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Allen G. Taylor Title: Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void Author: Mary Roach NSS Amazon link...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Almost Heaven: The Story of Women in Space Author: Bettyann Holtzmann Kevles NSS Amazon link for this book...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Apollo 13: NASA Mission Reports (40th Anniversary Edition) Editor: Robert Godwin NSS Amazon link for this book Format:...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Selling Peace: Inside the Soviet Conspiracy That Transformed the U.S. Space Program Author: Jeffrey Manber NSS Amazon link...

Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Seven Wonders of Exploration Technology Author: Fred Bortz Ages: 10-14 NSS Amazon link for this book Format:...

Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Allen G. Taylor Title: Older than the Stars Author: Karen C. Fox and Nancy Davis Ages: 4-9 NSS Amazon link...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller Title: Living in Space Editor: Sherry Bell NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 278 Publisher: Apogee...

Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Exploring the Solar System: A History with 22 Activities Author: Mary Kay Carson Ages: 9 and up...

In case you missed any of them, here are some space book reviews recently added to the NSS website book review section: The New Space...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: David Brandt-Erichsen From Ad Astra Fall 2009 Title: Krafft Ehricke’s Extraterrestrial Imperative Author: Marsha Freeman NSS Amazon link for this book...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Steve Adamczyk From Ad Astra Fall 2009 Title: Missions to the Moon Author: Rod Pyle NSS Amazon link for this book...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller Title: The New Space Race: China vs. the United States Author: Erik Seedhouse NSS Amazon link for this book...

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