Book Review: A Future Spacefaring Society
We are at the cusp of building an orbital industrial infrastructure and establishing human settlements in space. This book investigates what it takes to do that.
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Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Allen G. Taylor Title: The Engines of God Author: Jack McDevitt NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 432...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Leonard David Reprinted from Ad Astra Fall 2005 Title: First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong Author: James R. Hansen...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Masse Bloomfield Title: The Living Cosmos: Our Search for Life in the Universe Author: Chris Impey NSS Amazon link for this...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Masse Bloomfield Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey Author: Arthur C. Clarke NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 320...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller Title: Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War Author: Michael Neufeld NSS Amazon link for this book Format:...
Reviewed by: Bart Leahy Title: In the Shadow of the Moon Starring: Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Eugene Cernan, Michael Collins, Charles Duke, James Lovell, Harrison...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson NSS Amazon link for this book Title: Survival Author: Julie E. Czerneda Format: Hardcover / Paperback Pages: 401 Publisher:...
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Allen G. Taylor Title: 101 Outer Space Projects for the Evil Genius Author: Dave Prochnow Reading Level: Pre-teen to adult...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Masse Bloomfield Title: Distant Worlds: Milestones in Planetary Exploration Author: Peter Bond NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover Pages:...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: John F. Kross Reprinted from Ad Astra Summer 2005 Title: Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science Author: M. G....
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: John F. Kross Reprinted from Ad Astra Spring 2006 Title: Sky Walking: An Astronaut’s Memoir Author: Tom Jones NSS Amazon link...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: John F. Kross Reprinted from Ad Astra Winter 2005 Title: Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut Author:...
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