Three Men, Many Futures: Apollo 1 in Photographs Reviewed
A newly published book reclaims the three Apollo 1 astronauts from tragedy. The following article addresses the Apollo 1 fire
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Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Sharing Space: An Astronaut’s Guide to Mission, Wonder, and Making Change Author: Cady Coleman Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 272
Two new books shed light on the vulnerability of space launches to technology and human decision-making. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Mark Lardas Title: The Spacelab Story: Science Aboard the Shuttle Author: Ben Evans Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 455 Publisher: Springer Date: April
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: NASA’s Discovery Program: The First Twenty Years of Competitive Planetary Exploration Author: Susan Niebur, with David W. Brown
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Peter Spasov Title: The Music of Space: Scoring the Cosmos in Film and Television Author: Chris Carberry Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 307
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Peter Spasov Title: Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos Author: Lisa Kaltenegger Format: Hardcover, Kindle Pages:
Category: Children’s Books Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: An Unlikely Astronaut Author: Susan Kilrain with Francis French Illustrator: Becky Hardy Age Range: 5-8 years Format:
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Japan in Space: Past, Present and Future Author: Brian Harvey Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 448 Publisher: Springer Date: November
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Mark Lardas Title: The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist’s Journey to the Dawn of Our Solar System Author: Dante S. Lauretta Format:
Category: Children’s Books Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Star Sailor: The Overview Effect Chronicles Authors: Annahita Nezami and Frank White Format: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Pages:
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Space Shuttle Stories: Firsthand Astronaut Accounts from All 135 Missions Author: Tom Jones Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 320 pages
Category: Children’s Books Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Goodnight Moon Base Author: Brett Hoffstadt Illustrator: Steve Tanaka Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle Pages: 32 Publisher: Aero Maestro Date:
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