Book Review: Space Ace
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Space Ace: A Combat Pilot’s Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth Author:
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Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy Title: Rocket Man: Robert H. Goddard and the Birth of the Space Age Author: David A. Clary NSS Amazon...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Masse Bloomfield Title: Too Far From Home: A Story of Life and Death in Space Author: Chris Jones NSS Amazon link...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet Author: Steven W. Squyres NSS Amazon link...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Old Man’s War Author: John Scalzi NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Publisher: Tor...
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Faraway Worlds: Planets Beyond Our Solar System Author: Paul Halpern, PhD Illustrator: Lynette R. Cook Reading Level:...
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Gina Hagler Title: Home on the Moon: Living on a Space Frontier Author: Marianne J. Dyson Reading Level: Ages 8-12...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides Reprinted from Ad Astra Spring 2007 Title: Space on Earth: Saving Our World by Seeking Others Author: Charles...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Allen G. Taylor Title: Red Lightning Author: John Varley NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Publisher: Ace...
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Greetings from Planet Earth Author: Barbara Kerley Reading Level: Ages 9-12 NSS Amazon link for this book...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: David Brandt-Erichsen Title: The Exploration of Mars Author: Wernher von Braun and Willey Ley Illustrated by: Chesley Bonestell NSS Amazon link...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: David Brandt-Erichsen Title: Conquest of the Moon Author: Wernher von Braun, Willey Ley, Fred Whipple. Edited by Cornelius Ryan. Illustrated by:...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: David Brandt-Erichsen Title: Across the Space Frontier Author: Wernher von Braun, Willey Ley, Fred Whipple, Joseph Kaplan, Heinz Haber, Oscar Schachter....
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