Book Review: Reality Check
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Dale Skran Title: Reality Check Authors: Brad Wieners and David Pescovitz Format: Paperback Pages: 161 Publisher:
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An alternate-history thriller about an Apollo 18 mission involving murder as Americans and Soviets simultaneously compete and cooperate with each other.
Dr. Gregg’s book explains what is going on in the space business and why it is happening, and how the industry could be valued at
Anna Nesterova’s art adds a great deal to the book and does a great job depicting such concepts as future Martian settlements and the nitrogen
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Power Challenges is the fourth book In the Power series novels. Although the reviewer did not read the three prior books, she found that the
At long last, the rocket boy from Coalwood tells the rest of his story! What did Homer "Sonny" Hickam do with his life following the
Many familiar faces among the NewSpace entrepreneurs, including Jeff Bezos, were O’Neill acolytes in their younger days. His story is, from start to finish, the
As with Eileen Collins' flying aircraft and spacecraft, so with this book: all the goals she set for herself in writing the book—inspiration and historical
This Space Available, By Emily Carney. One of the lesser known personalities of the Apollo lunar program is Ron Evans, Apollo 17 command module pilot.
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