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Book Review: The Wrong Stuff
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: The Wrong Stuff: How the Soviet Space Program Crashed and Burned Author:
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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:
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: The Wrong Stuff: How the Soviet Space Program Crashed and Burned Author:
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: From the Garage to Mars: Memoir of a Space Entrepreneur Author: Scott Tibbitts
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by Clifford R. McMurray Title: Red Moon Rising: How America Will Beat China on the Final Frontier
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Sharing Space: An Astronaut’s Guide to Mission, Wonder, and Making Change Author: Cady
Image of Kalpana One space settlement courtesy Bryan Versteeg, spacehabs.com $32,000 in Cash Awards Given for Best Space-Related Business Plans — Deadline March 1, 2024
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: John J. Vester Title: Nuclear Rockets: To the Moon and Mars Author: Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 270 Publisher:
Partially Successful Flight Reached Space and Demonstrated New “Hot Staging” System The National Space Society congratulates SpaceX on the second test of its Starship/Super Heavy
Ad Astra, the NSS quarterly print, digital, and audio magazine, has won a 2023 MARCOM Gold Award. The awards are given yearly for “Excellence in
By Jennifer Muntz, NSS Member Coordinator On October 10th, an inspiring breakfast event took flight at the Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space
By Grant Henriksen NSS Policy Committee Benefit sharing is a concept that refers to the distribution of benefits derived from the exploration and use of
People residing and working in space, space settlements, or on long-duration space flights will need to produce infrastructures and food to maintain healthy lifestyles. The
Image: Artist’s concept of the Blue Moon lander. Credit: Blue Origin. Second Human Landing System Contract Encourages Competition and Innovation The National Space Society congratulates