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Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Saturn: A New View Author: Laura Lovett, Joan Horvath, and Jeff Cuzzi NSS Amazon link for this book...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Challenger Park Author: Stephen Harrigan NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover Pages: 397 Publisher: Alfred A....
Category: Children’s BookReviewed by: Gina HaglerTitle: Team MoonAuthor: Catherine ThimmeshIllustrations: Full-color photographsReading Level: Ages 10+NSS Amazon link for this bookFormat: HardcoverPages: 80Publisher: Houghton Mifflin CompanyDate:...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Robert Z. Pearlman Ad AstraSummer 2006 Title: Apollo Moon Missions: The Unsung Heroes Author: Billy Watkins NSS Amazon link for this...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: David Brandt-Erichsen Title: Halfway to Anywhere: Achieving America’s Destiny in Space Author: G. Harry Stine NSS Amazon link for this book...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Allen G. Taylor Title: Saturn Author: Alan Lawrie (with Robert Godwin) NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 328...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy Title: Red Mars Author: Kim Stanley Robinson NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 592 Publisher: Bantam...
Category: Non-FictionReviewed by: Masse BloomfieldTitle: The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space, 3rd EditionAuthor: Gerard K. O’NeillFormat: PaperbackPages: 232Publisher: Apogee BooksDate: 2000Retail Price: $19.95ISBN: 189652267XFind...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: To Rise From Earth: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Spaceflight, 2nd Edition Author: Wayne Lee NSS Amazon link for...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Fred Bortz, Ph.D. Reprinted from www.fredbortz.com with permission Title: Life as We Do Not Know It: The NASA Search for (and...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Robert Z. Pearlman Ad AstraWinter 2005 Title: The Space Tourist’s Handbook Author: Eric Anderson and Joshua Piven NSS Amazon link for...
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Earth to Stella Author: Simon Puttock Illustrator: Philip Hopman Reading Level: Ages 4-8 NSS Amazon link for...
In HOTOL & Skylon: The Story of Britain’s Spaceplanes, Rob Coppinger covers the story of both in great detail, with the reminiscences of many who played integral roles in these ambitious programs. The book shines when it captures the enthusiasm and excitement of those involved, and there are extensive quotes from many who devoted years of work on these projects.
Anyone seeking a short but comprehensive introduction to human spaceflight would do well to start with this book. It reviews its history, highlights the accomplishments and tragedies, and describes the equipment used. It also looks at living in space, what space travelers experience, and how they work.
Back in 1966, Luna 9 became the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon. Apogee Books has provided an English-language NASA translation of a detailed report originally released by the USSR Academy of Sciences.
Meyer’s academic textbook is loaded with numerous photographs, diagrams, charts, and graphs. There are chapters on subjects such as farm machines, animal and fungi production, plant and algae production, and space menus. The farming techniques outlined in the book can be applied to lunar, Martian, or rotating space settlements.
The National Space Society (NSS) welcomes the U.S. Administration’s proposal to establish a United States Space Academy, a NASA-led institution meant to prepare the next...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent Today’s successful launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help answer two key questions: How does...
By Robin Scott National Space Society of North Texas (NSS-NT) President Ken Ruffin, shown above holding the 2026 NSS Chapter of the Year Award, acknowledged...
The National Space Society (NSS) welcomes the release of the National Space Transportation Policy, a comprehensive directive establishing the United States’ strategic framework for launch,...
