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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This book covers the history behind the search for life on Mars, written by a person who was intimately involved in this history. Despite the...
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