
Book Review: Mission: An American Congressman’s Voyage to Space
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Mission: An American Congressman’s Voyage to Space Author: Bill Nelson Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages:
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Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Mission: An American Congressman’s Voyage to Space Author: Bill Nelson Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages:
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Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Mission: An American Congressman’s Voyage to Space Author: Bill Nelson Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 317 Publisher: University of Florida
Category: Nonfiction (?) Reviewed by: Dale Skran From Ad Astra Winter 2023 Title: Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race Author: Mary-Jane Rubenstein
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