Three Men, Many Futures: Apollo 1 in Photographs Reviewed
A newly published book reclaims the three Apollo 1 astronauts from tragedy. The following article addresses the Apollo 1 fire
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Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Mark Lardas Title: Rocket Dreams: Musk, Bezos, and the Inside Story of the New, Trillion-Dollar Space Race Author: Christian Davenport Format:
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Category: Children’s Books Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Cassini’s Mission: A Spacecraft, a Tiny Moon, and the Search for Life Beyond Earth Author: Katie Venit
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Inspired Enterprise: How NASA, the Smithsonian, and the Aerospace Community Helped Launch Star Trek Author: Glen Swanson
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Into the Void: Adventures of the Spacewalkers Author: John Youskauskas and Melvin Croft Format: Hardcover/Kindle/Audiobook Pages: 392 Publisher:
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Science Fact Author: Keith Cooper Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 224 Publisher: Reaktion
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Lunar Commerce: A Primer Author: Derek Webber Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 208 Publisher: Springer Date: May 2024 Retail
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller Title: The Barber, the Astronaut, and the Golf Ball Author: Barbara Radnofsky and Ed Supkis Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 172
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Mark Lardas Title: Space Piracy: Preparing for a Criminal Crisis in Orbit Author: Marc Feldman and Hugh Taylor Format: Hardcover/Kindle/Audiobook Pages:
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Earthrise: The Story of the Photograph that Changed the Way We See Our Planet Author: Leonard Marcus
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier Authors: Matthew C. Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages:
Category: Children’s Books Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Astronaut Hayley’s Brave Adventure Author: Hayley Arceneaux Illustrator: Lucie Bee Ages: 3-7 years Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 40
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