Book Review: NASA’s Discovery Program
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: NASA’s Discovery Program: The First Twenty Years of Competitive Planetary Exploration Author: Susan
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Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Darok 9 Author: H. J. Ralles Reading Level: Ages 9-12 NSS Amazon link for this book Format:
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Ken Murphy Adapted from Ken’s Out of the Cradle website with permission Title: The Astronaut Farmer Actors: Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy Title: Rocket Man: Robert H. Goddard and the Birth of the Space Age Author: David A. Clary NSS Amazon
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Masse Bloomfield Title: Too Far From Home: A Story of Life and Death in Space Author: Chris Jones NSS Amazon link
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet Author: Steven W. Squyres NSS Amazon link
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Old Man’s War Author: John Scalzi NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Publisher: Tor
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Faraway Worlds: Planets Beyond Our Solar System Author: Paul Halpern, PhD Illustrator: Lynette R. Cook Reading Level:
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Gina Hagler Title: Home on the Moon: Living on a Space Frontier Author: Marianne J. Dyson Reading Level: Ages 8-12
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides Reprinted from Ad Astra Spring 2007 Title: Space on Earth: Saving Our World by Seeking Others Author: Charles
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Allen G. Taylor Title: Red Lightning Author: John Varley NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Publisher: Ace
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Greetings from Planet Earth Author: Barbara Kerley Reading Level: Ages 9-12 NSS Amazon link for this book
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: David Brandt-Erichsen Title: The Exploration of Mars Author: Wernher von Braun and Willey Ley Illustrated by: Chesley Bonestell NSS Amazon link
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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
