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Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy Title: SpaceShipOne: An Illustrated History Author: Dan Linehan NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover Pages: 160 Publisher:...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Masse Bloomfield Title: Gradisil Author: Adam Roberts NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Publisher: Pyr Date: 2007...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Allen G. Taylor Title: The Engines of God Author: Jack McDevitt NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 432...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Leonard David Reprinted from Ad Astra Fall 2005 Title: First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong Author: James R. Hansen...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Masse Bloomfield Title: The Living Cosmos: Our Search for Life in the Universe Author: Chris Impey NSS Amazon link for this...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Masse Bloomfield Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey Author: Arthur C. Clarke NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 320...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller Title: Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War Author: Michael Neufeld NSS Amazon link for this book Format:...
Reviewed by: Bart Leahy Title: In the Shadow of the Moon Starring: Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Eugene Cernan, Michael Collins, Charles Duke, James Lovell, Harrison...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson NSS Amazon link for this book Title: Survival Author: Julie E. Czerneda Format: Hardcover / Paperback Pages: 401 Publisher:...
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Allen G. Taylor Title: 101 Outer Space Projects for the Evil Genius Author: Dave Prochnow Reading Level: Pre-teen to adult...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Masse Bloomfield Title: Distant Worlds: Milestones in Planetary Exploration Author: Peter Bond NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover Pages:...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: John F. Kross Reprinted from Ad Astra Summer 2005 Title: Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science Author: M. G....
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.
Apogee Books has reissued its volume on Surveyor for the program’s 60th anniversary. The book is a wonder, containing a veritable treasure trove of documents on every conceivable facet of the Surveyor program.
We are at the cusp of building an orbital industrial infrastructure and establishing human settlements in space. This book investigates what it takes to do that.
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Space Ace: A Combat Pilot’s Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth Author:
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent Image: Starship 13 after “landing” in the Indian Ocean. Last week I had the opportunity to speak to...
Today, on the 57th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing, this inspiring song commemorating the past and the future of our presence on the Moon...
The National Space Society (NSS) today announced that it is delivering a letter to Congress and the Administration addressing concerns and recommendations regarding NASA’s draft...
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, July 23, 2026, 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm EST Artemis II and Our...
