Give Space Books for Christmas, Such as The Astronaut’s Cookbook!

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For Christmas, get this book NOW for your space-obsessed buddy or family member. The Astronaut’s Cookbook: Tales, Recipes, and More, by Charles T. Bourland and Gregory L. Vogt, is informative and often very funny, sharing tales from the vintage days of space travel (the best: John Young’s sandwich crimes during Gemini 3 in 1965 and Dr. Joseph Kerwin’s valiant struggle with a…sugar cookie after Skylab 2 in 1973). 

I recently purchased this book and absolutely love it – I recommend it to anyone curious about what it was like to be an astronaut from Apollo to the shuttle era, plus it has recipes from astronauts in it as well (among other cool things). This is a perfect Christmas gift – or a gift anytime of the year! – to put under the tree. I (obviously) love space books and this is a great one.


Emily Carney is a writer, space enthusiast, and creator of the This Space Available space blog, published since 2010. In January 2019, Emily’s This Space Available blog was incorporated into the National Space Society’s blog. The content of Emily’s blog can be accessed via the This Space Available blog category.

Note: The views expressed in This Space Available are those of the author and should not be considered as representing the positions or views of the National Space Society.

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