Book Review: Creature Comforts in Space
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Creature Comforts in Space: Designing Enjoyment and Sustainability for Off-World Living Author: Samuel
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Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Killer Rocks from Outer Space: Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites Author: Steven N. Koppes Ages: 9-12 NSS Amazon
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Allen G. Taylor Title: Rolling Thunder Author: John Varley NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover Pages: 344 Publisher: Ace
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Robert Z. Pearlman Title: Live from Cape Canaveral Author: Jay Barbree NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover Pages: 224
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Allen G. Taylor Title: The Lunar Exploration Scrapbook Author: Robert Godwin NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 224
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: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Creature Comforts in Space: Designing Enjoyment and Sustainability for Off-World Living Author: Samuel
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: The Wrong Stuff: How the Soviet Space Program Crashed and Burned Author:
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: From the Garage to Mars: Memoir of a Space Entrepreneur Author: Scott Tibbitts
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by Clifford R. McMurray Title: Red Moon Rising: How America Will Beat China on the Final Frontier
Image of Kalpana One space settlement courtesy Bryan Versteeg, spacehabs.com $32,000 in Cash Awards Given for Best Space-Related Business Plans — Deadline March 1, 2024
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: John J. Vester Title: Nuclear Rockets: To the Moon and Mars Author: Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 270 Publisher:
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