I have lost track of the number of ‘how I became an astronaut’ biographies I have read. They all offer motivations, attempt to explain the inexplicable aspect of space, and […]
Book Reviews
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Book Review: The Apollo 11 Flight Plan: A Real Script Of Exploration
âThe Apollo 11 Flight Planâ from relaunch.space is one of the more unusual books that I have âreadâ or reviewed. Let me get this out of they up front: this […]
Posted inPolicy
Book Review: "Escaping Gravity" By Lori Garver
Lori Garver has a new book out titled âEscaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Ageâ which explains much of how space exploration and utilization […]
Posted inAstronauts
Book Review: Floating in Darkness
I just finished reading Astronaut Ron Garanâs second book âFloating in Darkness: A Journey Of Evolutionâ. Contrary to the word âdarknessâ in the title, this book brings so much to […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Book Review: "The Mission: A True Story"
To most people outside of NASA, a space mission that is making the news often appears out of nowhere. Sometimes there may be a little news when it is launched […]
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A Review Of Eric Berger's "Liftoff"
When I was growing up in the 1960s theyâd show those old sci fi films from the 1950s on TV as an example of what the post-Apollo future would be […]
Posted inAstrobiology
Book Review: Alien Oceans
Book Review: “Alien Oceans: The Search For Life In The Depths Of Space” by Kevin Hand “We live on an ocean world with 71% its surface covered by a water. […]
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Book Review: "The Sirens of Mars"
Book Review: “The Sirens of Mars: Searching For Life On Another World” by Sarah Stewart Johnson “We humans just landed yet another rover on Mars. As has been the case […]
Posted inAstronauts, Book Reviews, Exploration, News
Book Review: âNot Necessarily Rocket Scienceâ
I grew up in the late 1950s, the 1960s, and the early 1970s â alongside NASA and the worldâs space programs. As such, my generation mostly had to make things […]
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Book Review of "See You In Orbit? Our Dream of Spaceflight"
Do you want to fly into space? Do you know someone who does? If so then this book is worth reading. “See You In Orbit? Our Dream of Spaceflight” by […]