Half a century ago we went to the Moon. We went from no human spaceflight capability to the ability to land people on another world in 8 years. âEight Years […]
Book Reviews
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That Time My Friend Walked Above The Sky
Review: âThe Sky Below: A True Story of Summits, Space, and Speedâ by Scott Parazynski with Susy Flory
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The Orbital Perspective
Book Review: The Orbital Perspective, SpaceRef “Ron Garan used to be an astronaut. Now he helps people in remote African communities obtain fresh drinking water. Yet he still has his […]
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Book Review: My Dream of Stars: From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer by Anousheh Ansari
Keith’ Cowing’s note: I have been reading books about space since, well, since I learned how to read. Indeed, this is how I learned to really read a book â […]
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Crater, By Homer Hickam
Book Review: “Crater” By Homer Hickam “Crater” by Homer Hickam, is aimed at younger readers and manages to deliver quite a well-paced adventure. The book focuses on the adventures of […]
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A Review of Robert Farquhar's New Book
Book Review: Fifty Years on the Space Frontier: Halo Orbits, Comets, Asteroids, and More “Most people have never heard of Robert Farquhar outside of NASA – and that is a […]
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Wings In Orbit – Great Book – If You Can Find It (but not online) UPDATE
Wings In Orbit: An Inside Look at the Shuttle, Aviation Week “Published by the Johnson Space Center and the Government Printing Office, Wings In Orbit is scheduled for an April […]
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Are you ready for the Red Planet? Book Review: Mary Roach's "Packing for Mars"
Mary Roach’s Packing for Mars: the Curious Science of Life in the Void will give you a whole new view of an astronaut’s life Frank Sietzen, Jr.: For most of […]
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Two Reviews: "My Dream of Stars" by Anousheh Ansari
“I have been reading books about space since, well, since I learned how to read. Indeed this is how I learned to really read a book – since the books […]
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Puritans at JPL Ban Sex in Space Book (Update)
Editor’s note: What mystifies me is why a book on “sex” would cause JPL to “establish new procedures” and yet other book signings and “use of JPL facilities for non-JPL-related […]