by National Space Society | Feb 21, 2021 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction
Category: Nonfiction Title: Beyond Blue Skies: The Rocket Plane Programs That Led to the Space Age Reviewed by: Peter Spasov Author: Chris Petty NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover, Kindle Pages: 408 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press Date: November...
by National Space Society | Feb 7, 2021 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction
Category: Non-Fiction Title: Higher Faster Longer —My Life in Aviation and My Quest for Space Flight Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller Author: Wally Funk (as told to Loretta Hall) NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 243 Publisher: Traitmarker...
by National Space Society | Jan 24, 2021 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Mark Lardas Title: Lunar Outfitters: Making the Apollo Spacesuit Author: Bill Ayrey NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 648 Publisher: University Press of Florida Date: October 2020 Retail Price:...
by National Space Society | Jan 10, 2021 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Loretta Hall Title: How to Astronaut: An Insider’s Guide to Leaving Planet Earth Author: Terry Virts NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 320 Publisher: Page Street Publishing Date: September 15, 2020...
by Emily Carney | Jan 2, 2021 | Book Reviews, This Space Available
This Space Available By Emily Carney Thousands of books have been written about spaceflight concerning its technicality and history. The “Astronaut Autobiography/Biography” is a sub-genre of spaceflight literature that still garners attention with each new release....
by National Space Society | Dec 24, 2020 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by Clifford R. McMurray Title: Scramble for the Skies: The Great Power Competition to Control the Resources of Outer Space Author: Namrata Goswami and Peter A. Garretson NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover, Kindle Pages: 464...
by National Space Society | Dec 7, 2020 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction
Dual book review by Mark Lardas Title: Space Is Open for Business: The Industry That Can Transform Humanity Author: Robert C. Jacobson NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle Pages: 420 Publisher: Robert Jacobson Date: September 2020 Retail...
by National Space Society | Nov 29, 2020 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Loretta Hall Title: Fighting for Space: Two Pilots and Their Historic Battle for Female Spaceflight Author: Amy Shira Teitel NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 448 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Date:...