by National Space Society | Apr 11, 2021 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by Clifford R. McMurray Title: Laika’s Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog Author: Kurt Caswell NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover, Kindle Pages: 256 Publisher: Trinity University Press Date: October 2018 Retail...
by National Space Society | Mar 27, 2021 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Shuttle, Houston: My Life in the Center Seat of Mission Control Author: Paul Dye NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 320 pages Publisher: Hachette Books Date: July, 2020 Retail price:...
by Emily Carney | Mar 13, 2021 | Apollo, Astronauts, Book Reviews, Book Reviews: Children's Books, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction, This Space Available
This Space Available By Emily Carney The last two years have brought us several Apollo 50th anniversaries and celebrations (some in person and, during the last year, strictly online). In July, we will celebrate 50 years since Apollo 15, a mission that revealed three...
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....
