by National Space Society | Aug 16, 2021 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Loretta Hall Title: Envisioning Exoplanets: Searching for Life in the Galaxy Author: Michael Carroll NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover Pages: 224 Publisher: Smithsonian Books Date: October, 2020 Retail Price: $34.95...
by National Space Society | Aug 16, 2021 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Test Gods: Virgin Galactic and the Making of a Modern Astronaut Author: Nicholas Schmidle NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/paperback/Kindle/audiobook Pages: 352 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Date:...
by National Space Society | Jul 13, 2021 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Pluto and Lowell Observatory: A History of Discovery at Flagstaff Authors: Kevin Schindler and Will Grundy NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle Pages: 194 Publisher: The History Press...
by National Space Society | Jul 12, 2021 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller Title: Left Brains for the Right Stuff: Computers, Space, and History Author: Hugh Blair-Smith NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 460 Publisher: SDP Publishing Date: November 2015 Retail...
by National Space Society | Jun 8, 2021 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Peter Spasov Title: The Mission: A True Story Author: David W. Brown NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle Pages: 480 Publisher: Custom House Date: January 2021 Retail price: $35.00/$18.99/$14.99 ISBN:...
by National Space Society | Jun 8, 2021 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Clifford R. McMurray Title: American Rocketman: The Autobiography of Robert C. Truax Author: Robert Truax NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 270 Publisher: Apogee Books Date: January 2021 Retail price: $33.95 ISBN:...
by Emily Carney | May 29, 2021 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction, Space Shuttle, This Space Available
This Space Available By Emily Carney The Space Shuttle program recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of its first launch, and will soon pass 10 years since its swansong, STS-135. There is now a generation that wasn’t around to see Shuttle launches either in Florida...
by National Space Society | May 25, 2021 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX Author: Eric Berger NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 288 Publisher: William Morrow Date: March 2021 Retail price:...
