News Archive / Tagged: Book Review
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Book Review: “The Case For Space”
Paul KnightlyJune 19th, 2019Title: The Case for Space: How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens Up a Future of Limitless Possibility Author: Dr. Robert Zubrin Publisher: Prometheus Books, 2019 Format: Hardcover Pages: 395 ISBN: 978-1-63388-534-9 Retail Price: $25.00 The past decade of space travel has witnessed massive leaps in the viability of new commercial spaceflight ventures and the realignment […]
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Book Review: It’s a Question of Space
Jason RhianJune 24th, 2018There has been a wealth of books written about astronauts' experiences in space. A good many of these are accounts detailing what transpired behind the scenes. Few however have contained actual questions asked by the average citizen as well as the response. Former NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson works to address this in his latest offering - It's a Question of Space.
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Review: Bringing Columbia Home
Jason RhianNovember 26th, 2017It was one of NASA’s most tragic moments and Bringing Columbia Home, a new book drafted by noted author Jonathan Ward and the agency’s last Space Shuttle Launch Director, Michael Leinbach provide a review of STS-107, Shuttle Columbia’s final flight. An interview with the authors reminds us of just what was lost – and why it is important to remember the accident which placed NASA on the trajectory the agency is currently on.
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Review: Weir focuses on the Moon with ‘Artemis’
Jason RhianNovember 14th, 2017Over the course of the past year, public and private officials have altered their focus from Mars to a much closer target – Earth's Moon. Now, Andy Weir whose breakout success was based on the adventures of a castaway on the Red Planet has followed suit with his latest offering – Artemis.
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Review: Astronomy Saves the World: Securing our Future Through Exploration and Education
Jason RhianDecember 24th, 2016Just because he is busy preparing his scientific payload to fly in a SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft on the upcoming CRS-10 mission for NASA, doesn't mean Dan Batcheldor Ph.D. doesn't have other irons in the fire. One of these is his new book – "Astronomy Saves the World: Securing our Future Through Exploration and Education".
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Review: Incredible Stories From Space
Jason RhianDecember 18th, 2016CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Having met Nancy Atkinson in the waning days of the Shuttle era, I was flattered when she asked me to write for Universe Today. I was flattered by her again when she asked me to review her book. Flattery gave way to respect and appreciation upon reading "Incredible Stories from Space".