Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission
By: Eileen M. Collins
4.37
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir of a trailblazer and role model who is telling her story for the first time…
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1. A Man on the Moon
By: Michael Kramer , Bronson Pinchot , Tom Hanks , Andrew Chaikin
4.49
Format: 688 pages, Paperback
A celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the first moon landing offers an accessible histor… read more
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"It's almost as if Kennedy grabbed a decade out of the 21st century," Cernan said, "and spliced it into the 1960s." That helps to explain why, as I wrote in 1993 in the preface of this book, we weren'…"-Michael Kramer, A Man on the Moon
2. Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
By: Mike Massimino
4.53
Format: 320 pages, ebook
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to find yourself strapped to a giant rocket that’s abo… read more
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"If you work hard and get help from good friends, together you can overcome almost any challenge, no matter how great."-Mike Massimino, Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
"The important thing in life is having a passion, something you really love doing, and you take joy in the fact that you get to wake up every day and do it."-Mike Massimino, Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
"I realized much later in life that the reason this decision between MIT and IBM was so agonizing was because it wasn't really about choosing a career; it was about deciding who I was, which part of m…"-Mike Massimino, Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
"I think he was trying to tell us that life is not about achieving one great thing, because once that thing is over, life keeps going. What motivates you then? The important thing is having a passion,…"-Mike Massimino, Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
3. The Astronaut Wives Club
By: Lily Koppel
3.50
Format: 31 pages, Hardcover
As America's Mercury Seven astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, television cameras f… read more
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4. Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon
By: Jay Barbree , Alan Shepard , Deke Slayton , None
4.01
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The never-before-told story of the courage, dedication, and teamwork that made the journey to the m… read more
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5. The World of Star Trek
By: David Gerrold
3.77
Format: 32 pages,
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANYTHING QUITE LIKE STAR TREKAND THE PHENOMENON GOES ON... First a television … read more
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6. The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams: The Complete, Uncensored, and Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek
By: Mark A. Altman , Edward Gross
4.00
Format: 222 pages, Hardcover
This is the true story behind the making of a television legend. There have been many books written… read more
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7. Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut
By: Mike Mullane
3.12
Format: 56 pages,
On February 1, 1978, the first group of space shuttle astronauts, twenty-nine men and six women, we… read more
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8. Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
By: Nathalia Holt
3.88
Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition
The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space.In the 1940s and 50s, when the… read more
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- womens
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9. The Last Best Hope (Star Trek: Picard #1)
By: Una McCormack
4.06
Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition
An original novel based on the new Star Trek TV series! A thrilling novel leading into the new CBS … read more
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"A simple, magnificent equation: ingenuity plus hope equals change"-Una McCormack, The Last Best Hope (Star Trek: Picard #1)
10. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
By: Adam Higginbotham
4.60
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more
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- space
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"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
11. The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts
By: Loren Grush
4.36
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
In the bestselling tradition of Hidden Figures and Code Girls, the remarkable true story of America… read more
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- womens
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12. The New Guys: The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travel
By: Meredith Bagby
4.59
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
The never-before-told story of NASA’s 1978 astronaut class, which included the first American women… read more
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13. When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach
By: Ashlee Vance
4.26
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
An Instant New York Times Bestseller A momentous look at the private companies building a revolu… read more
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14. Nerves of Steel: How I Followed My Dreams, Earned My Wings, and Faced My Greatest Challenge
By: Tammie Jo Shults
4.49
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Nerves of Steel is the captivating true story of Tammie Jo Shults’s remarkable life—from growing up… read more
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15. Across the Airless Wilds: The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings
By: Earl Swift
4.19
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In this follow-up to the acclaimed New York Times bestseller Chesapeake Requiem, Earl Swift redisco… read more
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16. Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War
By: Jeff Shesol
4.28
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A riveting history of the epic orbital flight that put America back into the space race. If the… read more
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17. Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew
By: Michael D. Leinbach
4.23
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
Mike Leinbach was the launch director of the space shuttle program when Columbia disintegrated on r… read more
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18. Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission
By: Eileen M. Collins
4.37
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir of a trailblazer and role model who is telling her story for the first time… read more
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19. Fighting for Space: Two Pilots and Their Historic Battle for Female Spaceflight
By: Amy Shira Teitel
4.11
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Spaceflight historian Amy Shira Teitel tells the riveting story of the female pilots who each dream… read more
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20. Handprints on Hubble: An Astronaut's Story of Invention (Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation series)
By: Kathryn D. Sullivan
4.05
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The first American woman to walk in space recounts her experience as part of the team that launched… read more
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21. Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible
By: Mike Massimino
4.30
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
Former NASA astronaut and New York Times bestselling author Mike Massimino—the first person to twee… read more
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