Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13
By: Jeffrey Kluger , Jim Lovell , Fred Sanders
4.22
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
April 1970. The glory days of the Apollo space program. NASA send Commander Jim Lovell and two othe…
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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. Space Race: The Epic Battle Between America and the Soviet Union for Dominion of Space
By: Deborah Cadbury
4.21
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The story of the race into space is marked by the greatest superpower rivalries, political paranoia… read more
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3. The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space
By: Donald A. Davis , Eugene Cernan
3.43
Format: 344 pages,
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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. Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery
By: Scott Kelly
4.55
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A stunning memoir from the astronaut who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Spac… read more
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6. Sully: My Search for What Really Matters
By: Jeffrey Zaslow , Chesley B. Sullenberger III
4.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
Now a major motion picture from Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks--the inspirational autobiography… read more
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7. Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
By: James R. Hansen , Allan J. McDonald
3.41
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
What they didn't want you to know "We all watched in shock and disbelief when Challenger was lost. … read more
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8. Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13
By: Jeffrey Kluger , Jim Lovell , Fred Sanders
4.22
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
April 1970. The glory days of the Apollo space program. NASA send Commander Jim Lovell and two othe… read more
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9. Apollo 8
By: Jeffrey Kluger
0.00
Format: None pages,
In August 1968, one short year after three astronauts had burned to death in their spacecraft, NASA… read more
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10. An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
By: Chris Hadfield
4.50
Format: 142 pages, Hardcover
Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4000 hours … read more
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11. Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey
By: Michael Collins
2.96
Format: None pages, Paperback
NASA astronaut Michael Collins trained as an experimental test pilot before venturing into space as… read more
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12. First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
By: James R. Hansen
4.15
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
On July 20, 1969, the world stood still to watch thirty-eight-year-old American astronaut Neil A. A… read more
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13. Failure is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
By: Gene Kranz
4.60
Format: 200 pages,
Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it… read more
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14. The Right Stuff
By: Tom Wolfe
4.08
Format: 432 pages,
Tom Wolfe began The Right Stuffat a time when it was unfashionable to contemplate American heroism.… read more
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15. Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon
By: Robert Kurson
4.53
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The inside, lesser-known story of NASA's boldest and riskiest mission: Apollo 8, mankind's first jo… read more
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16. Beyond: The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Space
By: Stephen Walker
4.57
Format: 512 pages, ebook
09.07 am. April 12, 1961. A top secret rocket site in the USSR. A young Russian sits inside a tiny … read more
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17. 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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"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
18. 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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19. One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon
By: Charles Fishman
4.14
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
The remarkable story of the trailblazers and the ordinary Americans on the front lines of the epic … read more
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20. 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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21. Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut's Journey
By: Fred Haise
3.52
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
The extraordinary autobiography of astronaut Fred Haise, one of only 24 men to fly to the moon In … read more
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