Jan 27, 2016 | Blog, Book Reviews
By Leonard David Book Review: The Complete Space Buff’s Bucket List, by Loretta Hall; Rio Grande Books; 2016; Cost: $15.95. Maybe it’s my old age setting in. But a new book just showed up in my mail box that is so timely. Loretta Hall has authored The Complete Space...
Aug 10, 2015 | Blog, Book Reviews, Commercial Space, Education, European Space Agency, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Kids Space, Mars, Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, Why Space
New Books for Future Mars Settlers There are two new and invaluable books on Mars, both of them ideal for those ready to settle down on the Red Planet: – How We’ll Live on Mars by Stephen Petranek – The International Mars Research Station – An exciting new plan to...
May 31, 2015 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Book Reviews, Education, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, NASA, Planet Earth, Space Shuttle
The Orbital Perspective – Lessons in Seeing the Big Picture from a Journey of 71 Million Miles by Ron Garan; Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.; $27.95 (Hardcover); 2015. There have been a number of “tell-all” books authored by former space travelers. But this...
Mar 6, 2015 | Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, European Space Agency, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science, Space Research, Space Tourism, Uncategorized, Why Space
Book Review: Living Among Giants – Exploring and Settling the Outer Solar System by Michael Carroll; Book Publisher: Springer; $34.99 (Hardcover); 2015. Here is a fascinating and unique look at the outer Solar System, masterfully detailed in words and artwork...
Dec 18, 2014 | Biographies, Blog, Book Reviews, Education, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Our Solar System, Space Race, The Moon, Why Space
Book Review: The Art of Space – The History of Space Art, From the Earliest Visions to the Graphics of the Modern Era by Ron Miller; Zenith Press/Quarto Publishing Group, Minneapolis, Minnesota; $35.00 (hardcover); September 2014. This is an impressive gathering of...
Nov 22, 2014 | Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, International Cooperation, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, Uncategorized
A new book – Sanctuary: Exploring the World’s Protected Areas from Space – offers a stunning look at current global conservation challenges here on Earth and explores the role that information generated by remote-sensing satellites plays in effective terrestrial and...
Oct 8, 2014 | Ask the Experts — Answers, Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space and Science, Space Race, Why Space
Why Mars – NASA and the Politics of Space Exploration by W. Henry Lambright; Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland; $49.95 (hardcover); 2014. Wondering when humans will set boot on Mars? Author W. Henry Lambright has written an absorbing and...
Jul 27, 2014 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Why Space
Mars Up Close: Inside the Curiosity Mission by Marc Kaufman; National Geographic Books, Wash., D.C.; $40.00 (hardcover); August 2014. This is an absolutely stunning book. After this read, and soaking in the lavishly dazzling presentation, you’ll get to know the fourth...
Jul 6, 2014 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Book Reviews, Kids Space, NASA, Space Race, Space Research, Space Tourism, Spaceports, Why Space
Suborbital: Industry at the Edge of Space by Erik Seedhouse; Springer/Praxis, New York /Heidelberg; $34.99; 2014. As the dawn of commercial suborbital flight draws closer, author Erik Seedhouse has written an informative book on the topic. The reader will find...
Jun 9, 2014 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Biographies, Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Space Shuttle, Why Space
Sally Ride – America’s First Woman in Space by Lynn Sherr; Simon & Schuster, New York, New York; $28.00; June 2014. This is a truly inspiring book, written by a top-notch journalist about an extraordinary woman – Dr. Sally Ride. It’s corny to talk of Ride as a...