U.S. Space Program
1. 
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 avg rating — 11,265 ratings 2. 
Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery
by:
Scott Kelly
4.21 avg rating — 22,454 ratings 3. 
Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon
by:
Jeffrey Kluger
4.42 avg rating — 6,724 ratings 
6. 
Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
by:
Mike Massimino
4.53 avg rating — 5,110 ratings 
8. 
Shoot for the Moon: The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11
by:
James Donovan
4.36 avg rating — 1,673 ratings 9. 
American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race
by:
Douglas Brinkley
4.17 avg rating — 3,248 ratings 10. 
The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos 4.10 avg rating — 4,135 ratings
11. 
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race 3.96 avg rating — 112,013 ratings
12. 
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race 3.96 avg rating — 112,013 ratings
15. 
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
by:
Carl Sagan
4.34 avg rating — 38,701 ratings 15. 
Picturing Apollo 11: Rare Views and Undiscovered Moments
by:
J.L. Pickering
4.49 avg rating — 59 ratings 
15. 
Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars: Space, Exploration, and Life on Earth
by:
Kate Greene
3.54 avg rating — 657 ratings 
21. 
A Much Unsung Hero, the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle
by:
James Bigham
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating 
28. 
Red Rover: Inside the Story of Robotic Space Exploration, from Genesis to the Mars Rover Curiosity
by:
Roger Wiens
3.93 avg rating — 184 ratings 
34. 
The Dream Machines: An Illustrated History of the Spaceship in Art, Science and Literature
by:
Ron Miller
4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings 34. 
Moonshots: 50 Years of NASA Space Exploration Seen through Hasselblad Cameras
by:
Piers Bizony
4.41 avg rating — 58 ratings 36. 
39. 
Off the Planet: Surviving Five Perilous Months Aboard the Space Station Mir 3.92 avg rating — 386 ratings
40. 
Before Lift-off: The Making of a Space Shuttle Crew (New Series in NASA History) 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
40. 
How to Make a Spaceship: A Band of Renegades, an Epic Race, and the Birth of Private Spaceflight
by:
Julian Guthrie
4.14 avg rating — 920 ratings 42. 
Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon
by:
Alan Shepard
4.16 avg rating — 3,860 ratings 42. 
Explore the Cosmos Like Neil deGrasse Tyson: A Space Science Journey
by:
Cap Saucier
4.23 avg rating — 39 ratings 
44. 
The Art of Space: The History of Space Art, from the Earliest Visions to the Graphics of the Modern Era
by:
Ron Miller
4.23 avg rating — 56 ratings 
47. 
Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
by:
Annie Jacobsen
4.14 avg rating — 9,249 ratings 48. 
Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis
by:
Annie Jacobsen
3.94 avg rating — 2,019 ratings 49. 
Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
by:
Annie Jacobsen
3.86 avg rating — 10,397 ratings 
52. 
No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon
by:
Buzz Aldrin
3.75 avg rating — 1,493 ratings 53. 
The Step: One Woman's Journey to Finding Her Own Happiness and Success During the Apollo Space Program
by:
Martha Lemasters
3.57 avg rating — 76 ratings 
55. 
Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity (Astronaut Academy, 1)
by:
Dave Roman
3.87 avg rating — 1,408 ratings 56. 
Astronaut-Aquanaut: How Space Science and Sea Science Interact
by:
Jennifer Swanson
4.31 avg rating — 81 ratings 
58. 
We Reach the Moon: The New York Times Story of Man's Greatest Adventure 3.84 avg rating — 82 ratings
59. 
Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
by:
Nathalia Holt
3.87 avg rating — 9,263 ratings 60. 
Nuking the Moon: And Other Intelligence Schemes and Military Plots Left on the Drawing Board
by:
Vince Houghton
3.65 avg rating — 1,187 ratings