Space Exploration

1.
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void 3.95 avg rating — 59,461 ratings
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The Burning Blue: The Untold Story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA's Challenger Disaster
The Burning Blue: The Untold Story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA's Challenger Disaster 4.27 avg rating — 1,099 ratings
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Asteroid Mining 101: Wealth for the New Space Economy
Asteroid Mining 101: Wealth for the New Space Economy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 112 ratings
3.
Mankind Beyond Earth: The History, Science, and Future of Human Space Exploration
Mankind Beyond Earth: The History, Science, and Future of Human Space Exploration 3.89 avg rating — 71 ratings
3.
To Preserve, Protect and Destroy
To Preserve, Protect and Destroy 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Terraforming: The Creating of Habitable Worlds (Astronomers' Universe)
Terraforming: The Creating of Habitable Worlds (Astronomers' Universe) 3.61 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Challenger: An American Tragedy: The Inside Story from Launch Control
Challenger: An American Tragedy: The Inside Story from Launch Control 3.87 avg rating — 295 ratings
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Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13
Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 4.39 avg rating — 9,767 ratings
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Deep Space Propulsion: A Roadmap to Interstellar Flight (Astronomers' Universe)
Deep Space Propulsion: A Roadmap to Interstellar Flight (Astronomers' Universe)
by: K.F. Long
4.14 avg rating — 22 ratings
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The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff
by: Tom Wolfe
4.23 avg rating — 54,857 ratings
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Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier
Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier 4.03 avg rating — 829 ratings
12.
Space Resources and Space Settlements
Space Resources and Space Settlements 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars 3.87 avg rating — 9,263 ratings
12.
The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts
The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts 4.33 avg rating — 6,176 ratings
15.
Human Spaceflight: From Mars to the Stars
Human Spaceflight: From Mars to the Stars 3.58 avg rating — 26 ratings
15.
A Man on the Moon
A Man on the Moon 4.49 avg rating — 7,507 ratings
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Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space 4.52 avg rating — 14,519 ratings
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Living Among Giants: Exploring and Settling the Outer Solar System
Living Among Giants: Exploring and Settling the Outer Solar System 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings
18.
Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery
Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery 4.21 avg rating — 22,454 ratings
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The Next Big Thing: From 3D Printing to Mining the Moon
The Next Big Thing: From 3D Printing to Mining the Moon 4.25 avg rating — 20 ratings
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How to Make a Spaceship: A Band of Renegades, an Epic Race, and the Birth of Private Spaceflight
How to Make a Spaceship: A Band of Renegades, an Epic Race, and the Birth of Private Spaceflight 4.14 avg rating — 920 ratings
22.
Islands in the Sky: Bold New Ideas for Colonizing Space
Islands in the Sky: Bold New Ideas for Colonizing Space 4.03 avg rating — 65 ratings
22.
The Astronaut Wives Club
The Astronaut Wives Club 3.35 avg rating — 28,208 ratings
24.
The Moon: Resources, Future Development and Settlement
The Moon: Resources, Future Development and Settlement really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Return to Earth
Return to Earth 3.77 avg rating — 340 ratings
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The Starflight Handbook: A Pioneer's Guide to Interstellar Travel
The Starflight Handbook: A Pioneer's Guide to Interstellar Travel 4.13 avg rating — 102 ratings
26.
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures 3.96 avg rating — 112,014 ratings
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Making Starships and Stargates: The Science of Interstellar Transport and Absurdly Benign Wormholes
Making Starships and Stargates: The Science of Interstellar Transport and Absurdly Benign Wormholes 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon
Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon 4.16 avg rating — 3,860 ratings
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Centauri Dreams: Imagining and Planning Interstellar Exploration
Centauri Dreams: Imagining and Planning Interstellar Exploration 3.91 avg rating — 96 ratings
30.
Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier
Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier 3.99 avg rating — 6,936 ratings
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Frontiers of Propulsion Science (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, #227)
Frontiers of Propulsion Science (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, #227) 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
32.
Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space
Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space 4.13 avg rating — 2,055 ratings
34.
The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space (Apogee Books Space)
The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space (Apogee Books Space) 4.19 avg rating — 547 ratings
34.
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth 4.17 avg rating — 61,768 ratings
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The Rocket Company
The Rocket Company 4.22 avg rating — 51 ratings
36.
Riding Rockets
Riding Rockets 4.20 avg rating — 4,847 ratings
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Making Contact: Jill Tarter and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Making Contact: Jill Tarter and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence 3.87 avg rating — 120 ratings
39.
Chasing Space
Chasing Space 3.85 avg rating — 413 ratings
40.
The Sky Below
The Sky Below 3.92 avg rating — 5,171 ratings
41.
The Case for Mars
The Case for Mars 4.12 avg rating — 2,952 ratings
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Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey 4.49 avg rating — 6,497 ratings