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Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham 9780241543702
RRP: $39.88$32.11From the New York Times-bestselling author of Midnight in Chernobyl comes the definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger space shuttle disaster based on fascinating in-depth reporting and new archival research - this is riveting... -
Space: A thrilling human history by Britain's beloved astronaut Tim Peake by Tim Peake 9781529913507
RRP: $46.20$33.64From bestselling author and British astronaut Tim Peake, an inspirational human history of space travel, from the Apollo missions to our future forays to Mars. The Right Stuff for a new generation.'This book is brilliant - once in a blue moon. A book for... -
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham 9780241543696
RRP: $52.50$37.84From the New York Times-bestselling author of Midnight in Chernobyl comes the definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger space shuttle disaster based on fascinating in-depth reporting and new archival research – this is riveting... -
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Edition Christopher Riley 9781785215926
RRP: $52.50$39.10This is the story of the Apollo 11 mission and the 'space hardware' that made it all possible. This manual looks at the evolution and design of the mighty Saturn V rocket, the Command and Service Modules, and the Lunar Module. It describes the space... -
The Planet Factory by Elizabeth Tasker
RRP: $25.18$17.70Forget about rockets to Mars - the future of space science lies with the search for exoplanets Twenty years ago, the search for planets outside the Solar System was the preserve of science-fiction writers. Now it's one of the fastest-growing fields in... -
The Saturn I/IB Rocket: NASA's First Apollo Launch Vehicle by David Baker 9781800350281
RRP: $58.70$41.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800350281Author David BakerFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
NASA Mercury Owners' Workshop Manual: 1958 to 1963 (all models) by Haynes
RRP: $63.00$46.101958 to 1963 (all models), The NASA Mercury programme bridged the gap between the hypersonic X-15 and the two-man Gemini spacecraft, which in turn led to the Apollo spacecraft. This Manual completes the Haynes Workshop manual series of US and Russian... -
The Little Book of Space: An Introduction to the Solar System and Beyond Norman Ferguson 9781786858054
RRP: $14.68$10.50Space is spectacular This short, informative and engaging guide to the wonders of the universe will fascinate and inspire readers of all ages There's never been a more exciting time to learn about space. As new rockets are launched and fresh discoveries... -
NASA Moon Missions Operations Manual: 1969-1972 (Apollo 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17) by David Baker
RRP: $63.00$46.10Apollo 17 was the last of six Moon landings carrying astronauts to different places on the lunar surface. The last three flights were greatly extended in duration, providing opportunity for three full working days on the surface. Each carried a Lunar... -
The Sun: Beginner’s guide to our local star by Dr. Ryan French
RRP: $18.88$12.64The Sun is incredibly dynamic and shrouded in mystery, despite its apparent unchanging appearance in the daytime sky. In this guide, Dr. Ryan French explores history, science and modern observations to uncover the mysteries of the Sun. From... -
NASA Space Shuttle Owners' Workshop Manual: An insight into the design, construction and operation of the NASA Space Shuttle by David Baker
RRP: $52.50$37.84Designed between 1969 and 1972 and first flown into space in 1981, the NASA Shuttle will have flown almost 140 missions by the time it is retired in 2010. David Baker describes the origin of the reusable launch vehicle concept during the 1960s, its... -
International Space Station Owners' Workshop Manual: 1998-2011 (all stages) by David Baker
RRP: $63.00$44.84The International Space Station (ISS) is a permanently manned earth-orbiting complex where astronauts carry out research into a wide range of scientific activities. It comprises modules built in the USA, Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada. Author David... -
Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut's Guide to Achieving the Impossible by Mike Massimino 9780349438832
RRP: $35.68$24.23Learn the NASA Astronaut mindset to solve problems, provide leadership in the face of adversity and never give up when pursuing your wildest ambitions. Mike Massimino achieved his dream of exploring space. Now he distils stories and insights from NASA... -
Space Shuttle Stories: Firsthand Astronaut Accounts from All 135 Missions by Tom Jones 9781588347541
RRP: $69.30$41.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588347541Author Tom JonesFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian BooksWeight(grams) 2g -
NASA Missions to Mars: A Visual History of Our Quest to Explore the Red Planet Piers Bizony 9780760373149
RRP: $73.50$50.46Gorgeously illustrated with NASA photography, the large-format (12 x 12 inches) NASA Missions to Mars examines everything from the first tentative steps toward the fourth planet to the 2021 landing of rover Perseverance and beyond. Space exploration has... -
The Mars Project by Wernher Von Braun
RRP: $46.18$40.30This classic on space travel was first published in 1953, when interplanetary space flight was considered science fiction by most of those who considered it at all. Here the German-born scientist Wernher von Braun detailed what he believed were the... -
The Vinyl Frontier: The Story of NASA's Interstellar Mixtape Jonathan Scott 9781472956101
RRP: $25.18$17.70'Bursts with gloriously geeky detail.' The Telegraph Have you ever made someone you love a mix-tape? Forty years ago, a group of scientists, artists and writers gathered in a house in Ithaca, New York to work on the most important compilation ever... -
Worlds without End: Exoplanets, Habitability, and the Future of Humanity by Chris Impey
RRP: $56.70$34.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262047661Author Chris ImpeyFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
The Possibility of Life: Searching for Kinship in the Cosmos by Jaime Green
RRP: $42.00$29.84One of the most potent questions we ask about the cosmos is: are we alone? From astrobiology to exoplanets in the 'Goldilocks Zone', Jaime Green traces our understanding of what and where life in the universe could be, drawing on the long tradition of... -
Across The Airless Wilds: The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings by Earl Swift 9780062986535
RRP: $46.20$39.50"THRILLING. ... Up-end[s] the Apollo narrative entirely." -The Times (London)A "brilliantly observed" (Newsweek) and "endlessly fascinating" (WSJ) rediscovery of the final Apollo moon landings, revealing why these extraordinary yet overshadowed... -
Dark Star: A New History of the Space Shuttle by Matthew H. Hersch 9780262546720
RRP: $90.30$62.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262546720Author Matthew H. HerschFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 397gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *... -
Lenin Walked on the Moon: The Mad History of Russian Cosmism by Michel Eltchaninoff
RRP: $31.48$20.58How a Soviet cosmic dream is becoming a modern reality Cheating death and raising the dead. Creating life. Freeing the spirit. Colonising space. These projects, of which some have been achieved and some will soon, have a shared Russian history,... -
Wild Ride: A Memoir of I.V. Drips and Rocket Ships by Hayley Arceneaux
RRP: $54.60$38.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593443842Author Hayley ArceneauxFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint ConvergentPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 352gDimensions(mm) 217mm *... -
Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in Spaceflight by David A. Mindell
RRP: $67.20$44.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Winner, 2008 Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award, given by the American Astronautical Society 2008 and Winner, 2008 Eugene M. Emme Astronautical... -
Gemini Owners' Workshop Manual: An insight into NASA's Gemini spacecraft, the precursor to Apollo and the key to the Moon by David Woods
RRP: $52.50$37.84NASA Gemini Owners' Workshop Manual 1965-1966 (all missions, all models) An insight into NASA's Gemini spacecraft, the precursor to Apollo and the key to the Moon. David Woods and David M. Harland NASA's Gemini space flight programme followed on from the... -
Not Necessarily Rocket Science by Kellie Gerardi
RRP: $39.80$27.11Learn from Kellie Gerardi What It's Like to Be a Female Astronaut"Kellie is probably one of the best ambassadors for spaceflight in the 21st century that the industry could have." Lucy Hawking, author of George's Secret Key to the Universe and host of... -
Starman by Jamie Doran
RRP: $23.08$16.32_______________ 'Starman takes us at breakneck speed through Gagarin's strange trajectory ... Without books like these to shelter it, history is eroded by propaganda and real heroes fall victim to spin' - New Scientist 'A riveting account of... -
Soviets in Space: Russia's Cosmonauts and the Space Frontier by Colin Burgess 9781789146325
RRP: $52.50$37.00A deeply researched, beautifully illustrated chronology of the Soviet Union's extraordinary success in the pioneering years of space exploration.Book InformationISBN 9781789146325Author Colin BurgessFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Reaktion... -
Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race by Mary-Jane Rubenstein
RRP: $42.00$35.66A revealing look at the parallel mythologies behind the colonization of Earth and space-and a bold vision for a more equitable, responsible future both on and beyond our planet. As environmental, political, and public health crises multiply on Earth,... -
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys: 50th Anniversary Edition by Michael Collins
$30.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374537760Author Michael CollinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncPublisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncWeight(grams)... -
The New World on Mars: What We Can Create on the Red Planet by Robert Zubrin 9781635768800
RRP: $56.68$38.83Robert Zubrin, world-renowned space authority and founding president of the Mars Society, taps today's newest science and most dogged research to foretell in astounding detail the brave, new Martian civilization we will achieve when (not if!) humankind... -
Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe by Philip Plait
RRP: $50.38$40.07How would Saturn's rings look from a spaceship sailing just above them? If you were falling into a black hole, what's the last thing you'd see before your spaghettification? What would it be like to visit the faraway places we currently experience only... -
Beyond Blue Skies: The Rocket Plane Programs That Led to the Space Age by Chris Petty
RRP: $60.88$53.26Chris Petty has written a book that covers much of the unheralded research into high-speed flight that helped set the stage for human spaceflight. I recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in the early history of rocket flight.-Al Worden,... -
Space Pirates: How I Rebooted NASA and Helped Bezos, Branson, and Musk Launch the New Space Age by Lori Garver
RRP: $56.68$38.60Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver recounts how she took on the greed and corrupt politics of the US space program, inciting the expansion of space exploration into the private sector and paving the way for "space pirates" like Jeff... -
Off-Earth: Ethical Questions and Quandaries for Living in Outer Space by Erika Nesvold
RRP: $54.60$35.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262047548Author Erika NesvoldFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
The End of Astronauts: Why Robots Are the Future of Exploration by Donald Goldsmith
RRP: $46.10$37.84A History Today Book of the YearA world-renowned astronomer and an esteemed science writer make the provocative argument for space exploration without astronauts.Human journeys into space fill us with wonder. But the thrill of space travel for astronauts... -
Not Necessarily Rocket Science: A Beginner's Guide to Life in the Space Age by Kellie Gerardi
RRP: $31.40$20.71Learn from Kellie Gerardi What It's Like to Be a Female Astronaut"Kellie is probably one of the best ambassadors for spaceflight in the 21st century that the industry could have." Lucy Hawking, author of George's Secret Key to the Universe and host of... -
The Rocket Lab: Maurice Zucrow, Purdue University, and America's Race to Space by Michael G. Smith 9781612498416
$66.65The Rocket Lab: Maurice Zucrow, Purdue University, and America's Race to Space focuses on the golden era of space exploration between 1946 and 1966, specifically the life and times of Purdue University's Dr. Maurice J. Zucrow, a pioneering teacher and... -
The Last Supper on the Moon: NASA's 1969 Lunar Voyage, Jesus Christ's Bloody Death, and the Fantastic Quest to Conquer Inner Space by Levi Lusko
RRP: $31.48$28.25If there are places in your heart and corners of your mind that feel just as deep and dark and inaccessible as outer space, this book is for you. Fight as you may, unearthing the happiness and fulfillment you long for can feel nearly impossible. In... -
Future Stories: A user's guide to the future by David Christian
RRP: $42.00$30.01'David Christian's approach to understanding history can help all of us learn to prepare for the future' - Bill GatesA user's guide to the future: from the algorithms in DNA to why time is like a cocktail glass, interstellar migrations, transhumanism,...