Saturn Books

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  First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong

  "On July 20, 1969, the world stood still to watch thirty-eight-year-old American astronaut Neil A. Armstrong become the first person ever to step on the surface of another heavenly body. Perhaps no ...  > read more
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  Apollo 13

  On April 13, 1970, three American astronauts were on their way to the moon when a mysterious explosion rocked their ship, forcing them to abandon the main ship and spend four days in the tiny lunar ...  > read more
• Space Probes
  Space Station
  Satellites
  Space Exploration
  Space Policy
  NASA
   
  

  Sputnik: The Shock of the Century

  On October 4, 1957, as Leave It to Beaver premiered on American television, the Soviet Union launched the space age. Sputnik, all of 184 pounds with only a radio transmitter inside its highly ...  > read more
• Moon
  Space Missions
  Solar System
  Astronomy
  Behavioral Science
  Earth Science
   
  

  A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts

  A decade in the making, this book is based on hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews with each of the twenty-four moon voyagers, as well as those who contributed their brain power, training and ...  > read more
• Space Station
  Space Policy
  Space Missions
  NASA
  Space Exploration
  Space Probes
   
  

  Too Far From Home: A Story of Life and Death in Space

  An incredible, true-life adventure set on the most dangerous frontier of all—outer spaceIn the nearly forty years since Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, space travel has come to be seen as a ...  > read more
• Space Station
  Space Policy
  Astronomy
  NASA
  Space Exploration
  Space Missions
   
  

  The Hazards of Space Travel: A Tourist's Guide

  “I didn’t think about the dangers before going into space, but now I realize how hazardous it is!”–Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, first person to walk in spaceWith the opening of ...  > read more
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  Apollo

  Out of print for fifteen years, this is the classic account of how the United States got to the moon. It is a book for those who were part of Apollo and want to recapture the experience and for those ...  > read more
• Space Probes
  Aviation
  Saturn
  Space Exploration
  Vehicles
  Space Station
   
  

  Saturn (Apogee Books Space Series)

  The complete story of the Saturn V Rocket is presented in this detailed history of each stage of the construction and testing process. From the drawing boards of Boeing, North American Aviation, and ...  > read more
• Geology
  Earth Science
  Origin of Life
  Healthy Aging
  Near-Earth Object Impacts
  Zoology
   
  

  Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe

  "Do you feel lucky? Well do ya?" asked Dirty Harry. Paleontologist Peter Ward and astronomer Donald Brownlee think all of us should feel lucky. Their rare Earth hypothesis predicts that while simple, ...  > read more
• Astrophysics
  Astronomy
  Cosmology
  Big Bang
  Nebulae
  Communications
   
  

  Seeing in the Dark : How Amateur Astronomers Are Discovering the Wonders of the Universe

  In Seeing in the Dark, a poetic love letter to science and to the skies, Timothy Ferris invites us all to become stargazers. He recounts his own experiences as an enthralled lifelong amateur ...  > read more

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