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This New Ocean: The Story of the First Space Age (Modern Library Paperbacks)
More comprehensive than The Right Stuff, more critical than Apollo 13, This New Ocean is a near-perfect history of the men (and occasional women) who have "slipped the surly bonds of Earth." Eminent ... > read more -
Paleoclimatology: Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary (International Geophysics)
Raymond S. Bradley provides his readers with a comprehensive and up-to-date review of all of the important methods used in paleoclimatic reconstruction, dating and paleoclimate modeling. Two ... > read more -
Moons and Planets
Author William Hartmann has fully updated this text, which retains a comparative approach to the principles of planetology, including organization by physical topic rather than by planet. This unique ... > read more -
Lecture Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Series in Educational Innovation)
KEY MESSAGE: Funded by the National Science Foundation,Lecture-Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy is designed to help make large lecture-format courses more interactive with easy-to-implement ... > read more -
The First Men on the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11 (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)
On 12 April 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit the Earth. One month later, President John F. Kennedy challenged the American nation to land a man on the Moon before the decade was out. ... > read more -
Isaac Asimov's Guide to Earth and Space
A wide-ranging exploration of our universe -- from "what makes the wind blow?" to "how was the moon formed?" -- in questions-and-answer format, written in vintage Asimov style. "A fine introduction ... > read more -
Cassini at Saturn: Huygens Results (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)
Cassini At Saturn – Huygens Results brings the story of the Cassini-Huygens mission and their joint exploration of the Saturnian system right up to date. Cassini entered orbit around Saturn ... > read more -
Return to the Moon: Exploration, Enterprise, and Energy in the Human Settlement of Space
The Moon is not just a "local" destination, argues former NASA Astronaut Harrison Schmitt. As a destination, the Moon presents us with a goal that tests our resourcefulness and determination. How ... > read more -
After Sputnik: 50 Years of the Space Age
In the 50 years since Sputnik's historic orbit kickstarted a race to the stars, spaceflight has moved from a speculative and experimental science to a staple of contemporary life. Space exploration ... > read more -
Angle of Attack: Harrison Storms and the Race to the Moon
Imagine a version of The Right Stuff whose protagonists are engineers rather than cocky test pilots-turned-astronauts. Author Mike Gray gives a gripping account of the men who led the North American ... > read more
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