Book Reviews
Guest Post: Newly Born: the Science of Astronomy
[/caption] Editor's Note: Astronomy journalist Govert Schilling has written a book that looks at the 100 most important discoveries since…
Win a Copy of “Drifting on Alien Winds: Exploring the Skies and Weather of Other Worlds”
Meteorologists have a tough time predicting weather on Earth let alone knowing what the weather is like on other planets,…
Guest Post: Drifting on Alien Winds: Exploring the Skies and Weather of Other Worlds
[/caption] Editor's note: We all want to explore other worlds in our solar system, but perhaps you haven't considered the…
Around the World in 84 Days – The Authorized Biography of Skylab Astronaut Jerry Carr
Flying into space requires money, good fortune and desire. Some astronauts relied upon the government for money, had good fortune…
Alan Shepard: Complicated, Conflicted and the Consummate Astronaut
[/caption] 50 years ago today, Alan Shepard blasted off on board the first flight of NASA’s Mercury program, becoming the…
NASA Space Shuttle Owner’s Workshop Manual Book Review
[/caption] The shuttle era is ending and when things end people have the tendency to look back and reflect on…
“How Apollo Flew To The Moon” Second Edition Set For Summer Release
[/caption] Apollo: the name conjures up images of spacesuit-clad astronauts riding fantastic machines to the surface of another world. But…
Review: Apollo 12 On the Ocean of Storms
[/caption] As one chapter in manned space flight draws to a close, it is human nature to look back, to…
Blogging the Moon
The Earth's Moon beckons just above us like a seductive siren. For some it’s the next step in humankind's journey…
The Wright Stuff
Space holds the future of our species. While we've been flying for just barely over a century, we've also been…