Book Reviews
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: “A Grand and Bold Thing”
If you do a search of articles on Universe Today, you'll find that a large number of our posts reference…
The Astronaut’s Cookbook
[/caption] If there’s no bread, then eat cake. Some say this diet plan would satisfy everyone’s dreams. But up in…
Lightcraft – Flight Handbook LTI-20
[/caption] The major shortcoming of current chemical powered rockets lies in the ratio of payload to fuel. The dream of…
the Bluffer’s Guide to the Cosmos
[/caption] The English language continually evolves. Just see Ambrose Bierce's definition of dictionary. New concepts call for new words that…
Book Review: Magnificent Desolation, by Buzz Aldrin
[/caption] I very much enjoyed chatting with Buzz Aldrin a couple of weeks ago, for some stories leading up to…
Book Review: Cold War Tech War
[/caption] When is the best answer not the right answer? Assuredly many historical events epitomize this dilemma. Randall Whitcomb digs…
Book Review: Keep Watching the Skies
[/caption] We work hard to put food on the table and a roof over our heads. If lucky, we've got…
Book Review: How To Live On Mars
[/caption] With all the probes recently landing on Mars, it's no wonder we feel that the planet is close enough…
Book Review: To a Distant Day
[/caption] Being part of a series on a "people's history of spaceflight", Chris Gainor's book entitled "To a Distant Day…
DVD Review: Sputnik Mania
[/caption] Fear remained in the air even after the great global conflict of World War II ended. This arose because,…