Books Apollo Pilot by Donn Eisele Review in Kirkus: “A slim, straightforward addition to the record of space travel.” One-Hundred-Knuckled Fist by Dustin Hoffman Review in Shelf Awareness: “These are not easy stories . . . But Hoffman paints them with lines of beauty, … Continue reading News and Reviews
Anna Weir is a publicist who begrudgingly admits to having hipster tendencies. At some point or another, we’ve all heard someone say it, or maybe we’ve even uttered it ourselves: “The book was better than the movie.” Depending on the book … Continue reading Books vs Movies: The Endless Debate
The following is an excerpt from Fallen Astronauts: Heroes who Died Reaching for the Moon, Revised Edition by Colin Burgess and Kate Doolan (Nebraska, 2016). Introduction In the final phases of the last moon walk by the Apollo 15 astronauts on 2 … Continue reading EXCERPT: Fallen Astronauts
Jay Gallentine is a historian and filmmaker who has spent more than ten years researching the history of unmanned spaceflight. He is the author of Infinity Beckoned: Adventuring Through the Inner Solar System, 1969–1989 (January 2016) and Ambassadors from Earth: Pioneering Explorations … Continue reading From the desk of Jay Gallentine: The Saga of Mars
New in a paperback edition, read from Homer Hickam's foreword of Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story by David Hitt, Owen Garriott, and Joe Kerwin:
"The book that follows is a riveting, insightful account of the Skylab missions flown by the United States in 1973 and 1974. It is also simply a great yarn. Skylab began as an underdog, was nearly knocked out several times, staggered back to its feet, and fought on against overwhelming odds until it became a champion. In a lot of ways, it was the Rocky of space, and just like the story in that great film, it is an inspiration for all who know it. The difference is the remarkable saga of Skylab is all true.
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