by David Darling (2003)
Provides information about the history and principles of spaceflight, covering topics including manned and unmanned missions, fictional portrayals of space journeys, and ideas for future interplanetary missions.
Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest
Surveys developments in manned and unmanned space exploration, from the launch of the Sputnik satellite in 1957 to space probes such as Pioneer and Voyager to possible future missions to the stars.
Michael D. Cole
Describes the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, explains the need for establishing a moon base, and speculates about future situations in which the base would be used.
Andrew Kessler
The author chronicles the three months he spent in Mission Control for NASA's Phoenix Mars Mission, a project that lead to the discovery of liquid water on Mars, as well as a giant frozen ocean trapped beneath the planet's north pole. "Author's note. This is a book about Mars and the humans that make rocket science possible. This is not the most accurate account of this NASA mission. For that, you'll want to review the science papers or other Mars-related literature. Instead, this is an account of winning the nerd lottery: The luckiest fanboy in fandom gets a shot to spend three months with unfettered access to Mission Control. It's just your average summer trying to capture the story of 130 of the world's best planetary scientists and engineers exploring the north pole of Mars. It's a warts-and-all look at the Phoenix Mars mission from a regular guy who loves space."--Page ix.
par Ian Graham
"Qui fut le premier homme dans l'espace? Comment vivent le astronautes à bord de leurs vaisseaux? À quoi servent les missions spatiales? Grâce à ce récit de la conquête de l'espace, depuis l'invention de la fusée jusqu'aux missions actuelles sur Mars ou vers Saturne, vous pourrez découvrir les coulisses et les enjeux des explorations intersidérales." P.4 de couv.