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Back To Space! - Great Books on NASA
With the successful flight of the space shuttle
Discovery, NASA has returned to its mission of manned space
flight. This is a good time to reflect back on the
history of the American space program, from its early days of
dangerous test flights through the Apollo missions, all the way
to the current shuttle program. Below are a selection of
fine books owned by the library system. Simply click on
the book cover or the title to see if your local library has a
copy on hand. If not, simply place a hold for the book and it will be
delivered to your library.
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Space shuttle : the first 20 years
Reichhardt, Tony.
This amazing book documents the
history of the space shuttle program by collecting
anecdotes and reminiscences from the astronauts and some
remarkable pictures of the shuttle and Earth from space.
Compiled by the editors of Air&Space / Smithsonian
magazine, the 77 well-edited, first-person accounts are
honest and compelling. |
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NASA & the exploration of space : with works
from the NASA art collection
Launius, Roger D.
Developed with NASA and the National Air and Space
Museum to coincide with the 40th anniversary of NASA and
John Glenn's return to space in the shuttle "Columbia",
this never-before-published collection of images,
accompanied by a brilliant new text, chronicles the
history of the United States space program. |
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Flight : my life in mission control
Kraft, Christopher C.
"The Right Stuff" meets "Rocket Boys" in this gripping
memoir by the man who helped create some of the greatest
moments in U.S. space history. From its infancy to its
glory days, from near-disasters to astonishing triumphs,
"Flight" relives the events that captured the
imagination of the world. |
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The heavens and the earth : a political history
of the space age
McDougall,
Walter A.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History for 1986, this
highly acclaimed study approaches the space race as a
problem in comparative public policy. Drawing on
exhaustive research, author and ORBIS editor Walter A.
McDougall examines U.S., European, and Soviet space
programs and their politics. |
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The right stuff
Wolfe, Tom
The first Americans in space--Yeager, Conrad, Grissom,
and Glenn--battle the Russians for control of the
heavens and put their lives on the line to demonstrate a
quality beyond courage. |
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Apollo : the epic journey to the moon
Reynolds,
David West.
Space expert Reynolds reconstructs all the key events
and personalities connected to the Apollo space
missions, from the experiences of the astronauts to the
scientists and mission control operators who helped
convert this extraordinary dream into reality. |
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Lost moon : the perilous voyage of Apollo 13
Lovell, Jim
The full story of the moon shot that almost ended in catastrophe has
never been told, but now Lovell and coauthor Jeffrey Kluger bring it
to vivid life. What begins as a smooth flight is transformed into a
hair-raising voyage from the moment Lovell calls out, "Houston,
we've got a problem". Minutes after the explosion, the astronauts
are forced to abandon the main ship for the lunar module, a tiny
craft designed to keep two men alive for just two days. But there
are three men aboard, and they are four days from home. |
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Posted 08/16/05 |
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