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Endurance : a year in space, a lifetime of discovery /

Scott Kelly, Author ; Margaret Lazarus Dean | New York : Alfred A. Knopf | 2017

A stunning, personal memoir from the astronaut and modern-day hero who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station--a message of hope for the future that will inspire for generations to come. The veteran of four spaceflig[...]

The ordinary spaceman : from boyhood dreams to astronaut /

Clayton C. Anderson, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | 2015

A memoir chronicling Clayton Anderson's quest to become an astronaut. From his childhood to working for NASA, and then eventually becoming an astronaut"--"What's it like to travel at more than 850 MPH, riding in a supersonic T-38 twin turbojet e[...]

Neil Armstrong : a life of flight /

Jay Barbree, Author | [S.l.] : Thomas Dunne Books | 2014

"To date, everything written about Armstong's life and flights has been written from the outside looking in; Barbree is the only person whom Neil Armstrong trusted to share close personal details about his inspiring life story. Working from his[...]

Sally Ride : America's first woman in space /

Lynn Sherr, Author | [S.l.] : Simon & Schuster | 2014

The definitive biography of Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, with exclusive insights from Ride's family and partner, by the ABC reporter who covered NASA during its transformation from a test-pilot boys' club to a more inclusive elit[...]

Forever Young : a life of adventure in air and space /

John Young, Author ; James R. Hansen, Author ; Michael Collins, Author of introduction, etc. | [S.l.] : University Press of Florida | 2012

John W. Young walked on the Moon. His peers called him the "astronaut's astronaut." He tells the story of his two Gemini flights, his two Apollo missions, the first-ever Space Shuttle flight, and the first Spacelab mission. He portrays astronaut[...]

My dream of stars : from daughter of Iran to space pioneer

Anousheh Ansari, Author ; Homer H. Hickam, Author | New York : Palgrave Macmillan | 2011

Smoke jumper, moon pilot : the remarkable life of Apollo 14 astronaut, Stuart Roosa /

Willie G. Moseley, Author | Morley, Mo. : Acclaim Press | 2011

This book is the family-authorized biography of Apollo 14 Command Module Pilot Stuart A. Roosa (1993-1994)

Magnificent desolation : the long journey home from the moon

Buzz Aldrin ; Ken Abraham | [S.l.] : Harmony Books | 2009

Adrin`s trip to the Moon and it`s psychological aspects.

Riding rockets : the outrageous tales of a space shuttle astronaut /

R. Mike Mullane, Author | New York : Scribner | 2006

In 1978, the first group of space shuttle astronauts, 29 men and six women, were introduced to the world. USAF Colonel Mike Mullane was a member of this astronaut class, and this is his story. Mullane strips the heroic veneer from the astronaut [...]

First man : the life of Neil A. Armstrong /

James R. Hansen, Author | [S.l.] : Simon & Schuster | 2005 [2012]

On July 20, 1969, the world stood still to watch 38-year-old American astronaut Neil A. Armstrong become the first person ever to step on the surface of another heavenly body. Upon his return to Earth, Armstrong was celebrated for his monumental[...]

Light this candle : the life and times of Alan Shepard, America's first spaceman

Neal Thompson | [S.l.] : Crown Publishers | 2004

For spacious skies : the uncommon journey of a Mercury astronaut

Scott Carpenter ; Kris Stoever | [S.l.] : Harcourt | 2002

We have capture : Tom Stafford and the space race

Thomas P. Stafford ; Michael Cassutt | [S.l.] : Smithsonian Institution Press | 2002

Who's who of NASA astronauts

Lee Ellis | [S.l.] : Americana Group Publishing | 2001

Off the planet : surviving five perilous months aboard the space station Mir

Jerry M. Linenger | New York : McGraw-Hill | 2000

"An unvarnished account of his near-disastrous stay, in 1997, on Russia's creaky space station... an engrossing report that NASA's publicity machine will bemoan." Booklist "[Linenger's] frank, personable prose shows readers what it's like to b[...]