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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,254,739 ratings — published 2011
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Failure is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond Failure is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.30 — 10,302 ratings — published 2000
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The Right Stuff The Right Stuff (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 31 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.23 — 55,149 ratings — published 1979
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Deception Point Deception Point (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as nasa)
avg rating 3.76 — 694,364 ratings — published 2001
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Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.39 — 10,001 ratings — published 1994
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Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.49 — 6,586 ratings — published 1974
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Hidden Figures Hidden Figures (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as nasa)
avg rating 3.96 — 112,622 ratings — published 2016
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The Astronaut Wives Club The Astronaut Wives Club (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as nasa)
avg rating 3.35 — 28,344 ratings — published 2013
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A Man on the Moon A Man on the Moon (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.49 — 7,566 ratings — published 1994
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An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.17 — 62,140 ratings — published 2013
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Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,897 ratings — published 1994
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Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.42 — 6,794 ratings — published 2017
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Atmosphere Atmosphere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.37 — 374,033 ratings — published 2025
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First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as nasa)
avg rating 3.92 — 6,569 ratings — published 2005
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Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.51 — 15,923 ratings — published 2024
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Love on the Brain Love on the Brain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as nasa)
avg rating 3.90 — 603,613 ratings — published 2022
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Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.53 — 11,473 ratings — published 2018
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Riding Rockets Riding Rockets (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,886 ratings — published 2006
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Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,788 ratings — published 2018
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The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.29 — 2,746 ratings — published 1999
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Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.21 — 22,624 ratings — published 2017
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Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,866 ratings — published 2009
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Flight: My Life in Mission Control Flight: My Life in Mission Control (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,161 ratings — published 2001
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Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,309 ratings — published 2005
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Rocket Boys (Coalwood #1) Rocket Boys (Coalwood #1)
by (shelved 8 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.20 — 23,804 ratings — published 1998
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John Glenn: A Memoir John Glenn: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,211 ratings — published 2000
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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as nasa)
avg rating 3.95 — 59,728 ratings — published 2010
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The Apollo Murders (Apollo Murders, #1) The Apollo Murders (Apollo Murders, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as nasa)
avg rating 3.92 — 18,489 ratings — published 2021
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Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as nasa)
avg rating 3.87 — 9,306 ratings — published 2016
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Voyage (NASA Trilogy, #1) Voyage (NASA Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as nasa)
avg rating 3.83 — 2,192 ratings — published 1996
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Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as nasa)
avg rating 3.40 — 8,628 ratings — published 2011
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Leap of Faith: An Astronaut's Journey Into the Unknown Leap of Faith: An Astronaut's Journey Into the Unknown (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as nasa)
avg rating 3.61 — 221 ratings — published 2000
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Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.44 — 3,296 ratings — published 2018
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Below Zero (The STEMinist Novellas, #3) Below Zero (The STEMinist Novellas, #3)
by (shelved 6 times as nasa)
avg rating 3.57 — 153,350 ratings — published 2022
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American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race (ebook)
by (shelved 6 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,296 ratings — published 2019
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Rocketman: Astronaut Pete Conrad's Incredible Ride to the Moon and Beyond Rocketman: Astronaut Pete Conrad's Incredible Ride to the Moon and Beyond (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.09 — 332 ratings — published 2005
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Hidden Figures Hidden Figures (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as nasa)
avg rating 3.80 — 18,783 ratings — published 2016
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We Seven: By the Astronauts Themselves We Seven: By the Astronauts Themselves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.10 — 539 ratings — published 1962
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Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as nasa)
avg rating 3.57 — 1,930 ratings — published 2009
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Deke! U.S. Manned Space: From Mercury To the Shuttle Deke! U.S. Manned Space: From Mercury To the Shuttle (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.04 — 680 ratings — published 1994
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The All-American Boys The All-American Boys (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as nasa)
avg rating 3.77 — 162 ratings — published 1977
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The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.33 — 6,555 ratings — published 2023
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Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.53 — 5,147 ratings — published 2016
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Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.27 — 2,565 ratings — published 2009
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Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut's Journey to the Moon Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut's Journey to the Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.12 — 725 ratings — published 2011
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Light This Candle: The Life & Times of Alan Shepard – America's First Spaceman Light This Candle: The Life & Times of Alan Shepard – America's First Spaceman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.16 — 481 ratings — published 2004
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Space Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as nasa)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,985 ratings — published 1982
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“On a plaque attached to the NASA deep space probe we [human beings] are described in symbols for the benefit of any aliens who might meet the spacecraft as “bilaterly symmetrical, sexually differentiated bipeds, located on one of the outer spiral arms of the Milky Way, capable of recognising the prime numbers and moved by one extraordinary quality that lasts longer than all our other urges—curiosity.”
david wells

Steven Magee
“I am from the generation of children that watched NASA kill a school teacher on live television.”
Steven Magee

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