10.8 ("I could have gone on flying through space forever.")

[Cynthia]

10.8 - "I could have gone on flying through space forever."
On April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first human in outer space and the first to orbit the Earth. In honor of this event in history...Read a novel featuring space exploration/travel/astronauts (Ex. 2001: A Space Odyssey) a non-fiction book about space/astronomy (Ex. Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe), OR a biography/autobiography/memoir of an astronaut (Ex. Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir).

If you need suggestions OR have suggestions for books to read for this task post them here.

[Sarah (Mood Reader)]

Would The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy work here?

[Petra]

Would Children of God be okay? It involves space travel to another planet but I'm not sure how much of the story involves the travelling.

[Sara ♥]

Sarah wrote: "Would The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy work here?"

I hope so, because I want to read Life, the Universe and Everything... :)

[Cait]

I'm looking forward to reading A Brief History of Time

[Kate]

Sara ♥ wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Would The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy work here?"

I hope so, because I want to read Life, the Universe and Everything... :)"

Sara, that is what I am planning on reading as well, so I really hope that it is allowed!

[Sarah (Mood Reader)]

Cynthia are any books from The Hitchhiker's guide allowed?

[TMBookluvr]

that would be great because i read the first one and started the second one forever ago and would love to get back into it.

[Cynthia]

Sarah wrote: "Cynthia are any books from The Hitchhiker's guide allowed?"
I've never read them but as long as there is some space travel they count.

Petra wrote: "Would Children of God be okay? It involves space travel to another planet but I'm not sure how much of the story involves the travelling."
I'll take it.

Sarah wrote: "Would The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy work here?"

Yes

[Sara ♥]

Yeah, there's DEFINITELY space travel involved. And probably some time travel, just to make things more interesting... ;)

[Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner)]

I think these would work:

Space--James Michener
The Right Stuff
Rocket Boys

[Kate]

I saw that someone has Ender's Game for this task. Will that work?

[Sara ♥]

There's definitely space travel in that one.

[Kate]

Sara ♥ wrote: "There's definitely space travel in that one."

Thanks. I have been meaning to read it for a while. Gosh, I hate it when there are like two books that you want to read for the same task and then you have to pick...

[Sara ♥]

There's always the reading-in-bed task...

[Kate]

Sara ♥ wrote: "There's always the reading-in-bed task..."

That is true. Plus like 12 tasks that haven't been assigned yet.

[Katy]

Ooooh, if Rocket Boys is allowed, I highly recommend it! It's such a great book. I just looked and saw that he's also written other books, including a thriller type book about astronauts! So I might go for that...

[Usako]

You could say Star Wars or Star Trek books fit.

[Rach]

Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger would also work - it's the book that the movie Apollo 13 was based on.

[Angela]

Does time-travel work for this task?

[Cynthia]

Angela wrote: "Does time-travel work for this task?"
No

[Lisa]

Would or work?

[Cynthia]

Lisa wrote: "Would or work?"

The Sparrow definitely, Cyclops it doesn't sound as if the space travel takes place during or is the main focus of the book but if in fact it is then that would work as well.