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• Cosmic Queries

  StarTalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going

  Tyson, Neil De Grasse, 1958-

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  Dive into the cosmos’ greatest mysteries - the origins of life, dark matter and our place in the universe - with clarity and plenty of wit. Blending cutting-edge science, striking visuals and his trademark humour, Tyson’s guide transforms…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Reentry

  SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets That Launched a Second Space Age

  Berger, Eric (Science writer)

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  SpaceX's journey to space industry leadership is chronicled in this engaging account of its rise from startup to dominance. Insider perspectives detail the engineering innovations and relentless drive, under Elon Musk, that fuelled the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cosmos

  Possible Worlds

  Druyan, Ann, 1949-

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  A visually stunning and thought-provoking sequel to Carl Sagan’s Cosmos by his longtime science collaborator and life partner Ann Druyan, this book reignites a sense of wonder and possibility in a breathtaking journey through the universe.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nine Musings on Time

  Science Fiction, Science Fact, and the Truth About Time Travel

  Gribbin, John, 1946-

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  SpaceX's journey to space industry leadership is chronicled in this engaging account of its rise from startup to dominance. Insider perspectives detail the engineering innovations and relentless drive, under Elon Musk, that fuelled the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Six

  the Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts

  Grush, Loren

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  They were the first six female astronauts ever chosen by NASA for the astronaut training programme. Author Loren Grush delivers fascinating stories of inspiration, determination, intellegence and big dreams.

• An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

  Hadfield, Chris, 1959-

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  We watched his famous cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" from the International Space Station. Canadian astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield was the first Canadian to walk in space. He documented his journey for us all with his Twitter posts,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beyond

  the Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey Into Space

  Walker, Stephen, 1961-

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  Just over 60 years ago the very first man blasted into space. That astronaut was Yuri Gagarin. The early space race pitted the Soviet Union against the United States and the competition was to get the first man into space. “Beyond” is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Remarkable Journey

  a Memoir

  Johnson, Katherine G., 1918-2020

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  As one of the “Hidden Figures” scientists and mathematicians, Katherine G Johnson’s lifetime love of Mathematics and her dedication to her career at NASA brings into focus the barriers she broke down as a woman of colour. She is truly an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Live in Space

  Everything You Need to Know for the Not-so-distant Future

  Stuart, Colin (Science writer)

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  Absolutely everything you will need to know if you are going to space, or plan on any interplanetary travel. An illustrated layman's guide to take you from training for and living in space to the future of space travel and tourism. From…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One Giant Leap

  the Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon

  Fishman, Charles, 1961-

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  Written to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first Apollo moon landing, "One Giant Leap, The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon" takes us on a riveting journey through the scientific and political history of the amazing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hidden Figures

  the American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

  Lee Shetterly, Margot

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  Until recently, a hidden part of the history of the space race, ‘Hidden Figures’ brings to the forefront the extremely important role women, talented strong clever women of colour, had in the space programme as ‘human computer’…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Future of Humanity

  Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth

  Kaku, Michio, 1930-

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  Abandon Earth? With Earth battling climate change, pandemics and other problems to civilization, will colonising Mars/Space be the inevitable outcome for us when we have made earth uninhabitable? Theoretical Physicist (co-founder of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Brief History of Time

  Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018

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  Steven Hawking, Professor of theoretical physics at Cambridge University, wanted to get his theories out to the masses with the aim to make generations of readers aware of the ongoing quest to come up with the Grand Unified Theory of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rise of the Rocket Girls

  the Women Who Propelled Us, From Missiles to the Moon to Mars

  Holt, Nathalia, 1980-

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  From WWII to the present day, ‘Rise of the Rocket Girls’ is based on extensive interviews with the women who worked for the Jet Propulsion Lab and later NASA. These human computer mathematicians then became the first computer programmers…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Galileo and the Science Deniers

  Livio, Mario, 1945-

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  Why is Galileo’s story so relevant today? In the 21st century we are seeing a new wave of science deniers just as Galileo encountered 400 years ago. Astrophysicist Mario Livio explains how Galileo presented his bold scientific ideas to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Astronomical

  From Quarks to Quasars, the Science of Space at Its Strangest

  James, Tim (Chemistry teacher)

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  From exoplanets to our own planets, Tim James takes us for an entertaining, humorous look at all things space; from black holes, to dark matter, to the plan to colonise Mars. James, a bestselling author and a high school teacher of…Read moreRead more of this annotation