The Space Shuttle Program: A Recommended Reading List
The Space Shuttle Atlantis' liftoff on the morning of July 8th heralded the beginning of the end for the NASA shuttle program. Consequently, interest in the space shuttle program has risen in recent weeks. Fans of manned space travel can find a wealth of interesting reading material with the top-rated space program books written by NASA insiders on Amazon right now:
- Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut by Mike Mullane. "With a testosterone-fueled swagger and a keen eye for particulars, Mullane takes readers into the high-intensity, high-stress world of the shuttle astronaut in this rough-hewn yet charming yarn of low-rent antics, bureaucratic insanity and transcendent beauty." (Publisher's Weekly)
- Final Countdown: NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program by Pat Duggins. "Surveying the history of the space shuttle, Duggins delivers descriptions of the system amid explanations of the aims of human spaceflight. Knowledgeable on the subject as NPR's space-shuttle reporter, Duggins relates the technological and financial compromises that resulted in the final design of the shuttle launch configuration.... Nevertheless, it was the ticket to space, and Duggins' original narrative elements portray the experiences of several shuttle crew members in applying to become astronauts and recounts their subsequent missions." (Booklist)
- Reflections From Earth Orbit by Captain Winston E. Scott. "A tremendous fascination and curiosity with space travel will be instilled in readers of this memoir by a former NASA astronaut. In a vivid recount of several events on board the space shuttles Endeavor and Columbia, the astronaut reflects on his life in space, emphasizing the routine aspects of the experience that earthbound people can relate to and appreciate." (from the book jacket description)
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