National Astronaut Day
May 5th is National Astronaut Day!
The Apollo murders : a novel
Hadfield, Chris, 1959- author
2022
1973. A final, top-secret mission to the Moon. Three astronauts in a tiny module, a quarter of a million miles from home. A quarter of a million miles from help. As Russian and American crews sprint for a secret bounty hidden away on the lunar surface, old rivalries blossom and the political stakes are stretched to breaking point back on Earth. Houston flight controller Kazimieras "Kaz" Zemeckis must do all he can to keep the NASA crew together, while staying one step ahead of his Soviet rivals. But not everyone on board Apollo 18 is quite who they appear to be.
The calculating stars
Kowal, Mary Robinette, 1969- author
2018
On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space, and requires a much larger share of humanity to take part in the process. Elma York's experience as a WASP pilot and mathematician earns her a place in the International Aerospace Coalition's attempts to put man on the moon, as a calculator. But with so many skilled and experienced women pilots and scientists involved with the program, it doesn't take long before Elma begins to wonder why they can't go into space, too.
Gravity
Gerritsen, Tess
1999
A young NASA doctor must combat a lethal microbe that is multiplying in the deadliest of environments: space.
John Glenn : a memoir
Glenn, John, 1921-2016
1999
Autobiography of the first American astronaut, now the world's oldest astronaut.
The last man on the moon
2016
When Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan stepped on the moon in December 1972 he left his footprints and his daughters' initials in the lunar dust. Only now, over forty years later, is he ready to share his epic but deeply personal story of fulfillment, love and loss. Cernan's burning ambition carried him from a quiet Chicago suburb to the spectacular and hazardous environment of space and ultimately, to the moon.
Moonshot : the flight of Apollo 11
Floca, Brian
2009
The flight of Apollo 11 is shown in close-up focus and wide-angle vistas.
Packing for Mars : the curious science of life in the void
Roach, Mary
2010
The bestselling author of "Stiff" and "Bonk" explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity.
Project Hail Mary
Weir, Andy, author
2021
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that - let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. Alone on this tiny ship that's been cobbled together by every government and space agency on the planet and hurled into the depths of space, it's up to him to conquer an extinction-level threat to our species. And thanks to an unexpected ally, he just might have a chance.
Rocket men : the daring odyssey of Apollo 8 and the astronauts who made man's first journey to the Moon
Kurson, Robert, author
2018