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        Outward Odyssey: A People’s History of Spaceflight

        This series provides a popular history of spaceflight from the rocket scientists of the 1930s to today, focusing on the lives of astronauts, cosmonauts, technicians, scientists, and their families. These books place equal emphasis on the Soviets and the Americans and give priority to people over technology and nationalism. Series brings to life experiences that shaped the lives of astronauts and cosmonauts and forever changed their world and ours.


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        Colin Burgess

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        Star Bound

        Star Bound

        A Beginner's Guide to the American Space Program, from Goddard's Rockets to Goldilocks Planets and Everything in Between

        by Emily Carney and Bruce McCandless III

        Publisher: Nebraska

        Pub Date: January 2025

        Son of Apollo

        Son of Apollo

        The Adventures of a Boy Whose Father Went to the Moon

        by Christopher A. Roosa

        Foreword by James Lovell

        Publisher: Nebraska

        Pub Date: November 2022

        A Long Voyage to the Moon

        A Long Voyage to the Moon

        The Life of Naval Aviator and Apollo 17 Astronaut Ron Evans

        by Geoffrey Bowman

        Foreword by Jack Lousma

        Publisher: Nebraska

        Pub Date: November 2021

        The Light of Earth

        The Light of Earth

        Reflections on a Life in Space

        by Al Worden and Francis French

        Publisher: Nebraska

        Pub Date: November 2021

        Beyond Blue Skies

        Beyond Blue Skies

        The Rocket Plane Programs That Led to the Space Age

        by Chris Petty

        Foreword by Dennis R. Jenkins

        Publisher: Nebraska

        Pub Date: November 2020

        The Ultimate Engineer

        The Ultimate Engineer

        The Remarkable Life of NASA's Visionary Leader George M. Low

        by Richard Jurek

        Foreword by Gerald D. Griffin

        Publisher: Nebraska

        Pub Date: December 2019

        Come Fly with Us

        Come Fly with Us

        NASA's Payload Specialist Program

        by Melvin Croft and John Youskauskas

        Foreword by Don Thomas

        Publisher: Nebraska

        Pub Date: February 2019

        Go, Flight!

        Go, Flight!

        The Unsung Heroes of Mission Control, 1965–1992

        by Rick Houston and Milt Heflin

        Foreword by John Aaron

        Publisher: Nebraska

        Pub Date: December 2015

        Bold They Rise

        Bold They Rise

        The Space Shuttle Early Years, 1972-1986

        by David Hitt and Heather R. Smith

        Foreword by Robert L. Crippen

        Publisher: Nebraska

        Pub Date: June 2014

        Shattered Dreams

        Shattered Dreams

        The Lost and Canceled Space Missions

        by Colin Burgess

        Foreword by Don Thomas

        Publisher: Nebraska

        Pub Date: May 2019

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