The Planet-Girded Suns (Updated Edition)    by Sylvia Engdahl
Price: $3.99 USD. 88680 words. Language: English. Published by Ad Stellae Books  on May 18, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.
The history of human thought about extrasolar worlds. From the late 17th century until the end of the 19th, almost all educated people believed that the stars are suns surrounded by inhabited planets. This book, first published by Atheneum in 1974 and now updated, tells the story of the rise, fall, and eventual renewal of widespread conviction that we are not alone in the universe.

Il Mistero dell'Universo    by Giancarlo Varnier
Price: $9.99 USD. 65930 words. Language: Italian. Published by ALVIS International Editions  on March 3, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.
Da sempre il Mistero dell’Universo e della Vita ha affascinato la mente dell’uomo. Il progredire della conoscenza intorno ai corpi che costellano la volta celeste ha scandito le tappe salienti della sua evoluzione. Il complesso di conoscenze di cui oggi disponiamo ha aperto le porte ad interrogativi che sembrano superare i limiti della comprensione umana.

Mission to Jupiter: A History of the Galileo Project - Comprehensive History of the Epic Exploration of Jupiter and its Moons, Io, Europa, Callisto, Failures and Triumphs (NASA SP-2007-4231)    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 135850 words. Language: English. Published on January 20, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Space Science.
This official NASA history document - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - is a comprehensive account of the epic Galileo probe of Jupiter and its moons, recounting the difficult path to launch, the change in Shuttle upper stages after the Challenger accident, the high gain antenna and tape recorder anomalies, and the enormous scientific success of the mission.

Uplink - Downlink: A History of the Deep Space Network 1957-1997, Mariner, Viking, Voyager, Galileo, Cassini Eras, DSN as a Scientific Instrument (NASA SP-2001-4227)    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 205150 words. Language: English. Published on January 19, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.
This official NASA history document - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - provides a comprehensive, readable history of NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN), the network of antennas communicating with interplanetary probes including the eras of the Mariner, Viking, Voyager, Galileo, Cassini spacecraft.

To See the Unseen: A History of Planetary Radar Astronomy - A Comprehensive History of Radar Observations of Venus, Mars, Comets, Asteroids, the Magellan Mission, Arecibo Observatory (NASA SP-4218)    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 155360 words. Language: English. Published on January 18, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.
This official NASA history document - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - provides a comprehensive scientific and management history of planetary radar astronomy, with the story of radar observations from Earth of Mars, Venus, comets, and asteroids, as well as the successful mission of Magellan to map Venus.

Space Shuttle NASA Mission Reports: 1997 Missions, STS-81, STS-82, STS-83, STS-84, STS-94, STS-85, STS-86, STS-87    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 141510 words. Language: English. Published on January 16, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.
These official final program mission reports issued by the NASA Johnson Space Center cover missions in 1997: STS-81, STS-82, STS-83, STS-84, STS-94, STS-85, STS-86, and STS-87. In these thorough reports, with information and specifics not available on NASA website mission descriptions, each orbiter system is reviewed in detail along with technical information on performance and anomalies.

Looking Backward, Looking Forward: Forty Years of U.S. Human Spaceflight Symposium - Essays on Apollo, Shuttle, ISS, Mars, Ethics, Safety, Science, Exploration (NASA SP-2002-4107)    by Progressive Management
Price: $8.99 USD. 50300 words. Language: English. Published on January 14, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.
This NASA history document - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - contains sixteen fascinating essays about the past and future of spaceflight, written by some of the most important and famous figures in the space community: Buzz Aldrin, Frederick Gregory, Robert Crippen, Robert Zubrin, Homer Hickam, and others.

Space Shuttle NASA Mission Reports: 1996 Missions, STS-72, STS-75, STS-76, STS-77, STS-78, STS-79, STS-80    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 128890 words. Language: English. Published on January 14, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.
These official final program mission reports issued by the NASA Johnson Space Center cover missions in 1996: STS-72, STS-75, STS-76, STS-77, STS-78, STS-79, and STS-80. In these thorough reports, with information and specifics not available on NASA website mission descriptions, each orbiter system is reviewed in detail along with technical information on performance and anomalies.

Apollo and America's Moon Landing Program: NASA Engineers and the Age of Apollo - Stories of the Engineers Who Made the Moon Landing Possible (NASA SP-4104)    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 112090 words. Language: English. Published on January 14, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.
This comprehensive official NASA history document - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - is a fascinating collection of interviews with engineers involved with the NASA space program and the Apollo moon landing project.

On Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet 1958-1978 (NASA SP-4212) - Comprehensive Official History of the Viking Program and Man's First Successful Landing on Mars, Voyager and Mariner Programs    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 185180 words. Language: English. Published on January 13, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.
This official NASA history document - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - is a comprehensive and insightful account of America's Mars exploration program in the early days of the space program, culminating in the successful Viking landings in 1976.