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1	New Space Capitalism: The Entrepreneurial Path to the Stars by Rainer Zitelmann 4.87 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 9,200, and 92 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Kelly: More Than My Share of It All by Clarence L. Johnson 4.27 avg rating — 1,071 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Tex Johnston: Jet-Age Test Pilot by A.M. Johnston 4.28 avg rating — 95 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	X-15 Diary: The Story of America's First Space Ship by Richard Tregaskis 3.94 avg rating — 99 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Always Another Dawn: The Story of a Rocket Test Pilot by Albert Scott Crossfield 4.36 avg rating — 341 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Contrails Over the Mojave: The Golden Age of Jet Flight Testing at Edwards Air Force Base by George J. Marrett 3.97 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Forever Flying: Fifty Years of High-flying Adventures, From Barnstorming in Prop Planes to Dogfighting Germans to Testing Supersonic Jets by R.A. Hoover 4.33 avg rating — 394 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Testing Death: Hughes Aircraft Test Pilots and Cold War Weaponry by George J. Marrett 3.83 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	747: Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet and Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation by Joe Sutter 4.22 avg rating — 893 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Cold War Test Pilot: Surviving Crash Landings and Emergency Ejections: From Fast-Jets to Heavy Multi-Engine Aircraft by Ron Burrows 4.35 avg rating — 75 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Wings on My Sleeve by Eric M. Brown 4.39 avg rating — 1,226 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Vulcan Test Pilot: My Experiences in the Cockpit of a Cold War Icon by Tony Blackman 4.14 avg rating — 56 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Failure is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond by Gene Kranz 4.31 avg rating — 10,909 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Testing Tornado: Cold War Naval Fighter Pilot to BAe Chief Test Pilot by J. David Eagles 4.60 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed by Ben R. Rich 4.46 avg rating — 18,198 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Test Pilot: An Extraordinary Career Testing Civil Aircraft by Chris Taylor (Test Pilot) (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 60 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Yeager: An Autobiography by Chuck Yeager 4.25 avg rating — 6,332 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	A Wasp Among Eagles: A Woman Military Test Pilot in World War II by Ann B. Carl 3.94 avg rating — 115 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War by Robert Coram 4.19 avg rating — 8,311 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Wings on My Sleeve: The Legendary Autobiography of Britain's Greatest Ever Test Pilot by Eric M. Brown 4.39 avg rating — 1,226 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Stormy Life: Memoirs of a Pioneer of the Air Age by Ernst Heinkel 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Speed: The Life of a Test Pilot and Birth of an American Icon by Bob Gilliland 4.39 avg rating — 44 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Lonely Sky (Aviator's Bookshelf) by william-bridgeman 4.44 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Luftwaffe Test Pilot: Flying Captured Allied Aircraft of World War 2 by Hans-Werner Lerche 4.55 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Lovings Love: A Black American's Experiences in Aviation by Neal V. Loving 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Voyager by Jeana Yeager 4.04 avg rating — 70 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Spitfire - A Test Pilot's Story by Jeffrey Quill 4.39 avg rating — 61 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Sky Fever : The Autobiography of Sir Geoffrey De Havilland by Geoffrey de Havilland 3.50 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Hidden Genius: Frank Mann, the Black Engineer behind Howard Hughes by H.T. Bryer (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 59 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Fighter Pilot's Heaven: Flight Testing the Early Jets by Donald S. Lopez really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 47 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars