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1	A Man on the Moon by Andrew Chaikin 4.49 avg rating — 7,941 ratings score: 191, 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
2	Marooned by Martin Caidin 3.68 avg rating — 187 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
3	The Apollo Murders (Apollo Murders, #1) by Chris Hadfield 3.91 avg rating — 20,791 ratings score: 148, 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	Look Up: Our Story with the Stars by Sarah Cruddas 3.66 avg rating — 102 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
5	Ambassadors from Earth: Pioneering Explorations with Unmanned Spacecraft by Jay Gallentine (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 53 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
5	Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey by Michael Collins 4.49 avg rating — 7,065 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	Infinity Beckoned: Adventuring Through the Inner Solar System, 1969–1989 by Jay Gallentine (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 43 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
8	Not Necessarily Rocket Science: A Beginner's Guide to Life in the Space Age by Kellie Gerardi (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 326 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	How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure by John Rocco 4.41 avg rating — 454 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
10	Apollo Rising by David Oakes 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
11	Beyond Blue Skies: The Rocket Plane Programs That Led to the Space Age by Chris Petty 4.28 avg rating — 47 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
12	The Ultimate Engineer: The Remarkable Life of NASA's Visionary Leader George M. Low by Richard Jurek 4.19 avg rating — 181 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
13	A Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong by James R. Hansen (Editor) 3.33 avg rating — 3 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
14	Operation Moonglow: A Political History of Project Apollo by Teasel Muir-Harmony 3.95 avg rating — 105 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
15	The Cape by Martin Caidin really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 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
16	Julie Jones Cape Canaveral Nurse by Suzanne Roberts really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 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
17	Space by James A. Michener 4.01 avg rating — 7,229 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
18	Voyage (NASA Trilogy, #1) by Stephen Baxter 3.83 avg rating — 2,285 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
19	Moonseed (NASA Trilogy, #3) by Stephen Baxter 3.74 avg rating — 1,927 ratings score: 84, 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
20	Titan by Stephen Baxter 3.74 avg rating — 1,866 ratings score: 83, 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	Public Loneliness: Yuri Gagarin's Circumlunar Flight (Altered Space Book 2) by Gerald Brennan (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 82, 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
22	Zero Phase: Apollo 13 on the Moon (Altered Space Book 1) by Gerald Brennan (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 63 ratings score: 81, 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	Island of Clouds: The Great 1972 Venus Flyby (Altered Space Book 3) by Gerald Brennan (Goodreads Author) 4.54 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 80, 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
24	Infinite Blues: A Cold War Fever Dream (Altered Space Book 4) by Gerald Brennan (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 79, 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	NASA's Origins and the Dawn of the Space Age. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 10, 1998 by David S.F. Portree 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 78, 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	Walking to Olympus: An EVA Chronology (Monographs in Aerospace History) by David S.F. Portree 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 77, 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
27	Mike Mars, Astronaut by Donald A. Wollheim 3.16 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 76, 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	Blue Gemini (Blue Gemini, #1) by Mike Jenne 4.26 avg rating — 346 ratings score: 75, 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	Pale Blue (Blue Gemini #3) by Mike Jenne 4.53 avg rating — 163 ratings score: 74, 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	Blue Darker Than Black: A Thriller (Blue Gemini, #2) by Mike Jenne 4.53 avg rating — 186 ratings score: 73, 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
31	Canadarm and Collaboration: How Canada's Astronauts and Space Robots Explore New Worlds by Elizabeth Howell 4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 72, 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
32	The Search for Life on Mars: The Greatest Scientific Detective Story of All Time by Elizabeth Howell 3.98 avg rating — 89 ratings score: 71, 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
33	Zigzag by Nicholas Booth 3.81 avg rating — 857 ratings score: 70, 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
34	Riding Rockets by Mike Mullane 4.20 avg rating — 5,055 ratings score: 69, 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
35	Beyond: The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Space by Stephen Walker 4.57 avg rating — 1,939 ratings score: 68, 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
36	Bold They Rise: The Space Shuttle Early Years, 1972-1986 by David Hitt (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 158 ratings score: 67, 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
37	The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space (Apogee Books Space) by Gerard K. O'Neill 4.21 avg rating — 577 ratings score: 66, 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
38	Leadership Moments from NASA: Achieving the Impossible by Dave Williams 4.04 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 65, 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
39	Wonders All Around: The Incredible True Story of Astronaut Bruce McCandless II and the First Untethered Flight in Space by Bruce McCandless III (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 243 ratings score: 64, 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
40	The Ordinary Spaceman: From Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut by Clayton C. Anderson 3.92 avg rating — 281 ratings score: 63, 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
41	It's a Question of Space: An Ordinary Astronaut's Answers to Sometimes Extraordinary Questions by Clayton C. Anderson 3.73 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 62, 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
42	Apollo Remastered: The Ultimate Photographic Record by Andy Saunders 4.88 avg rating — 223 ratings score: 61, 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
43	Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut's Journey by Fred Haise 3.50 avg rating — 516 ratings score: 60, 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
44	Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut's Journey to the Moon by Al Worden 4.12 avg rating — 737 ratings score: 59, 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
45	The Light of Earth: Reflections on a Life in Space by Al Worden 4.68 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 58, 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
46	NASA's Scientist-Astronauts (Springer Praxis Books) by David J. Shayler 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 57, 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
47	Back to Earth: What Life in Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet―And Our Mission to Protect It by Nicole Stott 3.88 avg rating — 228 ratings score: 56, 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
48	Marketing the Moon: The Selling of the Apollo Lunar Program by David Meerman Scott (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 101 ratings score: 55, 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
49	Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission by Eileen M. Collins 4.33 avg rating — 816 ratings score: 54, 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
50	Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew by Michael D. Leinbach 4.21 avg rating — 3,172 ratings score: 53, 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
51	Rocket Ranch: The Nuts and Bolts of the Apollo Moon Program at Kennedy Space Center (Springer Praxis Books) by Jonathan H. Ward (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 52, 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
52	Countdown to a Moon Launch: Preparing Apollo for Its Historic Journey (Springer Praxis Books) by Jonathan H. Ward (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 51, 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
53	Lunar Outfitters: Making the Apollo Space Suit by Bill Ayrey 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 50, 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
54	A Long Voyage to the Moon: The Life of Naval Aviator and Apollo 17 Astronaut Ron Evans by Geoffrey Bowman (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 49, 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
55	Dr Space Junk vs The Universe: Archaeology and the Future by Alice Gorman (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 196 ratings score: 47, 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
56	The Father, Son, and Holy Shuttle: Growing Up an Astronaut's Kid in the Glorious 80s by Patrick Mullane (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 167 ratings score: 46, 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
57	Adventures in Space Advocacy: A Personal Story of Space Activism by Michael J. Mackowski it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 45, 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
58	Air and Space: The National Air and Space Museum Story of Flight by Andrew Chaikin 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 44, 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
59	Apollo: An Eyewitness Account by Astronaut/Explorer Artist/Moonwalker Alan Bean by Alan Bean 4.51 avg rating — 70 ratings score: 43, 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
60	Mission Control, This Is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon by Andrew Chaikin 4.13 avg rating — 149 ratings score: 42, 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
61	Voices from the Moon: Apollo Astronauts Describe Their Lunar Experiences by Andrew Chaikin 4.40 avg rating — 113 ratings score: 41, 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
62	A Passion for Mars: Intrepid Explorers of the Red Planet by Andrew Chaikin 4.25 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 40, 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
63	Becoming Off-Worldly: Learning from Astronauts to Prepare for Your Spaceflight Journey by Laura Forczyk (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 39, 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