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Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.46 — 18,572 ratings — published 1994
Failure is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.31 — 11,004 ratings — published 2000
The Right Stuff (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 23 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.23 — 57,205 ratings — published 1979
Introduction to Flight (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.41 — 318 ratings — published 1978
Fundamentals of Aerodynamics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.46 — 405 ratings — published 1984
Ignition!: An informal history of liquid rocket propellants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,081 ratings — published 1972
Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.40 — 10,933 ratings — published 1994
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as aerospace)
avg rating 3.95 — 61,492 ratings — published 2010
Rocket Propulsion Elements (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.51 — 245 ratings — published 1962
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.49 — 7,112 ratings — published 1974
Fundamentals of Astrodynamics (Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering)
by (shelved 12 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.25 — 316 ratings — published 1971
A Man on the Moon (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.49 — 7,966 ratings — published 1994
The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,841 ratings — published 1999
Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.21 — 23,556 ratings — published 2017
747: Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet and Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.21 — 904 ratings — published 2006
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as aerospace)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,807 ratings — published 2005
Flying Blind: The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.17 — 4,486 ratings — published 2021
The Wright Brothers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.18 — 101,309 ratings — published 2015
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.11 — 456,985 ratings — published 2015
Modern Engineering for Design of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics)
by (shelved 9 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.68 — 31 ratings — published 1992
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.17 — 64,211 ratings — published 2013
Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.17 — 4,080 ratings — published 1994
Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,964 ratings — published 2009
Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.53 — 12,643 ratings — published 2018
Fate Is the Hunter (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,399 ratings — published 1961
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.19 — 8,393 ratings — published 2002
Apollo: The Race To The Moon (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.51 — 2,060 ratings — published 1989
Dragonfly: NASA and the Crisis Aboard Mir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.03 — 675 ratings — published 1997
Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.22 — 117 ratings — published 1989
Boeing Versus Airbus: The Inside Story of the Greatest International Competition in Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as aerospace)
avg rating 3.60 — 484 ratings — published 2007
The Case for Mars (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.11 — 3,038 ratings — published 1996
Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.46 — 6,937 ratings — published 2021
The Mars Project (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as aerospace)
avg rating 3.75 — 185 ratings — published 1953
Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot (Audio)
by (shelved 7 times as aerospace)
avg rating 3.95 — 3,877 ratings — published 2015
The Martian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,382,491 ratings — published 2011
Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.19 — 108 ratings — published 1991
Wind, Sand and Stars (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.12 — 22,287 ratings — published 1939
When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,394 ratings — published 2023
The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,283 ratings — published 2018
Into the Black: The Extraordinary Untold Story of the First Flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia and the Astronauts Who Flew Her (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,796 ratings — published 2015
Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.42 — 7,109 ratings — published 2017
Hidden Figures (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as aerospace)
avg rating 3.96 — 116,721 ratings — published 2016
Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,497 ratings — published
Aircraft Propulsion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.23 — 81 ratings — published 2008
Computational Fluid Dynamics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.24 — 213 ratings — published 1995
Red Moon Rising: Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries that Ignited the Space Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,682 ratings — published
Two Sides of the Moon: Our Story of the Cold War Space Race (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.29 — 601 ratings — published 2004
Riding Rockets (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,065 ratings — published 2006
Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.50 — 125 ratings — published 1999
Flight: My Life in Mission Control (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as aerospace)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,198 ratings — published 2001
“Sky is not the limit”
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“New airplanes are reshaping the future of aviation with advanced technologies focused on sustainability, efficiency, and passenger comfort. Manufacturers like Boeing and Airbus are developing next-generation aircraft such as the Boeing 777X and the Airbus A350neo, which feature lighter composite materials, more efficient engines, and improved aerodynamics. These planes reduce fuel consumption and emissions, aligning with the global push toward greener aviation.”
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