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New Books of Interest
	The Mercury 13: The Untold Story of Thirteen American Women and the Dream of Space Flight Martha Ackmann, Lynn Sherr (Preface) - 2003 Amazon: US UK "In dynamic prose, Ackmann, senior lecturer in women's studies at Mount Holyoke College, relates the story of 13 female pilots who fought to become part of the nation's space program at its inception. Their tale is uplifting, a narrative of their dedication-perhaps obsession might be a better word-and sacrifice in an attempt to aid the nation in the space race against the Soviets and to experience the thrill of space flight. The story is also a depressing indictment of the rampant sexism that kept them from achieving their goal and kept the country from making productive use of their considerable talents.... more" - Publishers Weekly
	Apollo Eecom: Journey of a Lifetime (Apogee Books Space Series) Sy Liebergot, David M. Harland - 2003 Amazon: US UK The drama of the NASA mission control room from someone who was there during the Apollo missions.
	In Their Own Words: Conversations With the Astronauts and Men Who Led America's Journey into Space and to the Moon Scott Sacknoff - 2003 Amazon: US UK Author: "The interviews includes reflections from their astronauts on their pioneering ventures into the unknown; first-person accounts of walking on the moon;, behind the scenes activity in the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs; detailed discussions on the Apollo 13 accident; Robert Goddard's thoughts as he watched his rocket rise above the New Mexico desert; General Schriever talking about early military space activities; and Walter Cronkite and colleagues discussing how the media covered these..." read more
	The Moonlandings : An Eyewitness Account by Reginald Turnill - 2003 Amazon: US UK "Longtime BBC aerospace reporter Turnill gives a comprehensive overview of the Apollo program, including its origins in America's post-Sputnik panic, the preliminary Mercury and Gemini programs, the drama of the Apollo 11 landing and the Apollo 13 near-disaster, as well as the program's demise amid waning public interest, rising costs and a general sense that the moonlaunches had accomplished all they could accomplish. Turnill's eyewitness account focuses less on the landings than it does on the news coverage of the landings." - Publishers Weekly
	Rocket Dreams Marina Benjamin - 2003 Amazon: US UK "The thrill was gone after the Apollo astronauts departed the moon: the futurism of human space exploration expired and was replaced by a routine of running laps around earth in space stations. Essayist Benjamin ventures a suite of explanations for the disappointment (to space enthusiasts, at least) that play off the visions of Arthur C. Clarke, Werner von Braun, and Gerard O'Neill, which fired up so many imaginations through the 1970s..." - Booklist
Other Recent Additions Space Programs: All Exploration and Research Efforts Outside the United States by Daphne Burleson, 2004, McFarland& Co. , Amazon: US UK The Rocket Team (Apogee Books Space Series) Frederick I. Ordway, Mitchell Sharpe - Revised edition of the original about the German V2 team. Amazon: US UK Space Dogs: Pioneers of Space Travel : Chris Dubbs - 2003 Amazon: US UK We Have Capture: Tom Stafford and the Space Race - Thomas P. Stafford, Michael Cassutt - 2002 - Amazon: US UK The Unbroken Chain Guenter Wendt, Russell Still - 2001 - Amazon: US UK Gossamer Spacecraft : Membrane and Inflatable Structures Technology for Space Application - Christopher H.M. Jenkins (ed) - 2001, Amazon: US UK Jupiter Odyssey : The Story of Nasa's Galileo Mission - David M. Harland -2000 Amazon: US UK Spacefaring: The Human Dimension - Albert A. Harrison - 2001 Amazon: US UK 2001: Building for Space Travel - John Zukowsky (Editor), James N. Wood - 2001 Amazon: US UK