Space Exploration

There is increased interest, once again, in space and space exploration along with a forward look toward a new, revitalized and vibrant space age. 

The main goal of space exploration is threefold: to advance the development of scientific research while letting us prove or disprove scientific theories; to connect different countries with shared objectives and to foster common goals; and to safeguard the survival of humanity for a long time.  To these ends, the majority of ongoing space-related research is conducted using ground-based telescopes by astronomers. Physical exploration, itself,  is conducted by humans during spaceflight and also uses unmanned robotic space probes that reduce possible risks to humans.  We can explore the solar system, the universe, and observed phenomena.   

Books    

• Across the airless wilds : the Lunar Rover and the triumph of the final moon landings by Earl Swift (available as an audiobook on CD and in print)  
• The burning blue : the untold story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA’s Challenger disaster by Kevin Cook   
• Chandra’s cosmos : dark matter, black holes, and other wonders revealed by NASA’s premier X-ray observatory by Wallace H. Tucker (available in print)  
• Chasing space : an astronaut’s story of grit, grace, and second chances by Leland Melvin   (available as an eBook, an eAudiobook and in print)
• Chasing the moon : the people, the politics, and the promise that launched America into the space age by Robert Stone and Alan Andres (available as a DVD and in print)    
• The consequential frontier : challenging the privatization of space by Peter Ward (available in print)    
• Frequently asked questions about the universe by Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson (available in print)   
• The future of humanity : terraforming Mars, interstellar travel, immortality, and our destiny beyond Earth by Dr. Michio Kaku (available as an eBook, an eAudiobook, book on CD, and in print)    
• Galaxy girls : 50 amazing stories of women in space by Libby Jackson (available in print)    
• Hidden figures : the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race by Margot Lee Shetterly (available as an eBook, an eAudiobook and in Print)    
• How to astronaut : an insider’s guide to leaving planet earth by Terry Virts (available in print)    
• Liftoff : Elon Musk and the desperate early days that launched SpaceX by Eric Berger (available in print)   
• Mercury rising : John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the new battleground of the Cold War by Jeff Shesol (available as an eBook and in print)
• Meteorite : how stones from outer space made our world by Tim Gregory (available in print)    
• The mission, or, how a disciple of Carl Sagan, an ex-motocross racer, a Texas Tea Party congressman, the world’s worst typewriter saleswoman, California mountain people, and an anonymous NASA functionary went to war with Mars, survived an insurgency at Saturn, traded blows with Washington, and stole a ride on an Alabama moon rocket to send a space robot to Jupiter in search of the second Garden of Eden at the bottom of an alien ocean inside of an ice world called Europa (a true story) by David W. Brown (available in print)    
• Missions to Mars : a new era of rover and spacecraft discovery on the Red Planet by Larry S. Crumpler, PhD (available in print)    
• One giant leap : the impossible mission that flew us to the Moon by Charles Fishman (available in print)
• Out there : a scientific guide to alien life, antimatter, and human space travel (for the cosmically curious) by Michael Wall, PhD (available in print)  
• Rocket men : the daring odyssey of Apollo 8 and the astronauts who made man’s first journey to the Moon by Robert Kurson  (available as an eBook, an eAudiobook and in print)    
• Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11 by James Donovan (available as an eBook and in print)
• The space barons : Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the quest to colonize the cosmos by Christian Davenport (available in print)    
• Space exploration : a history in 100 objects by Sten Odenwald (available in print)    

Organizations    

• American Astronautical Society   
• Blue Origin    
• Coalition for Deep Space Exploration    
• LockheedMartin 
• Nanoracks    
• NASA    
• Northrop Grumman    

Streaming

• 7+ of the Best Space Documentaries You Need to Watch    
• 8 Space Documentaries That Will Blow Your Mind    
• 10 of the Best Space Documentaries You Can Stream Right Now    
• The best space documentaries to watch in 2021   

Websites    

• 5 Reasons Space Exploration Is More Important Than Ever    
• The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration   
• The Conversation    
• Exploring Space to Prepare for Earth’s Future    
• Here’s How 3 Space Companies Aim to Replace the ISS Wired | December 6, 2021   
• How Space Technology Makes Daily Impacts on Your Life     
• NASA Live    
• NASA Selects New Astronaut Recruits to Train for Future Missions NASA | December 6, 2021
• NASA’s newest astronauts talk about their journeys to becoming spacefarers NASA | December 7, 2021 
• Our Sun   
• Solar System Exploration    
• Space    
• Space Exploration Aerospace
• Space Exploration  National Archives
• Space Exploration Missions   
• Space Explorations Lockheed Martin      
• Space is Crucial to Understanding Climate Change    
• Top 10+ Space Research Organisations in the World | 2021 Edition