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Best Astronaut Books That You Need

Looking for the best Astronaut books? Browse our list to find excellent book recommendations on the subject.

Astronaut Handbook (2017)

 Best Astronaut Books That You Need  With an appealing text and funny, brightly colored illustrations, Meghan McCarthy transports aspiring space travelers to astronaut school in her young nonfiction picture book. Take a ride on the “Vomit Comet” and learn how it feels to be weightless. Try a bite of astronaut food, such as delicious freeze-dried ice cream. Have your measurements taken—100 of your hand alone—for your very own space suit. Get ready for liftoff!
Author(s): Meghan McCarthy

Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream (2009)

 Best Astronaut Books That You NeedWhat does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape — any checklist would include these. But when America created NASA in 1958, there was another unspoken rule: you had to be a man. Here is the tale of thirteen women who proved that they were not only as tough as the toughest man but also brave enough to challenge the government.
Author(s): Tanya Lee Stone, Margaret A. Weitekamp

The Last Astronaut (2019)

 Best Astronaut Books That You NeedSally Jansen was NASA’s leading astronaut, until a mission to Mars ended in disaster. Haunted by her failure, she lives in quiet anonymity, convinced her days in space are over.She’s wrong. A large alien object has entered the solar system on a straight course toward Earth. It has made no attempt to communicate and is ignoring all incoming transmissions. Out of time and out of options, NASA turns to Jansen. For all the dangers of the mission, it’s the shot at redemption she always longed for.
Author(s): David Wellington

I Want to Be an Astronaut (1992)

 Best Astronaut Books That You NeedFrom picture-book master Byron Barton, this is the perfect story for young readers who love outer space and want to know more about how NASA astronauts do their job.Up into the sky goes the space shuttle! Once in orbit, the astronauts get a taste of ready-to-eat food, experience zero gravity, go for space walks, and even fix a satellite.
Author(s): Byron Barton

The Fated Sky: A Lady Astronaut Novel (2018)

 Best Astronaut Books That You NeedOf course the noted Lady Astronaut Elma York would like to go, but there’s a lot riding on whoever the International Aerospace Coalition decides to send on this historic―but potentially very dangerous―mission? Could Elma really leave behind her husband and the chance to start a family to spend several years traveling to Mars?
Author(s): Mary Robinette Kowal

Goodnight Spaceman: The Perfect Bedtime Book! (Goodnight Series) (2017)

 Best Astronaut Books That You NeedIt’s time for bed, come on inside. We’ll keep the curtains opened wide And watch the starlight sparkling bright. Let’s make a wish and say goodnight. Goodnight shuttle, Goodnight base, Goodnight deepest, darkest space. Zooming through the Milky Way Goodnight spaceman, far away. Blast off to dreamland with this charming book that’s destined to be your child’s favorite. Rocket across the stars and through the universe with these joyful illustrations and fun rhymes.
Author(s): Michelle Robinson , Nick East , et al.

My Journey to the Stars (Step into Reading) (2019)

 Best Astronaut Books That You NeedA Step 3 Biography Reader of American hero, Astronaut Scott Kelly! Scott wasn’t sure what he wanted to be when he grew up. He struggled in school and often got in trouble with his twin brother, Mark. Then one day Scott discovered a book about test pilots and astronauts that set him on a new path.His new focus led him to fly higher and higher, becoming first a pilot and then an astronaut, along with his brother–the first twin astronauts in history.
Author(s): Scott Kelly, André Ceolin

The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story (2014)

 Best Astronaut Books That You NeedAs America’s Mercury Seven astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, television cameras focused on the brave smiles of their young wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from military spouses into American royalty.
Author(s): Lily Koppel

To the Moon: An Autobiography of an Apollo Astronaut’s Daughter (2019)

 Best Astronaut Books That You NeedTo the Moon is an exciting and well-written autobiography by Rosemary Roosa, the daughter of Apollo 14 Astronaut, Stu Roosa. The introduction is by Apollo 16 Astronaut, Charlie Duke, and the book is endorsed by Apollo 13 Astronaut Fred Haise. To the Moon captures the essence of the space race days and then takes you on a journey to the moon and back. Rosemary Roosa describes her adventurous life with her parents and her career.
Author(s): Rosemary Roosa

Endurance: My Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery (2018)

 Best Astronaut Books That You NeedThe veteran of four space flights and the American record holder for consecutive days spent in space, Scott Kelly has experienced things very few have. Now, he takes us inside a sphere utterly hostile to human life.
Author(s): Scott Kelly

Astronaut Academy: Are You Ready for the Challenge? (2016)

 Best Astronaut Books That You NeedThis is a spaceflight activity book like no other! Through a series of fun and challenging tasks, kids will begin to understand the skills and training required to become an astronaut on a mission to Mars. There are “classes” for kids to attend as part of their training. These include Space Pilot, Space Living, Space Engineer, Space Scientist, and Space Gym.
Author(s): Steve Martin, Jennifer Farley

Space Heroes: Amazing Astronauts (DK Readers) (DK Readers Level 3) (2003)

 Best Astronaut Books That You NeedBrave, bold, and daring—learn the amazing stories of the world’s greatest astronauts in this Level 3 DK Reader.  Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children’s interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. With DK Readers, children will learn to read—then read to learn!
Author(s): Buckley Jr., James, Caryn Jenner

Pete the Cat: Out of This World (2017)

 Best Astronaut Books That You NeedBlast off into space with New York Times bestselling author and artists James Dean and everyone’s favorite cat-stronaut, Pete the Cat, in Pete the Cat: Out of This World. Includes over 30 fun stickers!When Pete heads off to space camp, he gets to float in zero gravity, build rockets, and even goes on an extraordinary interstellar mission that is out of this world—literally.
Author(s): James Dean

Best Astronaut Books That You Need

We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Library Genesis and download some astronaut books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.

Draw 50 Outer Space: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Astronauts, Rockets, Space Stations, Planets, Meteors, Comets, Asteroids, and More

Author(s): Lee J. Ames, Erin Harvey
ID: 2438746, Publisher: Watson-Guptill, Year: 25 July 2017, Size: 54 Mb, Format: epub

The New Guys: The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travel

Author(s): Meredith Bagby
ID: 3673246, Publisher: HarperCollins, Year: 2023, Size: 33 Mb, Format: epub

The Woman in the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Helped Fly the First Astronauts to the Moon

Author(s): Richard Maurer
ID: 3723781, Publisher: Roaring Brook Press, Year: 2023, Size: 121 Mb, Format: epub

Please note that this booklist is not definite. Some books are really best-sellers according to Washington Post, others are written by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant books you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.

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