Thanks to Artemis, the world is once again looking to the stars. Here are some fictional books set in space, and some non-fiction documenting the amazing reality
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created by Vikki93
last updated May, 2026
From the Earth to the Moon
Jules Verne
Space Race: The Epic Battle Between America and the Soviet Union for Dominion of Space
Deborah Cadbury
Chasing the Moon: The People, the Politics, and the Promise That Launched America into the Space Age
Robert L. Stone
Shoot for the Moon: The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11
James Donovan
Space: The Human Story
Tim Peake
Beyond: The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Space
Stephen Walker
Ask an Astronaut: My Guide to Life in Space
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1)
Kim Stanley Robinson
How Apollo Flew to the Moon
W. David Woods
Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicles
Roger E. Bilstein
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey
Michael Collins
Atmosphere
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Orbital
Samantha Harvey
Hidden Figures
Margot Lee Shetterly
Apollo: The Race To The Moon
Charles Murray
Go, Flight!: The Unsung Heroes of Mission Control, 1965â1992 (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight)
Rick Houston
Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon
Jeffrey Kluger
Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon
Robert Kurson
One Way (Frank Kittridge #1)
S.J. Morden
Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon
Alan Shepard
The Apollo Murders (Apollo Murders, #1)
Chris Hadfield
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
James R. Hansen
Failure is not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
Gene Kranz
Mars (The Grand Tour, #4)
Ben Bova
A Man on the Moon
Andrew Chaikin
Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut's Journey
Fred Haise
Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13
Jim Lovell
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
Artemis
The Martian
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