Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2017-09-18
Books mentioned on StarTalk Podcast: Cosmic Queries – The Space Race with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier
Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier by Neil deGrasse Tyson is a collection of essays examining the history, decline, and potential future of American space exploration, advocating for renewed investment in the cosmos.
Discussed“so you know this may sound like a cheap plug but it's just so I wrote a book called space chronicles right facing the ultimate frontier came out two years ago”
Where to get it
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The Right Stuff
Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff is a dramatic chronicle of the early American space program and the test pilots who risked everything to break the sound barrier and reach orbit.
Discussed“but that back one lose the right stuff right”
Where to get it
