Still acclaimed as one of the most remarkable and important motion pictures ever made, 2001: A Space Odyssey depicted the first contacts between humanity and extraterrestrial intelligence. Never giving up, I achieved unprecedented access into the shuttle mission that saved the Hubble Space Telescope and, for more than a decade, with the New Horizons team that first explored the Pluto system. Far and away my favorite book on the topic — and as we begin the journey to go back to the Moon, a great time to read up on when we did it first.

Khalifa and Amal Go To Space by Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, read in orbit by Astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori is now live online! We were in a Cold War-a space race-and NASA had already chosen the Mercury Seven to represent America. Does it still take a derring-do attitude, super-human fitness, intelligence, plus ‘the right stuff’ - a fabled grace under pressure? National Simultaneous Storytime is held annually, thanks to the Australian Library and Information Association ( ALIA). I love science and science fiction – stories are one of the most powerful ways we relate to the Universe.Growing up with space and airplane pictures on my walls, I went on to major in applied mathematics at the US Air Force Academy, fly F-16s, become a test pilot and eventually NASA astronaut.

How to Astronaut" by Terry Virts is an intergalactic journey into the fascinating world of space travel. In March 2015, Virts assumed command of the International Space Station, and spent over 200 days on it.Women were excluded from one of the most exciting adventures of the century-and not because they weren't up to the challenge.