This Week in Space 231

From the earliest works of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells to the best of contemporary space science fiction, Tariq and I dive deep into our favorite space si-fi across the ages! And our challenge to you for some of the most obscure titles we know. 

Headlines:

• Remembering Apollo Era Legends Margaret Hamilton and Milt Windler
• Soviet Meteor 27 Satellite Breaks Up, Raising Space Debris Concerns
• Elon Musk Receives National Science Award Amid NASA Science Cuts

Main Topic: Space Science Fiction Books and Media

• Influential Childhood Sci-Fi Classics and Lesser-Known Gems
• H.G. Wells, Ray Bradbury, and the Enduring Power of Classic Novels
• Comic Books as Gateway to Space Narratives, from Star Trek to Modern Series
• Golden Age Science Fiction: Venus Sagas, Heinlein, and Asimov
• Modern Standouts: The Expanse, Jack McDevitt, Martha Wells, and Ann Leckie
• Women in Sci-Fi: Hidden Voices and Impactful Authors
• Sci-Fi Landmarks: War of the Worlds' Grover’s Mill Monument and Other Cultural Footprints

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Links

• The Integral Trees
• The Smoke Ring
• Lucifer's Hammer: A Novel
• Star Trek Classics: The Mirror Universe Saga
• Rising Stars Compendium
• Farmer in the Sky
• From the Earth to the Moon (Illustrated 1874 Edition): 100th Anniversary Collection
• Between Planets
• The Expanse Series Collection 9 Books Set
• The Murderbot Diaries Vol. 1
• Ancillary Justice
• Firestar: An Epic of Science Fiction for the Twenty-First Century
• The Martian
• Rusty's Space Ship
• We All Died at Breakaway Station
• Edison's Conquest of Mars: A Classic Mars Invasion Science Fiction Adventure and Early Interplanetary War Story
• The Martian Chronicles
• Fury (Golden Age Masterworks)
• Farewell to The Master: The Day the Earth Stood Still
• The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
• A Talent For War (An Alex Benedict Novel Book 1)
• War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches
• The Chimerium Gambit: The Radiation Angels
• The Great Planet Robbery
• Earth Strike: A Gritty Military Space Opera in the Vein of Battlestar Galactica