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50 Books by and for (Future) Astronauts

A reading list for all the people for whom the sky never was the limit.
Contains: SciFi, spacey YA romance, nonfiction and (auto)biographies from the realm of human spaceflight.
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Ignition: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (John D. Clark)
Ignition: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants
1
John D. Clark
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth (Col. Chris Hadfield)
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
2
Col. Chris Hadfield
The Apollo Murders (Chris Hadfield)
The Apollo Murders
3
Chris Hadfield
The Defector (Chris Hadfield)
The Defector
4
Chris Hadfield
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
5
Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
6
Andy Weir
From the Earth to the Moon (Jules Verne)
From the Earth to the Moon
7
Jules Verne
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Collection (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Collection
8
Douglas Adams
Dare Mighty Things (Heather Kaczynski)
Dare Mighty Things
9
Heather Kaczynski
One Giant Leap (Heather Kaczynski)
One Giant Leap
10
Heather Kaczynski
In the Quick (Kate Hope Day)
In the Quick
11
Kate Hope Day
The Disasters (M.K.England)
The Disasters
12
M.K.England
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
13
Becky Chambers
The Darkness Outside Us (Eliot Schrefer)
The Darkness Outside Us
14
Eliot Schrefer
The Gravity of Us (Phil Stamper)
The Gravity of Us
15
Phil Stamper
See You in the Cosmos (Jack Cheng)
See You in the Cosmos
16
Jack Cheng
The Astronaut Selection Test Book (Tim Peake)
The Astronaut Selection Test Book
17
Tim Peake
Ask an Astronaut (Tim Peake)
Ask an Astronaut
18
Tim Peake
Limitless (Tim Peake)
Limitless
19
Tim Peake
Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe (Mike Massimino)
Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
20
Mike Massimino
Endurance (Scott Kelly)
Endurance
21
Scott Kelly
Riding Rockets (Mike Mullane)
Riding Rockets
22
Mike Mullane
How to Astronaut (Terry Virts)
How to Astronaut
23
Terry Virts
Chasing Space (Leland Melvin)
Chasing Space
24
Leland Melvin
Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut (Samantha Cristoforetti)
Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut
25
Samantha Cristoforetti
Back to Earth: What Life in Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet―And Our Mission to Protect It (Nicole Stott)
Back to Earth: What Life in Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet―And Our Mission to Protect It
26
Nicole Stott
Handprints on Hubble: An Astronaut's Story of Invention (Kathryn D. Sullivan)
Handprints on Hubble: An Astronaut's Story of Invention
27
Kathryn D. Sullivan
Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mis (Eileen M. Collins, Jonathan H. Ward)
Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mis
28
Eileen M. Collins, Jonathan H. Ward
The Astronauts Wives Club (Lily Koppel)
The Astronauts Wives Club
29
Lily Koppel
To Fly Among the Stars - The Hidden Story of the Fight for Women Astronauts (Rebecca Siegel)
To Fly Among the Stars - The Hidden Story of the Fight for Women Astronauts
30
Rebecca Siegel
Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space (Lynn Sherr)
Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space
31
Lynn Sherr
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures
32
Margot Lee Shetterly
Reaching for the Moon (Katherine G. Johnson)
Reaching for the Moon
33
Katherine G. Johnson
Not Necessarily Rocket Science: A Beginner's Guide to Life in the Space Age (Kellie Gerardi)
Not Necessarily Rocket Science: A Beginner's Guide to Life in the Space Age
34
Kellie Gerardi
Packing for Mars (Mary Roach)
Packing for Mars
35
Mary Roach
Cosmic Careers (Alastair Storm Browne, Maryann Karnich)
Cosmic Careers
36
Alastair Storm Browne, Maryann Karnich
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
37
Tom Wolfe
Failure Is Not an Option (Gene Kranz)
Failure Is Not an Option
38
Gene Kranz
Moondust (Andrew Smith)
Moondust
39
Andrew Smith
Flying to the Moon (Michael Collins)
Flying to the Moon
40
Michael Collins
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