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Wingnut763 t1_j5y26kr wrote

I’d probably start by skimming thru A Brief History of a Time for some physics concepts.

Not so much about space but how astronauts work, I recently finished Kathryn Sullivan’s book ‘Handprints on Hubble’ and it was a great insight on how/why astronauts spend years preparing for a single mission that may only last a couple days.

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Puzzled_6368 t1_j5y9rz5 wrote

Try Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “Astrophysics for people in a hurry” it’s a 4 hour listen and it’s read by him.

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zenith654 t1_j5ynxvh wrote

Most people are giving great recommendations for general astrophysics/cosmology books, so I’ll go a different direction with space exploration history /engineering.

The book “Failure is Not an Option” by Gene Kranz is an autobiography from a NASA flight director who was in Mission Control for Apollo 11 and 13 and documents NASA history from Mercury to Apollo. It does get very technical and nitty gritty but it’s a great read and lets your realize just how complex space exploration is.

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Varsect t1_j5y9z1g wrote

‘A brief history of time’ and ‘Astrophysics for people in a hurry’ are a good starter pack.

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UKSpaceChris t1_j5y1tp2 wrote

I'll just add too, I'm kind of in the same position as you. I've taken 2023 as my year to learn more and to "Get Into Space" (not literally, unless Elon is reading this.....)

But what I am pretty good at doing is wading through all the vast amounts of stuff out there about space and finding the most valuable and easiest to understand things for people like you and me. So if you want me to be your guide and focus your interest on things that are directly useful to you, just let me know!

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punania t1_j5ygxvz wrote

The Universe in a Nutshell and A Short History of Nearly Everything will get you started with concepts and context.

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Brizzyintx74 t1_j5yz93s wrote

It's an older book, but I really like Beginnings, by Isaac Asimov.

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nickkangistheman t1_j5z3rf0 wrote

Watch "the universe " series from history Channel on A&E on hulu

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Philip_Jay_Fryy t1_j60kaeg wrote

The Case For Mars - by Robert Zubrin

Expanded on from a research paper he helped wright. A Case for Mars is goes through a detailed mission plan for a cost effective crewed mission to Mars only using technology available in the 1990's

Some sci-fi books I like:

The Martin - Andy Weir

The Expanse series - James S.A. Corey

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PandaEven3982 t1_j5z0rbr wrote

I'm not actually sure how to answer. Education usually imparts specifics. Physics and math certainly. Read "The Dancing wu-li Masters?" Or Neil Tyson?

Maybe ask this question in /NASA?

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