Books like The Right Stuff

12 books to read next

• Packing for Mars Mary Roach 6.1 h
• First Man James R. Hansen 14.4 h
• Spacecraft Systems Engineering Peter W. Fortescue, Graham Swinerd, John Stark 12.7 h
• The Heavens and the Earth Walter A. McDougall 10.2 h
• American Prometheus Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin 13.2 h
• The Space Barons Christian Davenport 6.0 h
• An Astronauts Guide to Life on Earth Chris Hadfield 5.6 h
• Carrying the Fire Michael Collins 9.7 h
• Rise of the Rocket Girls Nathalia Holt 6.5 h
• The Astronaut Wives Club Lily Koppel 5.7 h
• Carl Sagan Keay Davidson 10.1 h
• Five Days In November Clint Hill 4.6 h

How long each takes

Packing for Mars Mary Roach 6.1 h First Man James R. Hansen 14.4 h Spacecraft Systems Engineering Peter W. Fortescue, Graham Swinerd, John Stark 12.7 h The Heavens and the Earth Walter A. McDougall 10.2 h American Prometheus Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin 13.2 h The Space Barons Christian Davenport 6.0 h An Astronauts Guide to Life on Earth Chris Hadfield 5.6 h Carrying the Fire Michael Collins 9.7 h Rise of the Rocket Girls Nathalia Holt 6.5 h The Astronaut Wives Club Lily Koppel 5.7 h Carl Sagan Keay Davidson 10.1 h Five Days In November Clint Hill 4.6 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.