While I can not from the top of my head think of all that many actual books, I would recommend considering a couple of tv series: From the to Earth the Moon [1]

While I can not from the top of my head think of all that many actual books, I would recommend considering a couple of tv series: From the to Earth the Moon [1] and Moon Machines [2]. The former is based on a book [3], but I have not read it. There is a lot of information available on the American space programs all over the internet, but if you would like to read about their Soviet counterparts, give Rockets and People [4] a go. Finally, to get an idea of what it is like to live in outer space nowadays, Chris Hadfield's autobiography An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth [5] is a good read. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_the_Earth_to_the_Moon_(miniseries) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_the_Earth_to_the_Moon_(mi... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Machines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Machines [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Man_on_the_Moon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Man_on_the_Moon [4] https://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/rockets_people_vol1_detail.html https://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/rockets_people_vol1_deta... [5] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18170143-an-astronaut-s-guide-to-life-on-earth https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18170143-an-astronaut-s-...