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24 alternatives to Rise of the Rocket

The women who propelled us, from missiles to the Moon > Mars

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Rise of the Rocket launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Rise of the Rocket Girls▲67

   Female mathematicians who influenced military rocket design

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Red Mars▲74

   A future history of Martian colonization

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   The Martian▲200

   An astronaut stranded on Mars fights to survive

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   What's It Like in Space?▲67

   Real stories from the men and women who have been to space

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Rocket Propulsion Elements▲55

   Learn rocket propulsion the same way Musk did.

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   LEGO Women of NASA▲132

   The inspiring women of NASA, now in LEGO form ✨

   2017 · lego.com · its alternatives →

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   Rocket Girl: The Story of Mary Sherman Morgan ▲1

   America's First Female Rocket Scientist

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   The Moon is a Harsh Mistress▲75

   A computer leads the lunar population in a revolution.

   2016 · amazon.de · its alternatives →

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   The Rocketship Book▲178

   The best startup insights of 2014 from 100+ entrepreneurs

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Women in Science▲69

    Learn the stories of 50 inspiring female innovators in STEM

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Earth and Space▲56

    Photographs from the Archives of NASA

    2015 · chroniclebooks.com · its alternatives →

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    Rocket▲69

    Eight lessons to secure infinite growth

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    America's Forgotten Mars Mission▲91

    A visual essay, from Hardbound

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    First Women▲68

    The grace and power of America's first ladies

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Women in Tech Book▲109

    A collaborative book by amazing techy women (Kickstarter)

    2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Wheels Stop▲63

    The tragedies and triumphs of the space shuttle program

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Skies Belong to Us▲67

    Riveting read on the golden age of hijacking.

    2015 · theskiesbelongtous.com · its alternatives →

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    Range - Pioneer Women: Pushing Boundaries in the Ski Industry▲53

    Stories and Trailblazers of the New American West.

    2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    The Upstarts▲78

    How the companies of Silicon Valley are changing the world

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Conversations With Her: On Resilience ▲83

    Real-life stories from 7 women who have shown resilience

    2015 · fourthhour.com · its alternatives →

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    Leap by YC▲181

    Where women in tech can talk about whatever we want

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Wait But Why - How (and Why) SpaceX Will Colonize Mars▲67

    The past and the future of space exploration.

    2015 · waitbutwhy.com · its alternatives →

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    Tomorrowland▲66

    Pivotal moments when science fiction became science fact

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Stranger in a Strange Land▲71

    Human being raised on Mars returns to Earth

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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