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24 alternatives to What's It Like in Space?

Stories from astronauts who have been there

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. What's It Like in Space? launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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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 →

2. 2
   What's It Like in Space? Stories from Astronauts Who've Been There▲77

   Weird, funny and awe-inspiring stories from astronauts

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Earth and Space▲56

   Photographs from the Archives of NASA

   2015 · chroniclebooks.com · its alternatives →

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   An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being▲3

   An astronaut's tale of his time in space.

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Get in Trouble: Stories▲66

   Stories of astronauts, fairy bosses, movie stars +more

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth▲91

   About ingenuity, determination & being prepared for anything

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Wheels Stop▲63

   The tragedies and triumphs of the space shuttle program

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   2001: A Space Odyssey▲70

   The #1 in the most exciting space science fiction ever

   2015 · goodreads.com · its alternatives →

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   How to Make a Spaceship▲73

   Inspirational story of Peter Diamandis & spaceflight mission

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    A Man on the Moon▲59

    The voyages of the Apollo astronauts

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Astronaut▲139

    You're an astronaut. Click to watch random videos in space.

    2017 · astronaut.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Space Age▲137

    A wonderful, kooky, and mysterious space adventure

    2014 · spaceageapp.com · its alternatives →

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    An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth▲66

    Hadfield takes readers deep into his years of training

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Martian▲200

    An astronaut stranded on Mars fights to survive

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Space Probes▲81

    A catalog of space probes at the Moon and beyond

    2015 · spaceprob.es · its alternatives →

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    Inside Space▲172

    Deep coverage of outer space and space travel

    2017 · inside.com · its alternatives →

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    Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot ▲53

    A pilot explores (and explains) the phenomenon of flight

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Incredible Intergalactic Journey Home▲95

    An incredible journey from outer space… back home.

    2015 · wonderbly.com · its alternatives →

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    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy▲75

    Characters frolic through the galaxy with infectious joy

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    America's Forgotten Mars Mission▲91

    A visual essay, from Hardbound

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Life of Wernher von Braun ▲56

    Dr. Space

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Space Legacy▲69

    New Space Adventure from the creators of HOOP

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Life at Sea▲62

    Observations of a Modern Mariner

    2015 · coevalinc.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Deep Survival▲62

    Science + storytelling to explain the mysteries of survival

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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