Chris Gainor's Books

A very good review of my book, The Bomb and America's Missile Age

Happy 40th birthday to the Space Telescope Science Institute! Much of its history is discussed in my book, Not Yet Imagined.

The first review is in...

In the first month after Not Yet Imagined: A Study of Hubble Space Telescope Operations was posted as an ebook, the page got more than 23,000 visits, a record for a NASA History ebook. Many thanks everyone! The page is linked just below.

I'm pleased to announce that after years of work, my book on the Hubble Space Telescope is now available. The book is available on three e-pub formats on this website for FREE download. An announcement will be made when the book is available in traditional printed form.

This brand new book - Militarizing Outer Space - contains my chapter on the nuclear roots of the 1960s space race.

My book To A Distant Day: The Rocket Pioneers is part of the University of Nebraska Press Outward Odyssey Series

I join other Outward Odyssey series authors in commenting on the meaning of the launch of SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2.

Today I took part in a panel with some excellent authors who have written books about the history of space exploration in the Outward Odyssey series.

As the author of To A Distant Day: The Rocket Pioneers, I will be on the Thursday panel.

The cover of my book on the Hubble Space Telescope, due out later this year from the NASA History Division.

Friday April 24 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. On that day I will be speaking online about HST, which is the topic of my upcoming book.