Star Bound

Emily Carney is a former nuclear technician for the U.S. Navy and an accomplished space journalist. She is the manager of public engagement and social media for the Space 3.0 Foundation, founder of the popular spaceflight group Space Hipsters, and cohost of the Space and Things podcast. 

Bruce McCandless III is a novelist, an attorney, and the son of a shuttle astronaut. He is the author of Wonders All Around: The Incredible True Story of Astronaut Bruce McCandless II and the First Untethered Flight in Space.

 

"An outstanding overview of American space exploration. . . . The trivia fascinates . . . and the authors ground their narrative in colorful character portraits. . . . This soars."—Publishers Weekly, starred review



"[Star Bound] digs impressively deep to place the growth of Americas space program in context. . . . [Carney and McCandless are] a writing marriage made in heavens starry skies."—Rebecca Coffey, Forbes



"With Carney and McCandlesss breezy style, this enthusiastic and accessible history will engage the curiosity of both general readers and seasoned space enthusiasts alike."—Library Journal, starred review



"The authors should be commended for concisely charting a path through dozens of topics and telling interesting stories."—Mary Damon, Quest



"There are so many topics that Carney and McCandless explore that I suspect any reader will still learn a sizeable amount—and their wit and unabashed geekiness over all things space make for a delightful read and may remind you why you fell in love with spaceflight."—Jaime Herndon, Mercury Magazine



“Two of the world’s foremost space history chroniclers have joined forces to tell the tale of how spaceflight developed and nurtured our existence over the last century or more. They fly us through the decades with their characteristic wry humor, making Star Bound both an entertaining and an informative read.”—Francis French, coauthor of Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961–1965



“A sweeping, comprehensive, and detailed spaceflight history and primer, Star Bound is not just informative, it’s engaging and fun—less an academic text than a lively conversation with that one cool friend who’s funny, snarky, and oh-so-smart.”—David Hitt, author of Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story