For space geeks looking for e-reading, NASA recently added an e-book section to its publications list and rolled out the first free title for the Kindle and Sony Reader: “X-15: Extending the Frontiers of Flight” by Dennis R. Jenkins

“Apollo of Aeronautics: NASA’s Aircraft Energy Efficiency Program, 1973-1987″ by Mark D. Bowles will be available soon and more titles are on the way. The agency already has plenty of technical papers, presentations, case studies and other publications on its website that could eventually land in your e-reader.

Source: Wired Science.

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