We've explored the world we inhabit, now let us venture out into the stars.
Some suggestions:
The Martian by Andy Weir The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Lucy and the Rocket Dog by Will Buckingham Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
I was considering Moonbound: Apollo 11 and the Dream of Spaceflight by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm but obviously didn't look at my shelves because I still have Space Opera from the last crate so I'll have to use that one!
I read Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky. It is Book 2 in a series, so I also recommend Children of Time (Book 1). Both are really outstanding books.
Some suggestions:
The Martian by Andy Weir
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Lucy and the Rocket Dog by Will Buckingham
Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente