Explorers

Gardner Dozois collected a bunch of science fiction adventure stories about exploration, ranging from classic stories from the golden age of science fiction to modern stories from the most recent pages of Asimov's science fiction. I loved it.

This is a collection that will never fail you. I've only had it for one day, and already I've missed a night's sleep reading some of the greatest writers to ever put pen to paper. I particularly liked that the editor didn't just stop with the early seventies, but re-printed some of the good old stuff from writers like Clarke. A real edition to your library, and something I cannot recommend too highly.

Anthologist emeritus does it again with a suberb anthology of short stories and novelletes about spaces and exploring

This anthology gives the reader a chance to see how "space travel" science fiction has evolved through five decades. The 23 stories are in chronological order based on their respective publishing dates. They are samplings from the 1950's-1990's. Each selection is prefaced with a short introduction to why it was included. If you like old-fashioned science fiction, the kind I remember from the 65 cent paperbacks I saved up my allowance for, then this is for you. Open it and settle down for a few trips to places you only dreamed about when you were young and innocent.