Someone has already mentioned Stephen Baxter, but as he is such a prolific author, in slightly different sub-genres, I thought I would mention three of his books that are some of my favourite sci-fi novels:
Voyage: a believable depiction of a NASA expedition to Mars.
Titan: even more adventurous--this time NASA goes to Titan; again very believable with a nice unexpected coda.
I have read both Voyage and Titan several times.
Evolution: this also stands out as one I will have to read again, although I can't remember much of the plot now!
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