Margaret Lazarus Dean
Author
Language
English
Description
The veteran of four space flights and the American record holder for consecutive days spent in space, Scott Kelly has experienced things very few have. Now, he takes us inside a sphere utterly inimical to human life. He describes navigating the extreme challenge of long-term spaceflight, both existential and banal: the devastating effects on the body; the isolation from everyone he loves and the comforts of Earth; the pressures of constant close cohabitation;...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
"El astronauta de la NASA, que pasó un año récord a bordo de la Estación Espacial Internacional nos cuenta cómo es salir al espacio y cómo es ahora, desde aquí. Entre en el mundo fascinante de Scott Kelly y atrévase a ver su mundo de manera diferente. Veterano de cuatro vuelos espaciales y el estadounidense que ha pasado más días consecutivos en el espacio, Scott Kelly ha experimentado cosas que muy pocos de nosotros hemos tenido la oportunidad...
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Takes the measure of what American spaceflight has achieved while reckoning with its earlier witnesses, such as Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, and Oriana Fallaci. Along the way, Dean meets NASA workers, astronauts, and space fans, gathering possible answers to the question: What does it mean that a spacefaring nation won't be going to space anymore? An elegy to the waning days of human spaceflight as we have known it. --From publisher description.
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Adapted from the memoir of NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent a record-breaking year in space.
How does a boy struggling in school become an American hero and a space pioneer? Daredevil behavior? Check. Whether it is sailing leaky boats in the Atlantic Ocean or joining an ambulance corps to race to the rescue, living on the edge is required behavior for an astronaut. Sibling rivalry? Check. An identical twin brother who both cheers you on and...