| Physical Description |
ix, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Summary |
Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts offers an insider's guide to astronauting--a behind-the-scenes look at the training, the basic rules, lessons, and procedures of space travel, including how to deal with a dead body in space, what it's like to film an IMAX movie in orbit, what exactly to do when nature calls, and much more. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Not your father's astronaut book: but he'll like it too! -- Training -- Launch -- Orbit -- Spacewalking -- Deep space -- Re-entry -- Afterword: Isolation: better on Earth or in space? |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Subject |
Virts, Terry, 1967-
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Astronautics -- Biography.
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Astronauts -- United States -- Biography.
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Manned space flight -- Biography.
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Menus for space flight -- Biography.
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Space flight training -- Biography.
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