How to astronaut : an insider's guide to leaving planet earth
Title:
How to astronaut : an insider's guide to leaving planet earth
Format:
Books
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Publication Date(s):
2020
ISBN:
9781523509614
Physical Description:
ix, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
General Note:
Includes an index.
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?
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.
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