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Author : Terry Virts
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426218648
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)
Download or read book View from Above written by Terry Virts and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shares photographs and details of the author's experiences in space.
Author : Tim Peake
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473544947
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)
Download or read book Ask an Astronaut written by Tim Peake and published by Random House. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The awe-inspiring Sunday Times Bestseller from astronaut Tim Peake Shortlisted for the British Book Award 2018 'Amazing . . . A brilliant book' Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2 Have you ever thought of becoming an astronaut? Ask an Astronaut is Tim Peake's personal guide to life in space, based on his historic Principia mission, and the thousands of questions he has been asked since his return to Earth. How does it feel to orbit the earth ten times faster than a speeding bullet? What's it like to eat, sleep and go to the toilet in space? And where to next - the moon, mars or beyond? From training to launch, historic spacewalk to re-entry, Tim has a fascinating answer to everything you ever wanted to know. He reveals for readers of all ages the extraordinary secrets, cutting-edge science, and everyday wonders of life onboard the International Space Station. 'Everything you ever wanted to know about life in space' Times
Author : Sarah Michaels
Publisher : Ridiculously Simple Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book From Classroom to Cosmos written by Sarah Michaels and published by Ridiculously Simple Books. This book was released on with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey with us through a remarkable exploration of the cosmos, crafted especially for young minds eager to grasp the grandeur of our universe. This guide masterfully simplifies complex space concepts, making them accessible and exciting. From understanding the physical rigors of space travel, to the mental fortitude required, our guide takes you on a holistic tour of an astronaut's life. Discover how zero gravity affects the body, how space food is different, and how isolation can be managed effectively. Uncover the intrigue behind astronaut training, the intricacies of applying to prestigious space agencies, and the lives of astronaut-pilots through vividly told personal narratives. Immerse in the daily life on a spaceship, delve into communication mechanisms with Earth, and enjoy engaging profiles of the heroic individuals that make space exploration possible. Looking towards the future, we tackle the ever-evolving field of space exploration, emphasizing its relevance and potential in shaping our world. With a curated list of resources and stimulating STEM activities, this guide also presents exciting opportunities for further discovery. Intricate, yet simple. Detailed, yet friendly. This thought-provoking journey encapsulates the mesmerizing realm of space and the men and women who dare to venture into its vast expanses. Let's ignite the spark of curiosity, one page at a time!
Author : Chris Hadfield
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316253049
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)
Download or read book An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth written by Chris Hadfield and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel to space and back with astronaut Chris Hadfield's "enthralling" bestseller as your eye-opening guide (Slate). Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space Station with a Swiss army knife, disposed of a live snake while piloting a plane, and been temporarily blinded while clinging to the exterior of an orbiting spacecraft. The secret to Col. Hadfield's success-and survival-is an unconventional philosophy he learned at NASA: prepare for the worst- and enjoy every moment of it. In An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, Col. Hadfield takes readers deep into his years of training and space exploration to show how to make the impossible possible. Through eye-opening, entertaining stories filled with the adrenaline of launch, the mesmerizing wonder of spacewalks, and the measured, calm responses mandated by crises, he explains how conventional wisdom can get in the way of achievement — and happiness. His own extraordinary education in space has taught him some counterintuitive lessons: don't visualize success, do care what others think, and always sweat the small stuff. You might never be able to build a robot, pilot a spacecraft, make a music video or perform basic surgery in zero gravity like Col. Hadfield. But his vivid and refreshing insights will teach you how to think like an astronaut, and will change, completely, the way you view life on Earth — especially your own. "Hadfield proves himself to be not only a fierce explorer of the universe, but also a deeply thoughtful explorer of the human condition." —Maria Popova, Brain Pickings
Author : Terry Virts
Publisher : Workman Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1523512040
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (235 download)
Download or read book How to Astronaut written by Terry Virts and published by Workman Publishing Company. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There's something intriguing to be learned on practically every page... [How to Astronaut] captures the details of an extraordinary job and turns even the mundane aspects of space travel into something fascinating."––Publishers Weekly Ride shotgun on a trip to space with astronaut Terry Virts. A born storyteller with a gift for the surprising turn of phrase and eye for the perfect you-are-there details, he captures all the highs, lows, humor, and wonder of an experience few will ever know firsthand. Featuring stories covering survival training, space shuttle emergencies, bad bosses, the art of putting on a spacesuit, time travel, and much more!
Author : Jacques Arnould
Publisher : ATF Press
ISBN 13 : 1925232948
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (252 download)
Download or read book God, the Moon and the Astronaut written by Jacques Arnould and published by ATF Press. This book was released on 2016-12-31 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A cloth spread under an apple tree can catch only apples', wrote Antoine de Saint Exupery in Terre des hommes (Land of Men), (English title: Wind, Sand and Stars), 'and a cloth spread under stars can catch only stardust ... What was most marvellous was that, there, standing on the planet's rounded back, between this magnetic cloth and those stars, was a man's consciousness in which that star-fall could be reflected as in a mirror.' And a few pages further on he writes: 'I was but a mere mortal lost between sand and stars, aware simply of the sweet pleasure of breathing.' From the author of those lines to the writer of the first well known verses of the Bible: 'In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth ...', stretch centuries of time and an intellectual and cultural abyss as well. What could there be in common between the pilot of the first air route from Toulouse to Dakar and the direct descendants of Semitic nomads? Certainly not much, but for those star-pierced nights that deserts alone can offer for contemplation, combined with the tormenting question: what a thing is man, confronted by the cosmos, magnificent and terrible at the same time? This question has been haunting humanity from the beginning and gnaws at each of us: 'Who am I? Where did I come from? Where does my destiny lie?' To these questions, the desert dwellers, and the aviator lost like all their brothers in humanity, have given the same response. Certainly we are mortal beings, lost in the middle of the cosmos as in a desert, crushed by the weight of reality as by the immense celestial vault. And yet, we are unique, singular, irreplaceable; we are not less than the consciousness of the world, and, believers among them will say, we are even created in the image of God. Is that courage or lack of awareness, pretentiousness or faith?
Author : Clayton C. Anderson
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803277318
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)
Download or read book The Ordinary Spaceman written by Clayton C. Anderson and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2015-06 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's it like to travel at more than 850 MPH, riding in a supersonic T-38 twin turbojet engine airplane? What happens when the space station toilet breaks? How do astronauts "take out the trash" on a spacewalk, tightly encapsulated in a space suit with just a few layers of fabric and Kevlar between them and the unforgiving vacuum of outer space? The Ordinary Spaceman puts you in the flight suit of U.S. astronaut Clayton C. Anderson and takes you on the journey of this small-town boy from Nebraska who spent 167 days living and working on the International Space Station, including nearly forty hours of space walks. Having applied to NASA fifteen times over fifteen years to become an astronaut before his ultimate selection, Anderson offers a unique perspective on his life as a veteran space flier, one characterized by humility and perseverance. From the application process to launch aboard the space shuttle Atlantis, from serving as a family escort for the ill-fated Columbia crew in 2003 to his own daily struggles--family separation, competitive battles to win coveted flight assignments, the stress of a highly visible job, and the ever-present risk of having to make the ultimate sacrifice--Anderson shares the full range of his experiences. With a mix of levity and gravitas, Anderson gives an authentic view of the highs and the lows, the triumphs and the tragedies of life as a NASA astronaut.
Author : Charles Solbrig
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1452088977
Total Pages : 598 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Laserstar written by Charles Solbrig and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States has finally embraced 'Star Wars' technology as a last resort to protect against the wildfire proliferation of nuclear weapons. Orbiting high above the earth, a team of US astronauts activate Space Station Sigma One's massive laser, capable of disintegrating any missile within minutes of its launch. But, ALEC, the base computer, makes a terrible mistake. It directs the laser to destroy an F-16 fighter. The sole purpose of the astronauts on board is to prevent computer destruct errors. In the astronauts' mad scramble to correct the problem, the base commander, Major Richard Taylor, stumbles across irrefutable proof that someone has gained control of ALEC and destroyed the F-16 on purpose. And they continue to control the base to perform more egregious acts of violence. The mastermind behind the base, the late brilliant Dr. Delvin F. Feller, designed multiple levels of safeguards into the base to prevent Sigma One from being used as a weapon-but someone is directing the control computer to disregard the safeguards and it appears the devastation is being directed from the Mideast. Taylor and the other crew members try to stop the destruction but are no match to the space station's computer and vicious laser. The flawed space station wreaks havoc. It is a terror in the sky and must be stopped-but how? The base is invincible. Did Dr. Feller make a mistake? This suspense filled book is a real page turner. Don't miss it.
Author : Tom Wolfe
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 1429961325
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book The Right Stuff written by Tom Wolfe and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom Wolfe at his very best" (The New York Times Book Review), The Right Stuff is the basis for the 1983 Oscar Award-winning film of the same name and the 8-part Disney+ TV mini-series. From "America's nerviest journalist" (Newsweek)--a breath-taking epic, a magnificent adventure story, and an investigation into the true heroism and courage of the first Americans to conquer space. " Millions of words have poured forth about man's trip to the moon, but until now few people have had a sense of the most engrossing side of the adventure; namely, what went on in the minds of the astronauts themselves - in space, on the moon, and even during certain odysseys on earth. It is this, the inner life of the astronauts, that Tom Wolfe describes with his almost uncanny empathetic powers, that made The Right Stuff a classic.
Author : Craig Ryan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1631490796
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (314 download)
Download or read book Sonic Wind: The Story of John Paul Stapp and How a Renegade Doctor Became the Fastest Man on Earth written by Craig Ryan and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2015-08-17 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The untold story of an eccentric, scientific visionary whose death-defying research has saved millions of lives. Sixty years ago, cars and airplanes were still deathtraps waiting to happen. Today, both are safer than ever, thanks in part to one pioneering air force doctor’s research on seatbelts and ejection seats. The exploits of John Paul Stapp (1910–1999) come to thrilling life in this biography of a Renaissance man who was once blasted—faster than a .45 caliber bullet—across the desert in his Sonic Wind rocket sled, only to be slammed to a stop in barely a second. The experiment put him on the cover of Time magazine and allowed his swashbuckling team to gather the data needed to revolutionize automobile and aircraft design. But Stapp didn’t stop there. From the legendary high-altitude balloon tests that ensued to the ferocious battles for car safety legislation, Craig Ryan’s book is as much a history of America’s transition into the Jet Age as it is a biography of the man who got us there safely.
Author : Gene Kranz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439148813
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)
Download or read book Failure Is Not an Option written by Gene Kranz and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-06-23 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, flight director in NASA's Mission Control, tells of the challenges in space flight from the very early years to the current time and of "his own bold suggestions about what we ought to be doing in space now."--Jacket.
Author : Michael Pickering
Publisher : Michael Pickering
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book THE LAST ASTRONAUT written by Michael Pickering and published by Michael Pickering. This book was released on with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thousands of years ago, four spaceships make a desperate escape from the dying planet Inanna. Their mission is to find and colonise new worlds. One of these spaceships crash lands on Earth in 4000 BC, it changes the course of human history forever. Four of the five surviving astronauts use their advanced technology and knowledge to shape the rise of the Sumerian civilization, leaving behind a legacy of secrets and mysteries. Their descendants play a crucial role in the invasion of Mesopotamia, spreading their influence across the region. But the fifth astronaut has a different fate. She is left in a state of suspended animation, in a secret cave, until she is awakened by a group of teenagers in the present day. Now, she must adapt to a world she does not recognise, while facing a threat that could destroy the planet, she must now call home. A planet-killing meteor is on a collision course with Earth, and only she and her human companions have the power to stop it. But will she be able to save humanity with a 6000-year-old secret organisation chasing her and her advanced technology? Her new home is also threatened by other descendants from another of the four ships, will she overcome these challenges or is the planet earth doomed. This is the story of the Last Astronaut, a thrilling saga that spans millennia, weaving together alien origins, historical echoes, and a desperate fight for survival.
Author : William Van Gordon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 153814672X
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)
Download or read book The Way of the Mindful Warrior written by William Van Gordon and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-12-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Way of the Mindful Warrior provides a fresh, authentic, and structured path to using mindfulness to embrace living in awareness and reconnecting with our innermost nature of peace, wisdom, and compassion. Mindfulness is a 2,500-year-old Buddhist meditation practice that involves focusing awareness on the present moment, the only place where an individual can truly embrace and experience life. In recent decades, mindfulness has gained popularity amongst scientists, healthcare practitioners, and the public more generally. An abundance of popular books has subsequently emerged providing different interpretations of how to practice mindfulness and apply it in daily-living contexts. However, most current approaches to mindfulness have removed it from its traditional spiritual context or overlook important scientific insights from research into this ancient contemplative technique. The Way of Mindful Warrior addresses this oversight and integrates the traditional Buddhist teachings on mindfulness with emerging insights from the scientific study of mindfulness, wellbeing and the human mind. This book is timely and presents a fresh, easily digestible, and structured path to using mindfulness not only as a tool for coping with the stresses and strains of contemporary living, but also as a means to cultivating unconditional wellbeing and for flourishing as a human being.
Author : David Patchell-Evans
Publisher : ECW Press
ISBN 13 : 1770908250
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (79 download)
Download or read book Living the Good Life written by David Patchell-Evans and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Patchell-Evans is the founder and CEO of GoodLife Fitness Clubs, Canada’s largest and fastest-growing fitness empire. Patchell-Evans, or “Patch,” as everyone calls him, is a five-time Canadian rowing champion and an active rower, runner, and skier today. Two weeks into his first year in university he was involved in a serious motorcycle accident. A lengthy and arduous period of rehabilitation at a sports clinic sparked his interest in sports and exercise, and he went on to combine courses in physical fitness and business, and to found his business empire. In this sane approach to health and exercise, Patch recounts his own personal story and gives balanced and inspiring tips on exercise, diet, and life.
Author : Paul Dye
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0316454540
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)
Download or read book Shuttle, Houston written by Paul Dye and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the longest-serving Flight Director in NASA's history comes a revealing account of high-stakes Mission Control work and the Space Shuttle program that has redefined our relationship with the universe. A compelling look inside the Space Shuttle missions that helped lay the groundwork for the Space Age, Shuttle, Houston explores the determined personalities, technological miracles, and eleventh-hour saves that have given us human spaceflight. Relaying stories of missions (and their grueling training) in vivid detail, Paul Dye, NASA's longest-serving Flight Director, examines the split-second decisions that the directors and astronauts were forced to make in a field where mistakes are unthinkable, and where errors led to the loss of national resources -- and more importantly one's crew. Dye's stories from the heart of Mission Control explain the mysteries of flying the Shuttle -- from the powerful fiery ascent to the majesty of on-orbit operations to the high-speed and critical re-entry and landing of a hundred-ton glider. The Space Shuttles flew 135 missions. Astronauts conducted space walks, captured satellites, and docked with the Mir Space Station, bringing space into our everyday life, from GPS to satellite TV. Shuttle, Houston puts readers in his own seat at Mission Control, the hub that made humanity's leap into a new frontier possible.
Author : Alyson Foster
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1620403579
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (24 download)
Download or read book God is an Astronaut written by Alyson Foster and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The day of the accident, Jess is in the backyard with a chainsaw, clearing space to build the greenhouse she's always wanted. And, as always, she is thinking of Arthur. Arthur, her colleague in the botany department, who never believed she'd actually start the project. Arthur, who, after getting too close, has cut off contact, escaping to study the subarctic pines. But now there has been a disaster, connected to her husband's space tourism company: the explosion of a space shuttle filled with commercial passengers, igniting a media frenzy on her family's doorstep. Jess's engineer husband is implicated, and she knows there is information he's withholding, even as she becomes an unwitting player in the efforts to salvage the company's reputation. Struggling, Jess writes to the only person she can be candid with. She writes to Arthur. And in her e-mails -- warm, frank, yet freighted with regret and the old habits of seduction -- Jess tries to untangle how her life has changed, in one instant but also slowly, and how it might change still. With sure pacing and intimate wisdom, God is an Astronaut unfurls a story of secrets and of wonderment, the unforgettable and the vast unknowable.
Author : Louisa Reid
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN 13 : 1916558321
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (165 download)
Download or read book Handle With Care written by Louisa Reid and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2024-10-10 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful YA novel told in prose and verse about teen mother Ruby, who is let down by all those who should be protecting her, ultimately with tragic consequences.
