Format:
Book
Author:
Kelly, Scott, 1964- author.
Title:
Endurance : my year in space, a lifetime of discovery / Scott Kelly with Margaret Lazarus Dean.
Edition:
First Vintage Books edition.
Publisher, Date:
New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC, 2018.
©2017
Description:
447 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Summary:
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: the devastating effects on the body; the isolation from everyone he loves and the comforts of Earth; the pressures of constant close cohabitation; the catastrophic risks of depressurization or colliding with space. But perhaps the most haunting challenge is that of being unable to help should tragedy strike at home - something Kelly knows about firsthand. Kelly's humanity, compassion, humor, and passion resonate throughout, as he recalls his rough-and-tumble New Jersey childhood and the youthful inspiration that sparked his astounding. Here, in his personal story, we see the triumph of the human imagination, the strength of the human will, and the boundless wonder of the galaxy.
Subjects:
Kelly, Scott, 1964-
International Space Station.
Astronauts -- United States -- Biography.
Space flights -- Biography.
Genre:
Autobiographies.
Other Author:
Dean, Margaret Lazarus, 1972- author.
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
0525432434 (paperback)
9780525432432 (paperback)
Other Number:
1031671151
System Availability:
4
Current Holds:
0
Control Number:
3637475
Course Reserves:
0
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4