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The Ordinary Spaceman : from Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut by Clayton C. Anderson, Nevada Barr is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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"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 more than 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

Who reads The Ordinary Spaceman : from Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut?

Author

Clayton C. Anderson, Nevada Barr

Publisher

UNP - Nebraska

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9780803277335

Category

history

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

4.02 / 5 (121 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14