How to Astronaut: Everything You Need to Know Before Leaving Earth
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!
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, in 50 brief chapters.
Reviews
How to Astronaut is an amusing and enlightening insight into
an astronaut's work life...This is an eye-opening insider's view on
what it's really like to be an astronaut: the joys, the dangers, the
fear, and the day-to-day reality of it. Virts' writing is humorous,
playful, down to earth, and often wise."-- "Booklist"
"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"
"Virts' firsthand accounts are richly detailed and...hilarious."-- "Discover"
Col. Terry Virts
Col. Terry Virts (ret) served as a U.S. Air Force test fighter pilot, is
a NASA veteran of two spaceflights and a graduate of the U.S. Air Force
Academy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Harvard Business
School.
He recently directed his first film, One More Orbit.
His next book, The Art of Space Travel, is due out in the fall of
2020. He is currently involved in several film and television projects,
serves on corporate boards, consults to the entertainment industry,
writes and promotes public policy.
He
is a celebrated thought leader, speaker and author whose seven months
in space included: piloting the Space Shuttle; commanding the
International Space Station; three spacewalks; and performing scientific
experiments, while working closely with multiple international
partners. Virts worked with Russian Space Agency cosmonauts during some
of the most stressful
U.S.-Russian relations since the Cold War.
While
in space he took more than 300,000 photos – more than on any other
space mission. The images are an integral component of the National
Geographic IMAX film A Beautiful Planet, which Virts also shot and
stars in. His first book for National Geographic, View From Above,
combines his best photography with stories about spaceflight alongside
his
perspectives about life on earth and our place in the cosmos.
An
in-demand speaker at events across the globe, Virts’ inspires
audiences with stories from space as well as his insights into life on
earth. He brings his unique perspective to businesses worldwide on
diverse topics such as our environment, global wealth, intercultural
leadership, crisis and risk management, innovation, strategy and vision
and decision making.
https://terryvirts.com/
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