Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery

Author: Kelly, ScottBrand: Random House Large PrintColor: WhiteEdition: Large type / Large printBinding: PaperbackFormat: Large PrintNumber Of Pages: 640Release Date: 17-10-2017Part Number: 0525590056_usedDetails: NATIONAL BEST SELLER A stunning, personal memoir from the astronaut and modern-day hero who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station—a message of hope for the future that will inspire for generations to come. The veteran of four spaceflights 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 hostile to human life. He describes navigating the extreme challenge of long-term spaceflight, both life-threatening and mundane: the devastating effects on the body; the isolation from everyone he loves and the comforts of Earth; the catastrophic risks of colliding with space junk; and the still more haunting threat of being unable to help should traged