Описание: Have you ever wondered what it would be like to find yourself strapped to a giant rocket that's about to go from zero to 17,500 miles per hour? Or to look back on Earth from outer space and see the surprisingly precise line between day and night? Or to stand in front of the Hubble Space Telescope, wondering if the emergency repair you're about to make will inadvertently ruin humankind's chance to unlock the universe's secrets? Mike Massimino has been there, and in Spaceman he puts you inside the suit, with all the zip and buoyancy of life in microgravity. Massimino's childhood space dreams were born the day Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. Growing up in a working-class Long Island family, he catapulted himself to Columbia and then MIT, only to flunk his first doctoral exam and be rejected three times by NASA before making it through the final round of astronaut selection. Taking us through the surreal wonder and beauty of his first spacewalk, the tragedy of losing friends in the Columbia shuttle accident, and the development of his enduring love for the Hubble Telescope--which he and his fellow astronauts were tasked with saving on his final mission--Massimino has written an ode to never giving up and the power of teamwork to make anything possible. Spaceman invites us into a rare, wonderful world where science meets the most thrilling adventure, revealing just what having "the right stuff" really means.
Автор: Massimino, Mike Название: Spaceman (Mr Exp) ISBN: 0451497279 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780451497277 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 1368 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Very few jerks have ever been to space, says veteran astronaut Michael Massimino. Why and how this is, it could be argued, is the subject of his remarkable memoir. As a man who clung to a childhood dream, despite countless rejections along the way that threatened to keep him from joining NASA, Massiminio made it into one of the most elite clubs in the world--those who have left the planet and lived to tell about it. Massimino's story is a classic, his voice that of a natural raconteur, and his insight into the space program singular. All this from a six-foot-three kid from Long Island who is afraid of heights. With humor, humility and intelligence, Massimino takes us through his childhood obsession with space, his reconnection with his astronaut ambitions thanks to the movie "The Right Stuff," and his multiple attempts to gain admission to NASA. Once he finally becomes an astronaut, the plot only thickens as he travels to the Hubble Space Telescope and spacewalks for the first time. We see him deal with the loss of his fellow astronauts in the Columbia disaster, and also make the tough decision not to return to space so that he can be with his family. Along the way, we learn about the many men and woman who make NASA the hotbed of innovation and exploration - and characters - that it is, and get to hear Mike's impassioned argument for why we must never, ever give up the dream of space travel.
Автор: Mike Massimino, Tanner Colby Название: Spaceman ISBN: 1471149544 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781471149542 Издательство: Simon&Schuster UK Рейтинг: Цена: 923 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The extraordinary and inspirational story of US astronaut Mike Massimino
Автор: Mike Massimino, Tanner Colby Название: Spaceman ISBN: 1471149536 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781471149535 Издательство: Simon&Schuster UK Рейтинг: Цена: 1385 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The extraordinary and inspirational story of US astronaut Mike Massimino
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