Coleman, Cady
Summary: "One of America's few female astronauts reveals the wisdom that helped her overcome the barriers of others' expectations--and learn to work on a team both in close quarters and remotely. In 2010, the day after her fiftieth birthday--and despite having faced feedback for years that she was not astronaut material--Cady Coleman boarded a rocket and blasted off into space for her third NASA...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Life 2024
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Summary: A funny and fascinating how-to guide for budding astronauts, providing a crash course on what it takes to travel into space. Answers all the big questions about space travel, from “How do rockets work?” and “What do astronauts do all day?” to “How do you go to the toilet on a spaceship?” Explores the technology that astronauts use, from space suits to Soyuz spacecraft, and the scientific...
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2015