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How to astronaut : an insider's guide to leaving planet Earth

A behind-the-scenes look at the training, basic rules, lessons, and procedures of space travel by the former astronaut, space-shuttle pilot and International Space Station commander covers the realities of living long-term in space.

Book  - 2020
629.45 Virts
1 copy / 0 on hold

Available Copies by Location

Location
Victoria Available

Other Formats

  • ISBN: 9781523509614
  • Physical Description ix, 310 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2020.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: not your father's astronaut book: but he'll like it too! -- Training -- Launch -- Orbit -- Spacewalking -- Deep space -- Re-entry -- Afterword: isolation: better on Earth or in space?

Additional Information

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