How to Astronaut: An Insider's Guide to Leaving Planet Earth
- ISBN-10
- 1523512040
- ISBN-13
- 9781523512041
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-09-15
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing Company
- Author
- Terry Virts
Description
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 51 brief chapters.
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