03466cam a2200577 4500 562445073 TxAuBib 20220424120000.0 ||||||s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780803277311 0803277318 B00W4LK0G2 Amazon f5ec9e6a-49a1-4424-9d4c-e5078f75a94e OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2188917 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Anderson, Clayton C. The Ordinary Spaceman [Libby eBook] : From Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut. Nebraska, 2015. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 14MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 14MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. International Space Station. space shuttle Columbia. Space Shuttle Atlantis. family separation. Astronaut Program. Flight Assignment. american history. shuttle program. space station. T-38 Airplane. spaceflight. exploration. spacewalk. Aviation. Nebraska. History. stress. memoir. space. nasa. HTML:<p>What's it like to travel at more than 850 MPH, riding in a supersonic T-38 twin turbojet engine airplane? What happens when the space station toilet breaks? How do astronauts "take out the trash" on a spacewalk, tightly encapsulated in a space suit with just a few layers of fabric and Kevlar between them and the unforgiving vacuum of outer space?</p> <p><i>The Ordinary Spaceman</i> puts you in the flight suit of U.S. astronaut Clayton C. Anderson and takes you on the journey of this small-town boy from Nebraska who spent 167 days living and working on the International Space Station, including more than forty hours of space walks. Having applied to NASA fifteen times over fifteen years to become an astronaut before his ultimate selection, Anderson offers a unique perspective on his life as a veteran space flier, one characterized by humility and perseverance.</p> <p>From the application process to launch aboard the space shuttle <i>Atlantis</i>, from serving as a family escort for the ill-fated <i>Columbia</i> crew in 2003 to his own daily struggles—family separation, competitive battles to win coveted flight assignments, the stress of a highly visible job, and the ever-present risk of having to make the ultimate sacrifice—Anderson shares the full range of his experiences. With a mix of levity and gravitas, Anderson gives an authentic view of the highs and the lows, the triumphs and the tragedies of life as a NASA astronaut.</p> <p><b>Purchase the audio edition.</b></p>. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. History. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-06-23 20:00:02. Barr, Nevada. https://samples.overdrive.com/ordinary-spaceman?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/ordinary-spaceman?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/ordinary-spaceman?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)