An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth TPB

作者 Chris Hadfield著
出版社 Pan Macmillan UK
出版时间 2013年10月
ISBN 9781447257516
定价 169.80

内容简介

ColonelChrisHadfieldhasspentdecadestrainingasanastronautandhasloggednearly4,000hoursinspace.DuringthistimehehasbrokenintoaSpaceStationwithaSwissarmyknife,disposedofalivesnakewhilepilotingaplane,andbeentemporarilyblindedwhileclingingtotheexteriorofanorbitingspacecraft.ThesecrettoCol.Hadfield'ssuccess-andsurvival-isanunconventionalphilosophyhelearnedatNASA:preparefortheworst-andenjoyeverymomentofit.InAnAstronaut'sGuidetoLifeonEarth,Col.Hadfieldtakesreadersdeepintohisyearsoftrainingandspaceexplorationtoshowhowtomaketheimpossiblepossible.Througheye-opening,entertainingstoriesfilledwiththeadrenalineoflaunch,themesmerizingwonderofspacewalksandthemeasured,calmresponsesmandatedbycrises,heexplainshowconventionalwisdomcangetinthewayofachievement-andhappiness.Hisownextraordinaryeducationinspacehastaughthimsomecounterintuitivelessons:don'tvisualizesuccess,docarewhatothersthink,andalwayssweatthesmallstuff.Youmightneverbeabletobuildarobot,pilotaspacecraft,makeamusicvideoorperformbasicsurgeryinzerogravitylikeCol.Hadfield.Buthisvividandrefreshinginsightswillteachyouhowtothinklikeanastronaut,andwillchange,completely,thewayyouviewlifeonEarth-especiallyyourown.

作者简介

ChrisHadfieldisoneofthemostseasonedandaccomplishedastronautsintheworld.ThetopgraduateoftheU.S.AirForcetestpilotschoolin1988andU.S.Navytestpilotoftheyearin1991,Hadfieldwasselectedtobeanastronautin1992.HewasCAPCOMfor25shuttlelaunchesandservedasDirectorofNASAOperationsinStarCity,Russiafrom2001-2003,ChiefofRoboticsattheJohnsonSpaceCenterinHoustonfrom2003-2006,andChiefofInternationalSpaceStationOperationsfrom2006-2008.HadfieldmostrecentlyservedasCommanderoftheInternationalSpaceStationwhere,whileconductingarecord-settingnumberofscientificexperimentsandoverseeinganemergencyspacewalk,hegainedworldwideacclaimforhisbreathtakingphotographsandeducationalvideosaboutlifeinspace.Hismusicvideo,azerogravityversionofDavidBowie's"SpaceOddity,"receivedover10millionviewsinitsfirstthreedaysonline.

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