{"product_id":"the-ordinary-spaceman-from-boyhood-dreams-to-astronaut-paperback","title":"The Ordinary Spaceman: From Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClayton C. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNevada Barr\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Nebraska Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ordinary Spaceman\u003c\/i\u003e 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 nearly 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the application process to launch aboard the space shuttle \u003ci\u003eAtlantis\u003c\/i\u003e, from serving as a family escort for the ill-fated \u003ci\u003eColumbia\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClayton C. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e retired in 2013 after a thirty-year career with NASA and two missions to the International Space Station. He is currently the president and CEO of the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum in his hometown of Ashland, Nebraska. Anderson is the author of \u003ci\u003eIt's a Question of Space: An Ordinary Astronaut's Answers to Sometimes Extraordinary Questions\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2018), as well as the children's books \u003ci\u003eA is for Astronaut: Blasting Through the Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLetters from Space\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eNevada Barr\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning novelist and best-selling author of the Anna Pigeon series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.74 x 5.75 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52448654623027,"sku":"9781496234735","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZVFZQ0NiZnBDWENtWHJZUkpNeEUzdz09.webp?v=1759042668","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-ordinary-spaceman-from-boyhood-dreams-to-astronaut-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}