Endurance Endurance

Endurance

My Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery

    • 4.7 • 316 Ratings
    • $11.99

Publisher Description

NATIONAL BEST SELLER

A stunning, personal memoir from the astronaut and modern-day hero who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station—a message of hope for the future that will inspire for generations to come.


The veteran of four spaceflights and the American record holder for consecutive days spent in space, Scott Kelly has experienced things very few have. Now, he takes us inside a sphere utterly hostile to human life. He describes navigating the extreme challenge of long-term spaceflight, both life-threatening and mundane: the devastating effects on the body; the isolation from everyone he loves and the comforts of Earth; the catastrophic risks of colliding with space junk; and the still more haunting threat of being unable to help should tragedy strike at home--an agonizing situation Kelly faced when, on a previous mission, his twin brother's wife, American Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was shot while he still had two months in space.

     Kelly's humanity, compassion, humor, and determination resonate throughout, as he recalls his rough-and-tumble New Jersey childhood and the youthful inspiration that sparked his astounding career, and as he makes clear his belief that Mars will be the next, ultimately challenging, step in spaceflight.

     In Endurance, we see the triumph of the human imagination, the strength of the human will, and the infinite wonder of the galaxy.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
RELEASED
2017
October 17
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
400
Pages
PUBLISHER
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
136.3
MB

Customer Reviews

𝙴𝚕𝚕𝚊 𝙺𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚕 ,

absolutely amazing

i read this book for my 10th grade memoir project and i have never learned so much from a book. scott describes his way up to being an astronaut from his very beginning and it is amazing to read how all of the work he did fits together and plays out in the end. he is a very inspiring individual and i will always remember the facts and aspirations in this book. thank you for all that you’ve done, scott!!

degroatrick ,

Great Read

I never realized the dedication & determination it takes to become an astronaut. This is one of the best reads I’ve done lately. Scott has a wonderful way with words to make you want to read on delve into this adventure. Well done.

laulaw ,

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