Sky Walking Sky Walking

Sky Walking

An Astronaut's Memoir

    • 5.0 • 2 Ratings
    • $13.99
    • $13.99

Publisher Description

A gripping first-hand account of life in space and the making of an astronaut. What is it like to fly the space shuttle and work on and in the International Space Station? Veteran NASA astronaut Tom Jones is uniquely qualified to give the details: he flew four shuttle missions and led three space walks to deliver the US Lab to the Station. . From B-52 pilot during the Cold War, to a PhD in planetary science, to the unbelievable rigors of astronaut training, his career inevitably pointed him toward the space shuttle. Until the Challenger exploded. Jones's story is the first to candidly explain the professional and personal hardships faced by the astronauts in the aftermath of that 1986 tragedy. He certainly has 'The Right Stuff' but also found himself wondering if the risks he undertook were worth the toll on his family. Liftoffs were especially nerve-wracking (his mother, who refuses to even get on a plane, cannot watch) but his 53 days in space were unforgettable adventures. Jones uses his background as a scientist to explain the practical applications of many of the shuttle's scientific missions, and describes what it's like to work with the international crews building and living aboard the space station. Tom Jones returned from his space station voyage to assess the impact of the 2003 Columbia tragedy, and prescribes a successful course for the U.S. in space. Stunning photographs, many taken in space, illustrate his amazing journey.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
RELEASED
2016
December 20
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
370
Pages
PUBLISHER
Smithsonian
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
6.7
MB
Apollo Pilot Apollo Pilot
2017
John Glenn: A Memoir John Glenn: A Memoir
1999
Tornado Over the Tigris Tornado Over the Tigris
2015
Always Another Dawn Always Another Dawn
2018
Typhoon Typhoon
2021
Razor 03 Razor 03
2022
Space Shuttle Stories Space Shuttle Stories
2023
Ask the Astronaut Ask the Astronaut
2016