[Pdf/ePub] Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut

by : Samantha Cristoforetti

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Book Synopsis : Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti?s intimate account of her first journey to the International Space Station, to which she returns in 2022, as commander of Expedition 68a?only the fourth woman to command the ISS, praised by Scott Kelly for its ?incredible detail and great writing.? Two hundred days orbiting Earth on the International Space Station. Five years working and training with the aerospace community across the world. A lifetime of choices leading to the stars. These are the components of Samantha Cristoforetti?s dream, a dream she invites us to share in this intimate account of an astronaut?s journey to space. She views the triumphs and disappointments of that journey with a poet?s eye and a philosopher?s mind?and an engineer?s gift for detail that brings each experience into sharp focus. ? With Cristoforetti as our guide, we?re called to become ?apprentice astronauts? and experience the world anew through the visor of a space suit?s helmet. Bonding with crew members to