Endurance; A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery

Scott Kelly

ISBN 10: 1524731595 / ISBN 13: 9781524731595

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, NY, 2017

About this Item

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. 2017. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. DJ: AS New; NOT Price Clipped ($29.95). Black grained boards with black overlay on spine with blue lettering on the spine. 387 pp 8vo. A memoir from the astronaut who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station- a candid account of his remarkable voyage, the journeys that preceded it, and his colorful formative years. He tells of life inside a sphere utterly hostile to human life and how the dealt with the life-threatening events in space, the mundane aspects of that life, and of the isolation from home and the comforts of Earth. A clean pristine copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Endurance; A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, NY
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1524731595
• ISBN 13: 9781524731595
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Explorers/Archaeology/Anthropology
  • Autobiography
  • Memoirs

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Synopsis

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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.

About the Author

SCOTT KELLY is a former military fighter pilot and test pilot, an engineer, a retired astronaut, and a retired U.S. Navy captain. A veteran of four space flights, Kelly commanded the International Space Station (ISS) on three expeditions and was a member of the yearlong mission to the ISS. During the Year in Space mission, he set records for the total accumulated number of days spent in space and for the single longest space mission by an American astronaut. He lives in Houston, Texas.