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082	1		_aLARP 629.45 KEL _2
100	1		_aKelly, Scott _d(1964 -)
245	1	4	_aEndurance : a year in space, a lifetime of discovery _c/ Scott Kelly with Margaret Lazarus Dean
260			_aNew York _b: Random House Large Print _c, 2017
300			_a603 p. _b: illus. _c; 24 cm
500			_aIndex included
520			_aThe veteran of four space flights 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 inimical to human life. He describes navigating the extreme challenge of long-term spaceflight, both existential and banal: the devastating effects on the body; the isolation from everyone he loves and the comforts of Earth; the pressures of constant close cohabitation; the catastrophic risks of depressurization or 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 another mission, his twin brother's wife, Gabrielle Giffords, was shot while he still had two months in space. Kelly's humanity, compassion, humor, and passion 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 American spaceflight. A natural storyteller and modern-day hero, Kelly has a message of hope for the future that will inspire for generations to come. Here, in his personal story, we see the triumph of the human imagination, the strength of the human will, and the boundless wonder of the galaxy.
546			_aEnglish
600	1	4	_aKelly, Scott _d(1964 -)
650		4	_aAstronauts _z-United States _v--Biography
700	1		_aDean, Margaret Lazarus _d(1972 -)
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