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Full of exclusive new stories, and astonishing detail only an astronaut would know, the book conveys what space exploration is really like: the wondrous view of Earth, the surreal weightlessness, the extraordinary danger, the surprising humdrum, the unexpected humour, the newfound perspective, the years of training, the psychological pressures, the gruelling physical toll, the thrill of launch and the trepidation of re-entry. The book also examines the surprising, shocking and often poignant stories of astronauts back on Earth, whose lives are forever changed as they readjust to terra firma.

Described as the "ultimate engineer" during his career at NASA, George M. Low was a visionary architect and leader from the agency's inception in 1958 to his retirement in 1976. As chief of manned spaceflight at NASA, Low was instrumental in the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs. Low's pioneering work paved the way for President Kennedy's decision to make a lunar landing NASA's primary goal in the 1960s.

Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts offers an insider's guide to astronauting—a behind-the-scenes look at the training, basic rules, lessons, and procedures of space travel, including how to deal with a dead body in space, what it’s like to film an IMAX movie in orbit, what exactly to do when...

Le club des chercheurs de la Cité internationale universitaire de Paris, hébergé à la Fondation Victor Lyon, s’est associé à l’association française d’astronomie et le magazine Ciel & Espace pour organiser mensuellement de grands entretiens avec des experts scientifiques. Dans un monde saturé d’informations, toutes circulant à la vitesse de la lumière et se chassant mutuellement, il est salutaire de faire une pause. Parce que tout va trop vite, et qu’il convient de trier entre l’important et le superflu, distinguer les faits de la communication, de la propagande, dans ...