Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA's Record-Setting Frequent Flyer
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (937 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1557536317 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 274 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Space Shuttle program, including the unforgettable experience of launch, the delights of weightless living, and the challenges of constructing the International Space Station. Space Shuttle program. For readers who have followed the space program from Mercury through the International Space Station and wonder what comes next, this book provides fascination; for young people interested in space exploration and reaching for their dreams, whatever they might be, this book provides inspiration. From his childhood in rural Indiana, through education at Purdue University, and a career in the U.
He is a veteran of seven U.S. John Norberg is a writer based in West Lafayette, Indiana. He is an experienced journalist and the author of five books, including Wings of Their Dreams (2003) about the role of aviation's pioneers and trailblazers in the history of flight and space. Jerry Lynn Ross is an Indiana nat
"An Astronaut's Story" according to L. Richard Houston. Jerry Ross is one of the lucky ones.Millions of kids - and adults, for that matter - dream of one day becoming an astronaut. What must it be like to strap onto the side of a rocket and then be launched into space? The view from orbit. Weightlessness. Living and working on the International Space Station. Performing spacewalks to help build it. It's all unreal.Ross had wanted nothing more than to fly in space for almost as long as he could remember, just like the rest of us. Ro. S. G. Gunderson said Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA's Record-Setting Frequent Flyer. This is a remarkable story about a regular kid who set a goal for himself that at the time seemed completely impossible. It was 1950's northern Indiana where the careers available to boys were: farmer or steel worker. Space travel was in its infancy. No human being had been launched into space. But, young Jerry Ross was curious. He'd spent his childhood looking skyward. He wanted to know what was out there beyond the stars. He wanted to know what the earth looked like from out. Living the Dream J. Leslie Bennett If you believe in the American dream, you will find "Spacewalker" immensely fulfilling. If you do not believe, this book just might change your mind. Jerry Ross was not NASA's most famous astronaut nor its most glamourous, but he may have been its most productive. The hours he spent in space, the jobs he took on, the obstacles he overcame all argue that he should be recognized that way. Here is a country boy who began plotting his trips into the heavens from an Indiana farm fi
“Spacewalker is the book for anyone who ever dreamed of flying in space.”Neil Armstrong (Neil Armstrong)