An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth

Chris hadfield was selected by the canadian space agency to be an astronaut in 1992. He was chief of robotics at the johnson space center in houston from 2003-2006, and in march 2013, he became the first canadian commander of the international space station where, while conducting a record-setting number of scientific experiments and overseeing an emergency spacewalk, he gained worldwide acclaim for his breathtaking photographs and educational videos about life in space. His youtube music video, a zero-gravity version of david bowie's space oddity, has received millions of views--provided by publisher. Introduction: mission impossible -- -- pt. I: pre-launch -- 1. The trip takes a lifetime -- 2. Have an attitude -- 3. The power of negative thinking -- 4. Sweat the small stuff -- 5. The last people in the world -- 6. What's the next thing that could kill me? -- -- pt. Ii: liftoff -- 7. Tranquility base, kazakhstan -- 8. How to get blasted (and feel good the next day) -- 9. Aim to be a zero -- 10. Life off earth -- 11. Square astronaut, round hole -- -- pt. Iii: coming down to earth -- 12. Soft landings -- 13. Climbing down the ladder chris hadfield. Issued also in electronic format.

Publisher: Random House Canada,