The Sky Below: A True Story of Summits, Space, and Speed
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.23 (665 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1503936708 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 284 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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This mindset certainly fueled our great nation since its founding, and even took us to the moon during the Apollo program. Preparing for Rick’s flight in space as the commander, Scott was a natural choice to be with our family throughout the launch week in Florida. The adventures of The Sky Below will leave you breathless, while the lessons learned will inspire others in their passion to reach their own impossible dream.” —Gene Cernan, Captain, USN (retired), Gemini and Apollo astronaut, and the last man to walk on the moon during Apollo 17; author of The Last Man on the Moon“Courage, intrigue, perseverance, risk, and discovery sound like great fiction, but add humility, humor, passion, and service to humanity and country, and you have the real-l
Rob Natiuk said Gripping true story, rarely matched adventures, well-written, inspiring. MUCH ON THE PLUS SIDE. This book more than lives up to its title – “A true story of summits, space, and speed.” The personal and team adventures, inner and outer, of astronaut Scott Parazynski go beyond just space travel. We go to the top of the world twice, for Scott also takes us along on his two Mt. Everest climbs, harrowing and wondrous. He did his successful climb in his older years. How he relates the challenges with his earlier space travel brings out many insights into human endurance and “true grit.” Adventures like this told in first person make me fe. Great book cursed with poor design. Florida Shopper Scott Parazynski has some very interesting stories to tell. Like many astronauts, he tells them in a way that skips the flowery language and poetic metaphors. That's not a bad thing. Something about people who could brag choosing not to makes for more powerful reading.At times the technical details left me a little unable to picture what was happening, or understand the dangers in, for example, a perilous rock climbing expedition. I honestly prefer being briefly lost to other authors who will devote whole chapters to teaching you intricate details about something just for a single anecdote.. Great book about getting into Space Debbie H Well written book about Scott's life and what drove him to become an astronaut. How he sought adventure as a youth, moved frequently as a child, and got a medical degree that was a great asset in the astronaut program. How all these things ended up leading him into his life's journey.Really enjoyed his stories about space travel, hiking, rock climbing, Mt Everest, and finally to Antarctica.
With deep passion, unbridled creativity, resilience, humility, and self-deprecation, Parazynski chases his dream of the ultimate adventure experience, again and again and again. In an era that transitioned from moon shots to the Space Shuttle, space station, and Mars research, Parazynski flies with John Glenn, tests jet packs, trains in Russia to become a cosmonaut, and flies five missions to outer space (including seven spacewalks) in his seventeen-year NASA career.An unparalleled, visceral opportunity to understand what it’s like to train for—and deploy to—a home in zero gravity, The Sky Below also portrays an astronaut’s engagement with the challenges of his life on Earth, including raising a beautiful autistic daughter and finding true love.. “Scott Parazynski’s drive, curiosity, inventiveness, and great humor shine through the pages of The Sky Below and will certainly inspire future generations to pursue their dreams with every fiber in their being.” —John Glenn, NASA astronautAn epic memoir from a man whose life is defined by exploration and innovation, The Sky Below re-creates some of the most unforgettable adve
A breast cancer survivor, Susy celebrates life by riding a crazy ex-racehorse named Stetson, hiking in the High Sierras, and skiing black diamond runs whenever she can.. She is a member of the Authors Guild and was recently named director of a San Francisco Bay Area writers’ conference. His most important role to date is serving as a doting husband and father of two children.Susy Flory is the New York Times bestselling author or coauthor of twelve books. Now a tech start