Endurance A Year In Space: A Lifetime of Discovery by Scott Kelly 629.45 Kel

I loved this memoir.  Scott Kelly's story is pretty amazing. Growing up he struggled in school and he seemed destined to fail in life as far as education goes.  Amazingly it was a book that changed his life.  When he read the book The Right Stuff, which tells the story of the Mercury astronauts and the beginning of the space program, he had his dream.  And with hard work and determination he succeeded.

The book invites us into the world of living a year in space which was fascinating.  We also learn the back story of how he ended up fulfilling his dream.  Over the years I have seen videos and stories about space travel but this book is a bit more explicit!

From the trip to Russia for take off to the chores they have to do in order to keep their quarters clean and safe I was totally drawn in.

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