LEADER 03721nam 2200553 450 001 9910823231603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8032-7731-8 010 $a0-8032-7733-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000399202 035 $a(EBL)2025420 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001461253 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11902153 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001461253 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11472895 035 $a(PQKB)11541838 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2025420 035 $a(OCoLC)907467966 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse42498 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2025420 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11043540 035 $a(OCoLC)923712726 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000399202 100 $a20150422h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe ordinary spaceman $efrom boyhood dreams to astronaut /$fClayton C. Anderson ; foreword by Nevada Barr 210 1$aLincoln, [Nebraska] :$cUniversity of Nebraska Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (639 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8032-6282-5 327 $aFirst Flight -- Beginnings -- Freshman Fifteen -- Hey, There's an App for That! -- Answer the Phone, Will Ya? -- Baby Astronauts -- Hail Columbia! -- Age of Aquarius -- From Russia with Love -- Survival of the Fittest -- Sign of the Times -- Sixty-Two and Counting -- Dark Days of Summer -- Crime and Punishment -- The "Void" of Outer Space -- The Doctor Is In -- The Hard Thump of Reality -- The Serendipity of Chance -- Walking Tall -- Fame and Fortune -- Find Us Faithful -- Impacts -- The End Becomes the Beginning. 330 2 $a"What's it like to travel at more than 850 MPH, riding in a supersonic T-38 twin turbojet engine airplane? What happens when the space station toilet breaks? How do astronauts 'take out the trash' on a spacewalk, tightly encapsulated in a space suit with just a few layers of fabric and Kevlar between them and the unforgiving vacuum of outer space? The Ordinary Spaceman puts you in the flight suit of U.S. astronaut Clayton C. Anderson and takes you on the journey of this small-town boy from Nebraska who spent 167 days living and working on the International Space Station, including more than forty hours of space walks. Having applied to NASA fifteen times over fifteen years to become an astronaut before his ultimate selection, Anderson offers a unique perspective on his life as a veteran space flier, one characterized by humility and perseverance. From the application process to launch aboard the space shuttle Atlantis, from serving as a family escort for the ill-fated Columbia crew in 2003 to his own daily struggles--family separation, competitive battles to win coveted flight assignments, the stress of a highly visible job, and the ever-present risk of having to make the ultimate sacrifice--Anderson shares the full range of his experiences. With a mix of levity and gravitas, Anderson gives an authentic view of the highs and the lows, the triumphs and the tragedies of life as a NASA astronaut"--$cProvided by publisher. 330 2 $a"A memoir chronicling Clayton Anderson's quest to become an astronaut. From his childhood to working for NASA, and then eventually becoming an astronaut"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aAstronauts$zUnited States$vBiography 615 0$aAstronauts 676 $a629.450092 700 $aAnderson$b Clayton C.$f1959-$01706753 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823231603321 996 $aThe ordinary spaceman$94094445 997 $aUNINA