NATIONAL BESTSELLER The veteran of four space flights and the American record holder for
consecutive days spent in space Scott Kelly has experienced things very few have. Now he
takes us inside a sphere utterly hostile to human life. He describes navigating the extreme
challenges of long-term spaceflight-the devastating effects on the body the isolation from
everyone he loves and the comforts of Earth the pressures of constant close cohabitation and
the catastrophic risks of depressurization or colliding with space junk. But perhaps the most
haunting challenge is that of being unable to help should tragedy strike at home something
Kelly knows about firsthand. Kelly's humanity compassion humor and passion resonate
throughout as he recalls his rough-and-tumble New Jersey childhood and the youthful
inspiration that sparked his astounding career. Here in his personal story we see the triumph
of the human imagination the strength of the human will and the infinite wonder of the
galaxy.
