Space
Peake, Tim, 1972-2024
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From author and astronaut Tim Peake, this is the captivating story of humans in space. Only 628 people in human history have left Earth. In this book, astronaut Tim Peake traces the lives of these remarkable men and women who have forged the way, from Yuri Gagarin to Neil Armstrong, from Valentina Tereshkova to Peggy Whitson. Full of exclusive new stories, and astonishing detail only an astronaut would know, the book conveys what space exploration is really like: the wondrous view of Earth, the surreal weightlessness, the extraordinary danger, the surprising humdrum, the unexpected humour, the newfound perspective, the years of training, the psychological pressures, the gruelling physical toll, the thrill of launch and the trepidation of re-entry.
Main title:
Space / Tim Peake.
Author:
Peake, Tim, 1972-, author
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2024.
Collation:
320 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Century, 2023.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781804946268 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
629.40922629.409629.4092920629.40922 PEA629.4PEA629.4092
Language:
English
BRN:
2701777
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