The inspiring memoir of the superstar astronaut and TikTok
sensation - now on her biggest space mission yet 'Today I woke up
on Earth. And I will fall asleep in space' In space the sun rises
and sets 16 times a day. You fly over every sea, every mountain and
desert, every city and every port. The most ordinary things --
eating, sleeping, brushing your teeth or cutting your hair -- have
to be relearned, until they become familiar again. This is the
story of Samantha Cristoforetti's incredible journey to becoming an
astronaut, and her journey beyond Earth. Her voyage as an
apprentice astronaut began when she was in her early thirties: five
years of intense training around the world, from Houston to Japan
to the legendary Star City in Russia. Countless hours spent in
centrifuges, spaceship simulators and under water for spacewalk
practice. Then, one day, a rocket was waiting for her on the launch
pad. And after eight minutes of wild ascent, she was on orbit,
crunched up with her two crewmates in a tiny spaceship that took
them to the International Space Station. With honesty and warmth,
Cristoforetti chronicles the two hundred days she spent on the ISS,
the joys and challenges of being in an extraordinary place, from
the sublime sight of seeing Earth for the first time to more
unusual concerns, such as mastering the art of floating. How do you
find your bearings when there is no up and down? What is it like to
run in weightlessness? And how do you cook in space? This is an
enthralling, inspiring and surprisingly down-to-earth story about
what it really takes to pursue your dreams.
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