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Ohiogal

(31,999 posts) Mon Jan 15, 2018, 06:53 PM Jan 2018

A great book for those interested in outer space and being an astronaut

If anyone here is fascinated by space travel and reading about what it takes to be an astronaut, I highly recommend "Endurance" by Scott Kelly. He is the twin brother of Mark Kelly, who is married to Gabby Giffords. Both Kelly brothers are astronauts.

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A great book for those interested in outer space and being an astronaut (Original Post) Ohiogal Jan 2018 OP

He's the guy who recently spent nearly a year at the ISS, longship Jan 2018 #1

Excellent book! Highly recommend. octoberlib Feb 2018 #2

longship

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1. He's the guy who recently spent nearly a year at the ISS,

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Mon Jan 15, 2018, 08:12 PM

Jan 2018

While his identical twin brother remained on Earth.

In pics of the two after Scott returned, he is noticeably taller than Mark, due to lack of gravity on the ISS his spine expanded by inches.

That kind of thing is why NASA did this year long mission. They have a ready made twin study, albeit with power of one.

octoberlib

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2. Excellent book! Highly recommend.

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Sun Feb 4, 2018, 12:45 PM

Feb 2018

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