How to Astronaut

We received a copy of How to Astronaut in exchange for a spot in our Christmas Gift Guide for Homeschooling.

A sometimes humorous and sometimes awestruck look at the realities of space travel by Col. Terry Virts (ret.), one of only four astronauts in history to have piloted a Space Shuttle, flown a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, performed space walks, and commanded the ISS. How to Astronaut answers every question you’ve thought of, the ones you were afraid to ask, and many that may never have occurred to you.

The book was recently reviewed by Booklist and they said the book “is an eye-opening insider’s view on what it’s really like to be an astronaut: the joys, the dangers, the fear, and the day-to-day reality of it. Virts’ writing is humorous, playful, down to earth, and often wise.” From fighter jets to unwieldly space suits, space station cuisine and an uncensored look at answering the call of nature in zero-G, even bad bosses and bureaucratic nightmares, this off-beat and often hilarious collection of short, readable essays gives a sneak peek behind the curtain straight from the horse’s mouth. 

Thank you,

Glenda, Charlie and David Cates