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04069aam a2200517 i 4500 001 0EE3BFEA0F3611E5A9BE427EDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150610010020 008 141217s2015 nbuaf s000 0aeng 010 $a 2014048858 020 $a 0803262825 (cloth : alkaline paper) 020 $a 9780803262829 (cloth : alkaline paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)894747525 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCO $d IWE $d JUH $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Anderson, Clayton C., $d 1959- $e author. 245 14 $a The ordinary spaceman : $b from boyhood dreams to astronaut / $c Clayton C. Anderson ; foreword by Nevada Barr. 264 1 $a Lincoln : $b University of Nebraska Press, $c [2015] 300 $a 348 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations, chiefly color ; $c 24 cm 520 2 $a "A memoir chronicling Clayton Anderson's quest to become an astronaut. From his childhood to working for NASA, and then eventually becoming an astronaut"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 2 $a "What's it like to travel at more than 850 MPH, riding in a supersonic T-38 twin turbojet engine airplane? What happens when the space station toilet breaks? How do astronauts 'take out the trash' on a spacewalk, tightly encapsulated in a space suit with just a few layers of fabric and Kevlar between them and the unforgiving vacuum of outer space? The Ordinary Spaceman puts you in the flight suit of U.S. astronaut Clayton C. Anderson and takes you on the journey of this small-town boy from Nebraska who spent 167 days living and working on the International Space Station, including more than forty hours of space walks. Having applied to NASA fifteen times over fifteen years to become an astronaut before his ultimate selection, Anderson offers a unique perspective on his life as a veteran space flier, one characterized by humility and perseverance. From the application process to launch aboard the space shuttle Atlantis, from serving as a family escort for the ill-fated Columbia crew in 2003 to his own daily struggles--family separation, competitive battles to win coveted flight assignments, the stress of a highly visible job, and the ever-present risk of having to make the ultimate sacrifice--Anderson shares the full range of his experiences. With a mix of levity and gravitas, Anderson gives an authentic view of the highs and the lows, the triumphs and the tragedies of life as a NASA astronaut"-- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a First Flight -- Beginnings -- Freshman Fifteen -- Hey, There's an App for That! -- Answer the Phone, Will Ya? -- Baby Astronauts -- Hail Columbia! -- Age of Aquarius -- From Russia with Love -- Survival of the Fittest -- Sign of the Times -- Sixty-Two and Counting -- Dark Days of Summer -- Crime and Punishment -- The "Void" of Outer Space -- The Doctor Is In -- The Hard Thump of Reality -- The Serendipity of Chance -- Walking Tall -- Fame and Fortune -- Find Us Faithful -- Impacts -- The End Becomes the Beginning. 600 10 $a Anderson, Clayton C., $d 1959- 650 0 $a Astronauts $v Biography. 610 10 $a United States. $b National Aeronautics and Space Administration $v Biography. 610 20 $a International Space Station. 650 0 $a Extravehicular activity (Manned space flight) 655 7 $a Biographies & Memoirs. $2 local 655 7 $a History & Culture. $2 local 655 7 $a Science & Technology. $2 local 655 7 $a Nonfiction. $2 local 941 $a 12 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240502012950.0 952 $l HOPC845 $d 20240323010433.0 952 $l JNPC081 $d 20231227011908.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909041143.0 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20220728011617.0 952 $l XFPB697 $d 20200114013452.0 952 $l GPPC641 $d 20191015020428.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006092449.0 952 $l BSPB851 $d 20160308012334.0 952 $l YTPG232 $d 20151023012913.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20150804011947.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20150610010911.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0EE3BFEA0F3611E5A9BE427EDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search