Description: An astronaut who completed spacewalks on two Hubble missions tells his inspiring story in this middle grade adaptation of his bestselling adult memoir, Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe. Fans of The Right Stuff and Apollo 13 will be thrilled by this astronaut's real life adventure.
From the time he was seven-years-old and saw Apollo 11 land on the moon, Mike Massimino dreamed of becoming an astronaut. Long Island is a long way from space. Kids like him, growing up in working-class families, seldom left the neighborhood. But with the encouragement of teachers and mentors, Mike ventured down on a path that took him to Columbia University and to MIT. It wasn't easy. There were academic setbacks and disappointments aplenty--and NASA turned him down three times. Still, Mike never gave up. He rose to each challenge and forged ahead, inching closer to realizing his boyhood dream. His love of science and space, along with his indomitable spirit and sense of teamwork eventually got him assigned to two missions to fix the Hubble Space Telescope--as a spacewalker.
Spaceman takes readers on Mike's unlikely ride from Earth to space, showing the breathtaking wonder of science and technology along the way.
Mike Massimino is a spaceman through and through. In this edition for young people, he tells us how hard work can take you out of this world. He believes in teamwork, and he never gives up. Prepare to be inspired. --BILL NYE, SCIENCE GUY and CEO, THE PLANETARY SOCIETY
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Narrative Type: book
Type: book
Intended Audience: Children/juvenile
Book Title: Spaceman (Adapted for Young Readers) : The True Story of a Young Boy's Journey to Becoming an Astronaut
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Publication Year: 2020
Item Height: 1 in
Topic: Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology, Technology / Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science, History / Exploration & Discovery, General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Transportation, Juvenile Nonfiction
Item Weight: 14.3 Oz
Author: Mike Massimino
Item Length: 8.5 in
Item Width: 5.8 in
Format: Hardcover
