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Spaceman : the True Story of a Young Boy's Journey to Becoming an Astronaut

Author: Massimino, Mike

Follett Number: 1725ZDX
Audience: Upper Elementary
Publisher: A Yearling Book, c2020, p2021
Format: xviii, 266 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-593-12089-7
ISBN-10: 0-593-12089-2
Dewey: 629.45
Classifications: Autobiography; Nonfiction

Subjects:
Astronauts
Biographies
Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft)
Massimino, Mike, 1962-
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
"Adapted for young readers.";"This work is based on Spaceman: an astronaut's unlikely journey to unlock the secrets of the universe"--Title page verso.;Prologue: A science-fiction monster -- A perfect good -- Most all-around -- Who you gonna get? -- The smart-kid olympics -- Force feedback -- Human factors -- Disqualified -- Yes or no -- There's Mach 1 -- Spacewalker -- Shackleton mode -- Seeing beyond the stars -- Ready to go -- Weightless -- Earth is a planet -- Maybe this is heaven -- February 1, 2003 -- Why we go -- From the ashes -- One last job -- Line 28 -- Grounded -- Epilogue: Around the next corner. "The story of Mike Massimino's life growing up in a working-class family and his determination to get the education and experience that would lead to his challenging but successful rise to become a NASA astronaut"--Provided by publisher.

From the publisher:
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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