How to become an astronaut? All you should know before you leave the earth

How to become an astronaut? - This is an incredibly exciting story about the rules, preparation, procedures and experience of space flights. This book will enjoy even those who have never experienced a serious interest in space.
Terry Vies, a colonel, a former astronaut, a space shuttle pilot and commander of an international space station, spent 200 days in space. Colonel Viesa tells how to survive the first meeting with zero gravity (in the so -called “vomiting comet”), about indescribable delight at the time of the first start, about how to cope with daily tasks - eating, water procedures, “household” matters, and hiking in campaigns. The bathroom is about all the usual matters that have to be engaged in unusual conditions, rotating around the Earth at a speed of 28,000 km/h at a height of just over 400 km. As well as how to put on a spacesuit and go into outer space, how to prepare for any abnormal situations - from managing the “cosmic mind” to what to do with the body of the deceased crew member - how to return and adapt to life on Earth, including Such simple things at first glance, such as a regular walk after six months spent in zero gravity.
being a born narrator, Virts tells of those sides of space travel, which often remain unknown, in his stories there are many details, simple scientific explanations, and Also, a dramatic description of the events that he was an eyewitness.

“Almost every page is intriguing! This book tells about the details of unusual work, even the daily and routine aspects of which turn into something exciting. ”
Publishers Weekly