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aw_reads's review
4.0
Most nonfiction books about space tend to go over my head the moment formulas and astronomical jargon are introduced. I really wanted to know what it was like in space without the serious logistics and this definitely filled up that void. The first hand accounts were short, sweet, and most times fairly humorous. It was a fin. light-hearted read that I'd be glad to share with others.
laurenash's review
4.0
"If somebody'd said before the flight, 'Are you going to get carried away looking at the Earth from the Moon?' I would have [said], 'No, no way.' But yet when I first looked back at the Earth, standing on the Moon, I cried." - Alan Shepard
Loved the stories. Loved the art.
Loved the stories. Loved the art.
realreads's review
5.0
Smuggling a corned beef sandwich in space just doesn't seem like a good idea. yet somebody did it. This book is a gem packed with fun (but too short) stories from space. The design of the book itself is awesome!
fastfinge's review
2.0
They wanted $7.99 Canadian for this on Kindle. It's way too short to be worth that price. $2.99 perhaps.
mpho3's review
4.0
This not an in depth or scholarly work but almost like a mini coffee table book with almanac size entries accompanied by fun illustrations. What a quirky little read! The most interesting tidbits to me were about the danger of burping in space; the discovery that some troubling mysterious headaches turned out to be caffeine withdrawal; a phenomenon called Moon Face; the difficulty of distinguishing the Earth from other stars when the Moon isn't visible; the odor of space; that several flying insects do not adapt well to weightlessness but moths do; and that when you sleep in space, your limbs end up floating around rather than staying tight to your body. Here's an ominous one: "when your spacesuit goes completely silent, that's a really really bad day." And for food geeks, apparently they keep stockpiles of Tabasco, wasabi, horseradish, Sriracha on the space station because the taste buds get muted.
ida_ree's review
3.0
Imagine an extra half-star on the rating, since Goodreads doesn't provide the option. 3 1/2 stars.
You can read this book on your lunch break. The title is a little misleading. It's not so much a collection of stories as a book-edition FAQ answered by astronauts. It is interesting. I didn't know astronauts need to exercise for 2 1/2 hours every day on the space station in order not to lose muscle mass or bone density. Now I do. Bonus: many mentions of reasons to keep a towel handy, in a nod to Douglas Adams.
You can read this book on your lunch break. The title is a little misleading. It's not so much a collection of stories as a book-edition FAQ answered by astronauts. It is interesting. I didn't know astronauts need to exercise for 2 1/2 hours every day on the space station in order not to lose muscle mass or bone density. Now I do. Bonus: many mentions of reasons to keep a towel handy, in a nod to Douglas Adams.