Endurance: My Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

The veteran of four space flights and the American record holder for consecutive days spent in space, Scott Kelly has experienced things very few have. Now, he takes us inside a sphere utterly hostile to human life. He describes navigating the extreme challenges of long-term spaceflight—the devastating effects on the body, the isolation from everyone he loves and the comforts of Earth, the pressures of constant close cohabitation, and the catastrophic risks of depressurization or colliding with space junk. But perhaps the most haunting challenge is that of being unable to help should tragedy strike at home, something Kelly knows about firsthand.

Kelly's humanity, compassion, humor, and passion resonate throughout, as he recalls his rough-and-tumble New Jersey childhood and the youthful inspiration that sparked his astounding career. Here, in his personal story, we see the triumph of the human imagination, the strength of the human will, and the infinite wonder of the galaxy.

• Infinite Wonder: An Astronaut's Photographs from a Year in Space
• The Right Stuff
• Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
• An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything
• Endurance, Young Readers Edition: My Year in Space and How I Got There
• No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon
• No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon
• Chasing Space: An Astronaut's Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances
• Cut in Half: The Hidden World Inside Everyday Objects
• Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe