Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2021-03-26
Books mentioned on The Right Stuff with Astronaut Scott Kelly and Dr. Chris Mason
What does it take to be an astronaut? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Gary O’Reilly, and Chuck Nice break down the physical effects of being in space and the results of the astronaut twins study with guests astronaut Scott Kelly and biophysicist Chris Mason.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Right Stuff
Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff is a dramatic chronicle of the early American space program and the test pilots who risked everything to break the sound barrier and reach orbit.
Discussed“but uh you know regarding the book the right stuff uh the movie you mentioned the movie i think i maybe maybe saw it once Really the book was much more significant uh part of my life really was what's inspired me to become a better student and uh to go on and fly in the in the navy and”
Where to get it
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F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby
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Discussed“so you know pushing yourself a little bit is one simple thing they do actually with some of the exercise regimens in space and also and they're monitoring the body you can actually see we could you know scott i don't you know when he talked about in his book that if he didn't work out every day he could”
Where to get it
