Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2021-03-26
Scott Kelly & Chris Mason on StarTalk Radio: books mentioned
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.
Scott Kelly discussed The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Neil deGrasse Tyson recommended Endurance by Scott Kelly.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe is a classic account documenting the early days of the United States space program and the test pilots turned astronauts of the Mercury project.
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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Endurance
Endurance by Scott Kelly is a compelling memoir by the astronaut chronicling his year-long mission aboard the International Space Station and his broader lifetime of discovery.
Recommended“but uh scott kelly's book is a year in space a lifetime of discovery definitely check it out”
Where to get it
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The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby by F.
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
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and you you wrote a book a year in space a lifetime of discovery i like that”
“so scott's got a book out yeah a year in space a lifetime of discovery”
“but your book professor the next five hundred years because if we could gary say that with some drama please the next 500 years give me some emotion in that”