{"product_id":"star-sailor-my-life-as-a-nasa-astronaut-hardcover","title":"Star Sailor: My Life as a NASA Astronaut - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles F. Bolden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTonya Bolden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpace science and shared humanity shine as the first Black head of NASA offers an up-close and thrilling account of his shuttle missions, including some of the defining moments of NASA's history. With immersive full-color photos.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSail the stars with astronaut Charlie Bolden as he recounts his amazing shuttle missions, including deploying the Hubble Space Telescope, training with Sally Ride, and leading the first US space mission that included a Russian cosmonaut as a crew member. Charlie even got to congratulate Star Wars creator George Lucas at the Academy Awards--from space! Follow Charlie's incredible story, from watching movies as a kid about Flash Gordon flying to Mars--from the balcony where Black people had to sit--all the way to becoming the first Black NASA Administrator. From the thrill of watching lightning storms from the mesosphere to the heartbreak of the \u003ci\u003eChallenger \u003c\/i\u003edisaster, Charles's life as a star sailor is full of adventure and discovery, told in his own words along with award-winning author Tonya Bolden. In-depth looks at how astronauts train, work, and live are complemented by diagrams, highlighted vocabulary, scientific sidebars, and incredible personal photographs. Back matter includes an author's note and timeline.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles F. Bolden Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e became the first Black NASA Administrator in 2009. He logged more than six hundred hours in space over the course of four shuttle missions. During Bolden's eight-year tenure as NASA Administrator, the agency developed a spacecraft to carry astronauts to asteroids and Mars, landed the \u003ci\u003eCuriosity\u003c\/i\u003e rover on Mars, and launched spacecraft to Jupiter. Charles F. Bolden Jr. lives outside Washington, DC. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTonya Bolden\u003c\/b\u003e has authored, coauthored, or edited more than forty books, including \u003ci\u003eDark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow\u003c\/i\u003e with Henry Louis Gates Jr., \u003ci\u003eNo Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Don Tate; and \u003ci\u003eFacing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e a Monumental American Man\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the recipient of a Coretta Scott King Author Honor, an Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children, and the Virginia Library Association Jefferson Cup Award, and several of her books have been named\u003ci\u003e School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of the Year. She lives in New York City.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 10.3 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753256616224,"sku":"9781536216325","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/29a99bdb3319fab720259770c8d371a9.webp?v=1780015832","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/star-sailor-my-life-as-a-nasa-astronaut-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}