Chris Jones (1) (1973–)
Autor de Too Far From Home: A Story of Life and Death in Space
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Sobre El Autor
Chris Jones was born in London's East End in 1973. He has been a sports writer since 1998 and won the Edward Goff Penny Memorial Prize for outstanding young journalists. He lives in Toronto
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Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1973
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- Canada
- Ocupaciones
- journalist
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- National Post
Esquire
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For the men up on station, having survived the trip up and having yet to make the trip down, the realization left them swallowing a hot, sick feeling. They suffered from the sweats that follow catastrophe averted, the closest of calls. "
Too Far from Home is the story of Expedition Six, the Russian and two Americans living on board the International Space Station when the Columbia disintegrated over the Southwest United States. When the all-stop was placed on Shuttle flights, they were stranded in Space with no one in Mission Control willing to venture a return date. It took two years after the Challenger disaster for the program to recover and they didn't know if it would be that long again. The unease of the crew was compounded by their grief for their friends and colleagues. At first they stayed busy, approaching the situation logically. They knew they had to stay healthy and strong so they exercised longer, they stretched their food rations and began to be even more diligent about the maintenance tasks on the ISS.
After several months their attitude about space and about the Station shifted. It wasn't just a temporary hotel room now, it had become their true home. They became so familiar with it and comfortable with their routines that when NASA found a way to bring them back to Earth, it caused them grief all over again. Six was just further evidence of how Space leaves its mark on those who encounter it. A great read.
I enjoyed Jones' storytelling. He gives you background on both the US and USSR's space programs and backgrounds on each man, easing you into the situation. You really come along side them as they founder and then find themselves again and you feel like you know these men personally. Highly recommended for those who enjoy Astronaut biographies and Space history.… (más)