Endurance

A Year In Space, a Lifetime of Discovery

Scott Kelly with Margaret Lazarus Dean

2017 Beaverton 921 Kelly, Scott

ML Dean writes well, though the interleaved history approach is annoying. If you (like me) prefer a linear biography, read the chapters in this order:

Chapter 2	1964 to 1982	New Jersey, twin birth (Mark) to The Right Stuff
Chapter 4	1982 to 1985	UMD, SUNY Maritime College, learned to work hard
Chapter 6	1986	Senior, ROTC batallion commander, electrical engineering, Pnsacola T-34
Chapter 8	1988 to 1992	Beeville TX, T2 jet, carrier landing, A-4, F-14, VFA-143 Pukin' Dogs Leslie wedding, T-38 Pax, 1994 Samantha
Chapter 11	1995	NASA interview, John Young "50Hz", both twins
Chapter 12	1996/07 1999/12	ASCAN training, STA Shuttle training Gulfstream, STS-103 fix Hubble
Chapter 14	2000 to	DOR Star City Russia, NASA Director of Operations, Columbia loss, Charlotte, STS-118
Chapter 16	2007 to 2012	seat liner, Expedition 25 Soyuz to space station, 2011 Jan 8, Gabby shot
Chapter 1	2015/02/20	preparing for launch from Baikonur
Chapter 3	2015/02/20	launch, arrival at ISS
Chapter 5	2015/04/03	ISS, Terry Virts, Samantha Cristoforetti, CDRA Seedra CO2, 4mmHg = 5000 ppm
Chapter 7	2015/04/25	p139 fluid shifts, vision, Chibis pants reduce pressure on lower body
Chapter 9	2015/06/21	red late notice conjunction 14 km/s, no PDAM predetermined debris avoidance maneuver
Chapter 10	2015/07/24	Expedition 44 Kjell Lindgrin Kimiya Yui POTUS
Chapter 13	2015/09/04	Crew to 9, Scott Kelly commander, short duration crew returns
Chapter 15	2015/10/18	Spacewalk
Chapter 17	2015/11/06	Spacewalk, longer because cart locked and valve problem
Chapter 18	2015/12/24	3rd Christmas Eve in space
Chapter 19	2016/01/07	Zinnias, Gorilla suit
Chapter 20	2016/03/01	Return to Earth, up to 3000F and 4 gees, Sokol suit, 5 meter rocket decel.