= 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. ||