Space: The Human Story is an inspirational human history of space travel, from the Apollo missions to our future forays to Mars. It is a fascinating, detailed, and playful book drawn from extensive research, and it lifts the lid on what space is like, including the dedication and sacrifice, the politics and pantomime, the practicalities and the peril, the glory and fame, the adjustment back to normal life, and the newfound perspective. It also examines the surprising, shocking, and often poignant stories of astronauts back on Earth, whose lives are forever changed as they readjust to terra firma. The book also examines the surprising, shocking, and often poignant stories of astronauts back on Earth, whose lives are forever changed as they readjust to terra firma.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 23 May 2024
Publisher: Cornerstone

Space: The Human Story

From bestselling author and British astronaut Tim Peake, an inspirational human history of space travel, from the Apollo missions to our future forays to Mars. The Right Stuff for a new generation.

This book is brilliant - once in a blue moon. A book for the whole family. Chris Evans, Virgin Radio

The most wonderful book ... Tim Peake is a historian and encyclopaedia of space. Rory Stewart

An extraordinary book. For anyone - even if you're not interested in Space. If you're interested in human stories and the human character - this is delightful. BBC Breakfast

A fascinating, detailed, playful book drawn from extensive research – Peake met seven Apollo astronauts, Russian cosmonauts and various other space technicians – as well as his considerable personal experience. Lifts the lid on what space is like: the dedication and sacrifice; the politics and pantomime; the practicalities and the peril; the glory and fame; the adjustment back to normal life. iPaper

A thrilling human history of space Daily Mirror

The bible of space travel Chris Moyles, Radio X

As seen in the major TV series Secrets of Our Universe with Tim Peake.

Only 656 people in human history have left Earth. In Space: The Human Story, astronaut Tim Peake traces the lives of these remarkable men and women who have forged the way, from Yuri Gagarin to Neil Armstrong, from Valentina Tereshkova to Peggy Whitson.

Full of exclusive new stories, and astonishing detail only an astronaut would know, the book conveys what space exploration is really like: the wondrous view of Earth, the surreal weightlessness, the extraordinary danger, the surprising humdrum, the unexpected humour, the newfound perspective, the years of training, the psychological pressures, the gruelling physical toll, the ...

Weight: 260g
Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804946268