Summary of Chris Hadfield's An Astronauts Guide to Life on Earth

Excerpt From Summary of Chris Hadfield's An Astronauts Guide to Life on Earth

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The author is launched into space on a Soyuz rocket. He is wearing a spacesuit and a diaper, in case he gets stuck on the launch pad for a long time.

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The author had his first launch on Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1995. It was a surreal and overwhelming experience, even though it only took 8 minutes and 42 seconds from liftoff to reaching orbit.