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Moonshot

A NASA Astronaut's Guide to Achieving the Impossible
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Moonshot by Mike Massimino is an inspiring memoir that details his journey from a working-class background to becoming a NASA astronaut. It highlights the perseverance, resilience, and innovative thinking needed to overcome numerous challenges and achieve extraordinary success. This book offers valuable lessons on personal development and chasing one's dreams against the odds.
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You might enjoy this book if you are inspired by stories of determination and personal growth. Authored by a real-life astronaut, it combines practical advice with fascinating anecdotes from space missions, making it perfect for those seeking motivation and insights into overcoming life's challenges.

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Learn the NASA Astronaut mindset to solve problems, provide leadership in the face of adversity, and never give up when pursuing your wildest ambitions. Based on thrilling, firsthand accounts of space exploration.

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Learn the NASA Astronaut mindset to solve problems, provide leadership in the face of adversity, and never give up when pursuing your wildest ambitions.

Mike Massimino achieved his dream of exploring space. Now he distils stories and insights from NASA into an actionable guide to accomplish your biggest goals. Mike reveals how to make possible the seemingly impossible - on Earth. Written with characteristic wit and a big heart, Mike identifies ten hard-earned lessons of spaceflight and his other life experiences, including:

  • One in a Million Is Not Zero: The odds are against you. Do it anyway.
  • The Thirty-Second Rule: You're going to make mistakes. Learn how to deal with them.
  • Be Amazed: The universe is an incredible place. Stop what you're doing and look around.
  • Know When to Pivot: Change is inevitable. Accept and embrace it.

We all have our own personal 'moon shots' we'd like to take in life, but as mission control will tell you, doing one big thing really means getting a thousand little things right along the way. Moonshot is the book that will show you how to do just that, and help set you on the right path to achieve your own personal and professional dreams.

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Moonshot by Mike Massimino is praised for its entertaining and personal narrative, offering captivating stories from his time as a NASA astronaut. Admirable figures like Admiral William H. McRaven and Mayim Bialik commend its insightful lessons on achieving dreams and team collaboration. The book is noted for inspiring leadership, integrity, and perseverance, highlighting the importance of teamwork and determination.

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ISBN: 9780349438832

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 December 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Piatkus Books

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 280g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Mike Massimino served as a NASA Astronaut from 1996-2014. He was the last human to work inside of Hubble, and set a team record with his crewmates for the most cumulative spacewalking time in a single space shuttle mission.

He currently lives in New York City where he is an engineering professor at Columbia and an advisor at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum. He also has had a recurring role as himself on the beloved TV show The Big Bang Theory and appears regularly as a guest on news programs and documentaries.

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