Scan barcode
A review by princesszinza
Out of Orbit by Chris Jones
4.0
I love the idea of space travel. Chris Jone attempts to help the reader know what being on the international space station really feels like on an emotional level. This book is beautifully written. Some of the analogies and tangents the author writes are a bit weird. There is a long passage where he graphically describes the ways an astronaut could die while out on a space walk. It takes talent to be gruesome and beautiful in the same sentence. Chris Jones definitely has talent.
The ending of this book was a revelation for me. I had forgotten how these astronauts (who had to leave the space station in a Russian capsule after the shuttle program was halted in the wake of the Columbia disaster) almost had a disastrous trip back to earth themselves. It took hours for the Russians to find their capsule after a hot re-entry into earth's atmosphere.
The ending of this book was a revelation for me. I had forgotten how these astronauts (who had to leave the space station in a Russian capsule after the shuttle program was halted in the wake of the Columbia disaster) almost had a disastrous trip back to earth themselves. It took hours for the Russians to find their capsule after a hot re-entry into earth's atmosphere.