Infinite Wonder by Scott Kelly
From the record-breaking astronaut, national hero, and best-selling author of Endurance, a breathtaking collection of photos documenting his journey on the International Space Station, the vastness of space, and the unparalleled beauty of our own home planet.One's perspective shifts when one lives for an entire year--as Commander Scott Kelly, and no other American astronaut in history, has--in the isolating, grueling, and utterly unforgiving vacuum of space. Kelly's photos prove that this perspective--from 250 miles above earth--while hard-won, is also almost unspeakably beautiful. He mastered the rare art of microgravity photography. Using a Nikon D4 with a long 800mm lens and a 1.4x magnifying zoom lens, he panned the camera as the shutter released in order to compensate for the space station's velocity: 17,500 mph relative to the earth. Kelly's artist's eye helped make him a social media sensation, and here his photos are collected alongside his own commentary, which sets the images in their proper contexts, human and cosmic. Kelly captures sunsets, moonrises, the aurora borealis, and the luminous, hazy tapestry of the Milky Way. He presents snapshots of life and work on the International Space Station, from spacewalks to selfies. But above all--or floating amid all--he takes the earth itself as his celestial muse. Here are hurricanes, wrinkled mountains, New York City shining like a galaxy--glorious photographs that are, in themselves, a passionate argument for the preservation of our planet in the face of climate change and environmental destruction.
SCOTT KELLY is a retired U.S. Air Force fighter and test pilot, an engineer, and a retired astronaut. Captain in the navy. Kelly, a four-time spaceflight veteran, led three missions to the International Space Station (ISS) and was a part of the year-long mission to the ISS. He set records for the total number of days spent in space and the single longest space mission by an American astronaut during the Year in Space mission. He currently resides in Houston, Texas.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781524731847 |
| ISBN 10 | 1524731846 |
| Title | Infinite Wonder |
| Author | Scott Kelly |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Knopf |
| Year published | 2018-10-30 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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