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Spaceman An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe

Mike Massimino

NEW YORK TIMES Have you ever wondered what it would be like to find yourself strapped to a giant rocket that’s about to go from zero to 17,500 miles per hour? Or to look back on Earth from outer space and see the surprisingly precise line between day and night? Or to stand in front of the Hubble Sp...

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Mike Massimino's book, 'Space Man', was recently released and discussed, and its title was jokingly compared to other possibilities like 'Garbage Man' and 'Jump Man'.

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I just learned your book just came out.

— Episode: The Lunar Legacy, with Buzz Aldrin

Episode: The Lunar Legacy, with Buzz Aldrin

Mike Massimino's book, 'Space Man', was recently released and discussed, and its title was jokingly compared to other possibilities like 'Garbage Man' and 'Jump Man'.

"

I just learned your book just came out.

Yes, very excited about it. Yes, yes and it's called Space Man or something?

Space Man.

Episode: The Lunar Legacy, with Buzz Aldrin

Mike Massimino's book, 'Space Man', was recently released, and was described as having a cool title, likely chosen in a lottery over other, less cool, names.

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I just learned your book just came out.

Yes, very excited about it. Yes, yes and it's called Space Man or something?

Space Man.

Episode: First Man – Celebrating Neil Armstrong

The book was positively reviewed for its authentic storytelling and engaging style, though the cover illustration was found to be somewhat comical.

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And also this story and others we can find in your book, Spaceman.

Yes, it is a plug. It's authentically conceived. You're a great storyteller and I love the book.

Episode: The Lunar Legacy, with Buzz Aldrin

Mike Massimino's book, "Space Man", was recently published and discussed, and was described as the coolest of the title options considered for the book.

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I just learned your book just came out.

Yes, very excited about it. Yes, yes and it's called Space Man or something?

Space Man.

Yeah, alright. You can come up with that title. We kind of had a lottery and it was like Space Man, Fire Man, Garbage Man, Jump Man.

Episode: The Lunar Legacy, with Buzz Aldrin

Mike Massimino's book, 'Space Man', was recently released and discussed. It was noted that the title was chosen over a number of other options, suggesting that it was the coolest choice.

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I just learned your book just came out.

Yes, very excited about it. Yes, yes and it's called Space Man or something?

Space Man.

The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

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The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

Ryan Hawk noted that he was reading Mike Massimino's New York Times bestseller Spaceman and described it as beautifully written.

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I was reading Spaceman, your book, New York Times bestseller. God, so beautifully written, man.

— Episode: 563: Dr. Mike Massimino - A NASA Astrona...

Episode: 563: Dr. Mike Massimino - A NASA Astronaut's Guide...

Ryan Hawk noted that he was reading Mike Massimino's New York Times bestseller Spaceman and described it as beautifully written.

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I was reading Spaceman, your book, New York Times bestseller. God, so beautifully written, man.

The Jordan Harbinger Show

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The Jordan Harbinger Show

It was discussed multiple times throughout the episode, focusing on his journey to becoming an astronaut and his experiences, including setbacks and challenges, and his time in space.

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In the book you go over just repeated defeats and setbacks from your eyesight to your PhD thesis and things like that.

— Episode: 516: Mike Massimino | Unlocking Science...

Episode: 516: Mike Massimino | Unlocking Science Secrets wi...

It was discussed multiple times throughout the episode, focusing on his journey to becoming an astronaut and his experiences, including setbacks and challenges, and his time in space.

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In the book you go over just repeated defeats and setbacks from your eyesight to your PhD thesis and things like that.

It's more of a convoluted process.

In the book you say I don't want to tell my children how to live life I want to show them.

You've said in the book no matter how bad things are you can always make them worse.

I highly recommend the book as well especially the audio version because he reads it himself and the passion is just really really it comes through in the book I loved it.

Episode: 516: Mike Massimino | Unlocking Science Secrets wi...

Mike Massimino's book, 'Spaceman', was discussed, detailing his journey to becoming an astronaut, including setbacks and the importance of teamwork and perseverance.

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In the book you go over just repeated defeats and setbacks from your eyesight to your PhD thesis and things like that.

In the book you say I don't want to tell my children how to live life I want to show them.

I never achieved anything on my own people have always pushed me to be the best version of myself.

You mentioned in the book as well you only have one life you have to spend it doing something that matters.

If you're thinking about grabbing this book definitely do even if not just for the very end where you're performing this space brain surgery on the Hubble and the answer to the problem was rip the handle off using pure brute strength really funny stuff and really really great book.

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