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It was mentioned as a book that inspired Scott Kelly to pursue a career in space. It was about the Mercury astronauts and their qualities. The movie based on it was also watched before a launch.
until I read the book The Right Stuff in my first year of college.
— Episode: Living in Space, with Scott Kelly
Episode: Living in Space, with Scott Kelly
It was mentioned as a book that inspired Scott Kelly to pursue a career in space. It was about the Mercury astronauts and their qualities. The movie based on it was also watched before a launch.
until I read the book The Right Stuff in my first year of college.
So it's more about the qualities that make up the original astronauts. If you read the book, Tom Wolfe was talking about the Mercury astronauts.
Well, the night before my first launch into space, me and Zambo, George Zamko, my commander, we actually watched the movie The Right Stuff.