Letters from MIR: An Astronauts Letters to His Son

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Letters From Mir

Physical Description x, p. Subjects Linenger, Jerry M. Summary "In January , astronaut Dr. Jerry Linenger embarked on a "routine" five-month mission to the Russian space station Mir, leaving behind his pregnant wife and month-old son, and the everyday pleasures of planet Earth. Before he left, he promised to write. Though his mission did not go as planned, he kept his word.

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Most terrifying was a raging fire that nearly destroyed the station and all on board. It was with this last event, when, with the crew cut off from the world below and locked in a battle for survival, Linenger's letters to his son changed from a routine chronicle of daily events to the heart-felt, deeply moving story shared here. In extreme isolation and constant danger, knowing he might never see his family again, Linenger was able to "speak from the heart," sharing meditations on life and destiny, adventure and courage, love and family; and passing on wryly playful pearls of wisdom, from "Never get on a teeter-totter with someone bigger than you" to "Don't give a kiss on impulse.

Contents Machine derived contents note: Preface ix Prologue 1 January Days Twenty through Fifty 29 March Days Fifty through Eighty 65 April View online Borrow Buy Freely available Show 0 more links Related resource Table of contents at http: Linenger originally began writing to his son so that later in life h Jerry Linenger's five months aboard the Space Station Mir were anything but calm.

Linenger originally began writing to his son so that later in life he would know what his father was thinking while he was travelling in space for five months. However, after the fire that nearly killed the astronauts aboard the station, his letters became deeper emotionally.

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As well as recounting the details of the day, he sought to tell his son of the unlimited love he had for him, as well as his hopes for his son's future. Hardcover , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Letters from Mir , please sign up.

Lists with This Book. Apr 26, Jessica M. I really enjoyed this book. I would never pick this out on my own, but since it was recommended to me, I tried it. This book puts being in isolation into perspective. In this instance, the author, Dr. Jerry Linenger, chronicles his five month stay on the russian space station MIR with the letters he wrote to his son.

I thought that this was a clever way to express what happens to one in isolation. Tho already written, I liked the way that this book was in letter format to Linen I really enjoyed this book. Tho already written, I liked the way that this book was in letter format to Linengers family. This shows what he felt was important for his son to know and what was important for his wife to remember. I feel that this book helped me understand for the first time how important human interaction is and how one needs to hold onto their family. In the end this book was very inspiring and I feel that this book is timeless and will amaze readers from to if people still have an interest in reading, or by then we may all live in space, we never know.

I would recommend this book to anyone because it is not a difficult read and it touches on the feelings everyone feels in the duration of their lifetime.

Nov 16, Michael O'Neal rated it liked it Recommends it for: As the title states, this is Astronaut's Jerry Leninger's letter's he wrote to his infant son during his stay on the Russians Space Station Mir. Because they are letters that are updated on a routine basis, the book reads a little like a journal. A couple nice things about the book is a number of the technical issues are explained at a rudimentary level, and it is nice to see the love a father for his son mixed in with some of technical explanations. Because of the nature of the book, it reads a As the title states, this is Astronaut's Jerry Leninger's letter's he wrote to his infant son during his stay on the Russians Space Station Mir.

Because of the nature of the book, it reads a little choppy and was not overly interesting.

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I would have enjoyed this better if it was in narrative form. May 19, Rey Leigh rated it liked it. It is very much what the title suggests.

There were challenges but he didn't focus on them in the letters. I really wanted it to be more of a narrative given the events that were happening in the background. The odd pacing does drag in places. My favorite part of the book was the second half.

He starts to get more descriptive about what being in space was like and those details make the book worth reading. The closer he comes to leaving the station the more engaging the letters become describing It is very much what the title suggests. The closer he comes to leaving the station the more engaging the letters become describing his experiences.

Tolle Sprecher, spannendes Thema und noch dazu lehrreich. Sep 10, Kim rated it it was amazing. I saw Jerry Linenger speak at - of all things - an Agile software user's conference. One of the best experiences of my life, and totally caught off guard by it. I would say he is the person that got me more interested in space. What an incredible speaker! At the time, Jerry held the record for the longest duration in space of an American male at that time when he spent 5 months about the Russian space station Mir. He wrote letters to his young son while aboard the space station.

Sweet and moving I saw Jerry Linenger speak at - of all things - an Agile software user's conference. Sweet and moving, and a good reminder that the people that choose to become astronauts are putting their lives on the line on behalf of science and exploration.

Jul 17, Karen rated it it was ok.

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