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The orbital perspective : lessons in seeing the big picture from a journey of seventy-one million miles, astronaut Ron Garan
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- Summary
- For astronaut Ron Garan, living on the International Space Station was a powerful, transformative experience--one that he believes holds the key to solving our problems here on Earth. On space walks and through windows, Garan was struck by the stunning beauty of the Earth from space but sobered by knowing how much needed to be done to help this troubled planet. And yet on the International Space Station, Garan, a former fighter pilot, was working work side by side with Russians, who only a few years before were "the enemy." If fifteen nationalities could collaborate on one of the most ambitious, technologically complicated undertakings in history, surely we can apply that kind of cooperation and innovation toward creating a better world. That spirit is what Garan calls the "orbital perspective." Garan vividly conveys what it was like learning to work with a diverse group of people in an environment only a handful of human beings have ever known. But more importantly, he describes how he and others are working to apply the orbital perspective here at home, embracing new partnerships and processes to promote peace and combat hunger, thirst, poverty, and environmental destruction. This book is a call to action for each of us to care for the most important space station of all: planet Earth
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 185 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781626562462
- Label
- The orbital perspective : lessons in seeing the big picture from a journey of seventy-one million miles
- Title
- The orbital perspective
- Title remainder
- lessons in seeing the big picture from a journey of seventy-one million miles
- Statement of responsibility
- astronaut Ron Garan
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- For astronaut Ron Garan, living on the International Space Station was a powerful, transformative experience--one that he believes holds the key to solving our problems here on Earth. On space walks and through windows, Garan was struck by the stunning beauty of the Earth from space but sobered by knowing how much needed to be done to help this troubled planet. And yet on the International Space Station, Garan, a former fighter pilot, was working work side by side with Russians, who only a few years before were "the enemy." If fifteen nationalities could collaborate on one of the most ambitious, technologically complicated undertakings in history, surely we can apply that kind of cooperation and innovation toward creating a better world. That spirit is what Garan calls the "orbital perspective." Garan vividly conveys what it was like learning to work with a diverse group of people in an environment only a handful of human beings have ever known. But more importantly, he describes how he and others are working to apply the orbital perspective here at home, embracing new partnerships and processes to promote peace and combat hunger, thirst, poverty, and environmental destruction. This book is a call to action for each of us to care for the most important space station of all: planet Earth
- Biography type
- autobiography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10401234
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1961-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Garan, Ron
- Dewey number
- 629.450092
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TL789.85.G37
- LC item number
- G37 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- A BK currents book
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Garan, Ron
- International Space Station
- Astronauts
- Astronautics
- Peaceful change (International relations)
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- lessons in seeing the big picture from a journey of seventy-one million miles
- Label
- The orbital perspective : lessons in seeing the big picture from a journey of seventy-one million miles, astronaut Ron Garan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1077870
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 185 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781626562462
- Lccn
- 2014038722
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781626562462
- (OCoLC)883646493
- Label
- The orbital perspective : lessons in seeing the big picture from a journey of seventy-one million miles, astronaut Ron Garan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1077870
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 185 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781626562462
- Lccn
- 2014038722
- Media category
- unmediated
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- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781626562462
- (OCoLC)883646493
Subject
- trueAstronauts
- trueAstronauts -- United States -- Biography
- trueCooperation
- Garan, Ron, Jr., (Ronald J), 1961-
- trueInterethnic relations
- International Space Station
- trueInterpersonal relations
- truePeaceful change (International relations)
- trueSpace
- trueAstronautics -- International cooperation
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