Books by Chris Hadfield

Back on the earth after three spaceflights, Chris Hadfield's captivating memoir An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth reveals extraordinary stories from his life as an astronaut, and shows how to make the impossible a reality.Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4,000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space Station with a Swiss army knife, disposed of a live snake while piloting a plane, been temporarily blinded while clinging to the exterior of an orbiting spacecraft, and become a YouTube sensation with his performance of David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' in space. The secret to Chris Hadfield's success - and survival - is an unconventional philosophy he learned at NASA: prepare for the worst - and enjoy every moment of it.In his book, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, Chris Hadfield takes readers deep into his years of training and space exploration to show how to make the impossible possible. Through eye-opening, entertaining stories filled with the adrenaline of launch, the mesmerizing wonder of spacewalks and the measured, calm responses mandated by crises, he explains how conventional wisdom can get in the way of achievement - and happiness. His own extraordinary education in space has taught him some counter-intuitive lessons: don't visualize success, do care what others think, and always sweat the small stuff.You might never be able to build a robot, pilot a spacecraft, make a music video or perform basic surgery in zero gravity like Colonel Hadfield. But his vivid and refreshing insights in this book will teach you how to think like an astronaut, and will change, completely, the way you view life on Earth - especially your own.

Internationally bestselling astronaut Chris Hadfield is back with an exceptional Cold War thriller from the dark heart of the Space Race.

A wonderfully warm and engaging picture book based on the inspiring, real life events of Astronaut Chris Hadfield, and how he overcame his fears to fulfil his childhood dream - to explore Space!

“Et lille skridt for mennesket, men et stort skridt for menneskeheden”.Med de ord satte astronauten Neil Armstrong i 1969 foden på Månen. Chris Hadfield er ti år gammel og følger tryllebundet med på skærmen fra forældrenes dagligstue på en bondegård i det sydlige Ontario i Canada. Han har altid været fascineret af himmelrummet, men den dag beslutter han sig for, at han vil være astronaut. I 1992 bliver Chris Hadfield sendt op i Rummet første gang. I dag kalder BBC kalder ham for ”den mest berømte astronaut siden Neil Armstrong”.Chris Hadfield har rejst, vandret og boet i Rummet, og han har haft en utraditionel livsfilosofi med sig i baglommen: Forbered dig på det værste – og nyd hvert eneste øjeblik!I Astronautens guide til livet på Jorden kommer du med Chris Hadfield på rumrejse, øjenåbnende rumvandringer, kritiske missioner og retur igen. Han fortæller indgående om, hvordan man bliver astronaut, og hvad man egentlig laver, om landvindingerne inden for rumforskning og om, hvad et liv uden tyngdekraft byder på af indsigt og udfordringer – både i Rummet og på Jorden.