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Topic: A Year in Space (TIME Magazine special edition)
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cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 03-06-2016 04:40 AM
   
TIME Special Edition: A Year in Space: Inside Scott Kelly's Historic Mission - Is Travel to Mars Next?
by Jeffrey Kluger Go inside one of the most historic space missions ever in A Year in Space, the new special edition from TIME, written by Apollo 13 author Jeffrey Kluger. A Year in Space chronicles astronaut Scott Kelly's 340 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of NASA's exploration of the challenges of extended spaceflight. The most pressing question: Could humans endure the two-and-a-half-year trip to Mars and back?While science has some understanding of how space and zero gravity affect the human body, Scott and his twin brother, Mark, a retired astronaut who remained on Earth, have served as the perfect test and control subjects to explore these effects. This special edition, the companion piece to the TIME and PBS documentary series A Year in Space, provides exclusive coverage coupled with abundant photographs, many taken by Scott Kelly himself. Highlights include: - An inside look at how Kelly conducted experiments aboard the ISS and how he spent his downtime.
- Landscape Mode: Breathtaking photographs taken by Scott Kelly from 250 miles above the Earth's surface.
- In interview with Samantha Cristoforetti, the first woman to spend 200 days in space, who spoke with TIME about her journey.
 - Paperback: 96 pages
- TIME (March 18, 2016)
- ISBN-10: 1683303547
- ISBN-13: 978-1683303541
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astro-nut
Member Posts: 946
From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 04-02-2016 10:18 AM
Has any colletSPACE members had any success of obtaining one of these? I have tried and was told that this item/magazine was not available in the United States? Any information would be helpful. Thank you. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-02-2016 10:21 AM
It seems to be still available through Amazon. |
OV-105
Member Posts: 816
From: Ridgecrest, CA
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 04-02-2016 11:54 AM
Just saw it this morning at the grocery store. |
Jurg Bolli
Member Posts: 977
From: Albuquerque, NM
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 04-02-2016 03:11 PM
I saw it this morning at Hastings. |
NASAgoob
Member Posts: 96
From: Dallas, Texas, USA
Registered: Oct 2008
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posted 04-02-2016 07:36 PM
I have one, a preorder from Amazon. It's printed in Kentucky. It's nice to have, but more pics than story. Hats off to the Kelly brothers!  |
Wehaveliftoff
Member Posts: 2343
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Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 04-02-2016 11:00 PM
Shame on me for not seeing this a week ago when his brother was in town. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 04-03-2016 03:24 AM
Ordered mine from Amazon on 3/6/16 and received it this week. |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3118
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 04-03-2016 12:37 PM
Sorry to sound a note of discord, but Scott Kelly did NOT spend a year in space. However you cut it, 340 days is not a year. I wouldn't quibble if it had been 360 days, but if NASA had wanted to advertise this as a one-year flight, why was it not planned to last a year? |
David C
Member Posts: 1014
From: Lausanne
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 04-03-2016 01:45 PM
Thanks. At last, someone else is saying it too. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-03-2016 01:57 PM
It is not like other people haven't been saying it. The press (TIME included) have used the phrase "nearly yearlong" or "almost yearlong" to describe the mission. Even Scott Kelly addressed the length of the mission while in space and after he landed. It wasn't 365 days, but it did span 12 months (March 2015 to March 2016), which is why both NASA and Roscosmos have referred to it as the International Space Station's first one-year mission. |
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