Sharing Space
An Astronaut's Guide to Mission, Wonder, and Making Change
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In 2010, Cady Coleman boarded a rocket and blasted off into space for her third NASA mission, a six-month expedition to the International Space Station where she was the only woman on her six-person crew. After years spent overcoming obstacles in competitive and elite environments, including grappling with her own doubts and needing to overturn the expectations of others, Coleman became a success story in a role that wasn’t built with her in mind—a mother who is also an astronaut, scientists, Air Force pilot, and leader. Her determination and her amazing experiences give her a unique perspective on how to set yourself up for success, and on life here on Earth.
In Sharing Space, Cady shares counterintuitive insights integral to her success, such as how to leverage insecurities to beat expectations, how to know when to adapt and when to instead press for change, and how to be the glue that holds a disparate team together so it can be shaped to thrive. Illustrated with stories from her life and training, Cady takes readers from meteorite hunting in Antarctica to launching a $1.6 billion telescope into space to the wonder of spending six months living and working in zero gravity. This book will inspire anyone eager to escape a box in which they have been (unfairly) placed or to develop the confidence to succeed, even when they’re not an obvious “fit.”
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Release date
July 2, 2024 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593827154
- File size: 268301 KB
- Duration: 09:18:57
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Retired American astronaut Cady Coleman's congenial performance invites listeners to settle in and absorb practical self-improvement lessons derived from her impressive career at NASA, as well as her long-distance marriage and motherhood. Coleman gently extols the importance of self-care and big-picture thinking, strengthening listeners' abilities to consider how they can be present for others, whether as a teammate in space managing flight tasks or working on Earth. She addresses workplace dynamics, personal goals, and intimate relationships. Cady's passion for spaceflight, along with the work she's done as a chemist throughout her tenure with NASA and the U.S. Air Force, infuses her voice with joyful energy. J.R.T. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine
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