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Summer Reading With Astronaut Authors

Summer Reading Suggestions

At Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, guests have the opportunity to meet a veteran NASA astronaut every day. They are a source of inspiration and fascination through their personal accounts of life in space. Another way to inspire students and to get them more involved in STEM activities is by sharing the real-life stories of those who have traveled in space. Here are some suggested books written by astronauts about their adventures:

To learn more about the authors, read their official biographies at www.NASA.gov:

Chris Hadfield: https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/64090main_ffs_bio_hadfield.pdf
Scott Kelly: https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/kellysj.pdf
Mark Kelly: https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/kellyme.html