Chris Hadfield An Astronauts Guide to Life on Earth, You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth and You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes pair two books by Colonel Chris Hadfield, shaped by decades of astronaut training and extensive time in space. Across the collection, Hadfield reflects on his career, including nearly 4,000 hours in space and the unexpected situations he encountered in flight and in orbit.

The set also brings together widely shared moments from his time on the International Space Station, including his performance of David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ in space and the images he posted from orbit. In You Are Here, he presents Earth as seen from space, describing it as the “really big picture” of our home and suggesting that familiar photographs can carry more meaning than we first notice.

Included titles

• An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
• You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes

Key details

• Two-book collection by Colonel Chris Hadfield
• Includes An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
• Includes You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes
• Draws on decades of astronaut training and nearly 4,000 hours in space
• References Hadfield’s time on the International Space Station

Synopses

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

Colonel Chris Hadfield draws on decades of astronaut training and nearly 4,000 hours in space. The description highlights incidents from his career, including breaking into a Space Station with a Swiss army knife, disposing of a live snake while piloting a plane, and being temporarily blinded while clinging to the exterior of an orbiting spacecraft. It also notes his performance of David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ in space, which made him a YouTube sensation.

You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes

In You Are Here, Chris Hadfield presents Earth as seen from space, describing it as the “really big picture” of our home. The synopsis references the large audience that followed his Twitter feed from the International Space Station and the photographs he shared. It suggests that while many viewers recognised the beauty of these images, they may have missed their full meaning.