posted 08-31-2023 09:50 AM
John Youskauskas and I are happy to announce another edition to the University of Nebraska Press Outward Odyssey series; a book on EVA (extravehicular activity). The manuscript is now complete and at the publisher for editorial review. Titled "The Ultimate High: Adventures of the Spacewalkers," this book covers the nearly 60-year history of EVA. Rather than a nuts and bolts book on spacesuits and hardware, this story details the human experience of "walking" and working in open space. Much like our first book Come Fly With Us, this is a story about the people — those who have had the opportunity of a lifetime to conduct an EVA, and those who trained them, designed the hardware, and planned the missions. Our ultimate goal with the story was to put YOU in the spacesuit, and participate vicariously in the ultimate experience of walking in space.
In the course of writing this book, we had the opportunity to interview nearly 20 astronauts spanning the Apollo, Skylab, Space Shuttle, Shuttle/Mir, and ISS programs, and a number of trainers and managers who prepared them for EVA. Of course, you will find a wealth of early NASA internal documents sprinkled with insightful comments from some familiar names. We also present rare material related to the early Soviet EVA efforts as well.
With a foreword by Jerry Ross, this story captivates the intensity, focus, thrill, and challenges that spacewalkers experience. We sure hope you all enjoy it, and will share publication updates here as we get closer to print.
posted 08-31-2023 09:50 AM
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