An epic memoir from a man whose life is defined by exploration and innovation, The Sky Below re-creates some of the most unforgettable adventures of our time. From dramatic, high-risk spacewalks to author Scott Parazynski's death-defying quest to summit Mount Everest — his body ravaged by a career in space — readers will experience the life of an elite athlete, physician, and explorer.
This intimate, compelling account offers a rare portrait of space exploration from the inside. A global nomad raised in the shadow of NASA's Apollo missions, Parazynski never lost sight of his childhood dream to one day don a spacesuit and float outside the airlock. With deep passion, unbridled creativity, resilience, humility, and self-deprecation, Parazynski chases his dream of the ultimate adventure experience, again and again and again.
In an era that transitioned from moon shots to the Space Shuttle, space station, and Mars research, Parazynski flies with John Glenn, tests jet packs, trains in Russia to become a cosmonaut, and flies five missions to outer space (including seven spacewalks) in his seventeen-year NASA career.
An unparalleled, visceral opportunity to understand what it’s like to train for — and deploy to — a home in zero gravity, The Sky Below also portrays an astronaut's engagement with the challenges of his life on Earth, including raising a beautiful autistic daughter and finding true love.
Hardcover, 284 pages
Little A (August 1, 2017)
ISBN-10: 1503936708
ISBN-13: 978-1503936706
cspg Member
Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
posted 09-22-2016 09:54 AM
The book's title has changed from "Rare Air" to "The Sky Below."
cspg Member
Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
posted 03-01-2017 01:51 PM
With a subtitle: "A True Story of Summits, Space, and Speed" (added above).
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-02-2017 07:07 PM
From Scott Parazynski on Twitter:
Honored to be chosen for Amazon Kindle First with "The Sky Below." If you're Amazon Prime, you can download the book for free today!
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
The only person to see the highest point on Earth both from its peak and from orbit is now in search of a few more epic adventures — yours.
Scott Parazynski, who summited Mount Everest in 2009, two years after walking in space to repair a torn solar array outside of the International Space Station, is promoting the upcoming release of his memoir, "The Sky Below," with a photo contest focused on his fans' extreme experiences.
BMckay Member
Posts: 3218 From: MA, USA Registered: Sep 2002
posted 07-11-2017 12:37 PM
I would recommend buying the book. It is very well written with really good stories from his youth to his astronaut days and his climbing adventures. Well worth the time and money.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-31-2017 11:41 AM
CBS This Morning video
Dr. Scott Parazynski has traveled more than 23 million miles in space over his 17-year career. He has flown five missions and conducted seven spacewalks. He is also the only person to fly in space and reach the summit of Mount Everest. Parazynski joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss his new memoir, "The Sky Below: A True Story of Summits, Space, and Speed."
posted 01-08-2016 08:37 AM
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