Bücher von Chris Hadfield

Back on the earth after three spaceflights, Chris Hadfield's captivating memoir An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth reveals extraordinary stories from his life as an astronaut, and shows how to make the impossible a reality.Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4,000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space Station with a Swiss army knife, disposed of a live snake while piloting a plane, been temporarily blinded while clinging to the exterior of an orbiting spacecraft, and become a YouTube sensation with his performance of David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' in space. The secret to Chris Hadfield's success - and survival - is an unconventional philosophy he learned at NASA: prepare for the worst - and enjoy every moment of it.In his book, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, Chris Hadfield takes readers deep into his years of training and space exploration to show how to make the impossible possible. Through eye-opening, entertaining stories filled with the adrenaline of launch, the mesmerizing wonder of spacewalks and the measured, calm responses mandated by crises, he explains how conventional wisdom can get in the way of achievement - and happiness. His own extraordinary education in space has taught him some counter-intuitive lessons: don't visualize success, do care what others think, and always sweat the small stuff.You might never be able to build a robot, pilot a spacecraft, make a music video or perform basic surgery in zero gravity like Colonel Hadfield. But his vivid and refreshing insights in this book will teach you how to think like an astronaut, and will change, completely, the way you view life on Earth - especially your own.

Israel, late 1973. As the Yom Kippur War flares into life, a state-of-the-art Soviet MIG fighter is racing at breakneck speed over the arid scrublands below . . . and promptly disappears. It soon becomes clear to Israeli intelligence that the pilot is a defector, desperate to come over to the US side. Houston Flight Controller and former test pilot Kaz Zemeckis is charged with bringing the pilot and his plane to the highly secret Area 51, in the Nevada desert. But every defection carries with it a risk. It soon becomes clear that 'Grief' has the technical ability, and now the opportunity, to gain access to the treasures of the Nevada Test Range - either a prototype stealth fighter or the NERVA nuclear rocket engine. Or both. For Chris Hadfield's second heart-stopping thriller, we move from Space to another rich and exciting part of Chris's professional CV: his time as the top test pilot in both the US Air Force and the US Navy, and as a Cold War pilot intercepting armed Soviet bombers in North American airspace. Just as Gregg Hurwitz called The Apollo Murders 'an explosive thriller by a writer who has actually been to space and back', here we have a matchless thriller and the nerve-shredding rush of aerial combat, as told by one of the world's top fighter pilots.

A wonderfully warm and engaging picture book based on the inspiring, real life events of Astronaut Chris Hadfield, and how he overcame his fears to fulfil his childhood dream - to explore Space!

Ein einziger Überläufer bestimmt das Schicksal einer Nation Einer der besten Kampfpiloten der US Air Force und US Navy schreibt einen Thriller über den Kalten Krieg - authentischer wird es nicht mehr! Chris Hadfield verknüpft spannendes Insiderwissen über Technik mit politischen Intrigen, die auf wahren Begebenheiten beruhen. Israel, 1973. Während der Jom-Kippur-Krieg aufflammt, rast ein hochmoderner Kampfjet mit halsbrecherischer Geschwindigkeit über das trockene Buschland. Darin: ein sowjetischer Pilot, der in die USA überlaufen will. Seine Informationen sind von unschätzbarem Wert, denn er kennt die Geheimnisse der legendären »Foxbat« MiG-25, des schnellsten und höchstfliegenden Kampfflugzeugs der Welt, und somit auch den Schlüssel zur Lufthoheit im Kalten Krieg. Der NASA-Flugleiter und ehemalige Testpilot der US-Marine Kaz Zemeckis erhält den Auftrag, den Überläufer auf das geheimste Testgelände der USA zu bringen. Doch die Aktion birgt ein hohes Risiko und Kaz kann nur hoffen, dass das gefährliche Spiel nach seinen Vorstellungen verläuft. Perfekt für Fans von Tom Clancy, David Baldacci und Robert Ludlum. »Spannend bis zum Abwinken ... Hadfield ist eindeutig dazu bestimmt, Tom Clancy als Meister des Technothrillers zu beerben.« Irish Independent

»Houston, wir haben ein Problem!« Der Nr. 1 Bestseller aus Kanada von Astronaut Chris Hadfield Houston 1973. Apollo 18 startet - eine letzte, streng geheime Mission zum Mond. Auf der Mondoberfläche sollen Gesteinsproben gesammelt werden, die Unglaubliches versprechen. Doch nicht nur die US-amerikanische Crew, auch die Sowjetunion ist hinter den bislang verborgenen Schätzen des Mondes her. Der Flugleiter Kazimieras »Kaz« Zemeckis aus Houston muss alles tun, um die NASA-Crew zusammenzuhalten und gleichzeitig seinen sowjetischen Rivalen immer einen Schritt voraus zu sein. Aber nicht jeder an Bord von Apollo 18 ist ganz der, der er zu sein scheint. Es häufen sich die Anzeichen, dass einer von ihnen ein Mörder ist und Schreckliches im Sinn hat. Die Mission ist in höchster Gefahr, der Ausgang ungewiss. Voll faszinierender technischer Details -  Chris Hadfield nimmt uns mit auf eine unvergessliche Reise zum Mond >Der Marsianer< »Ich konnte dieses Buch nicht aus der Hand legen, bis zum fulminanten Schluss.« James Cameron

As Russian and American crews sprint for a secret bounty hidden away on the lunar surface, old rivalries blossom and the political stakes are stretched to breaking point back on Earth. Houston flight controller Kazimieras 'Kaz' Zemeckis must do all he can to keep the NASA crew together, while staying one step ahead of his Soviet rivals. But not everyone on board Apollo 18 is quite who they appear to be. Full of fascinating technical detail, twists and tension, The Apollo Murders puts you right there in the moment. Experience the dark majesty of space, the fierce G-forces of launch and the rush of holding on to the outside of a spacecraft travelling at 17,000 mph, as told by a former Commander of the International Space Station who has done all of those things in real life. Strap in and count down for the ride of a lifetime.