Reaching for the Stars

Version: Unabridged
Author: Kathryn Sullivan
Narrator: Kathryn Sullivan
Genres: Biographies, Science & Technology, Science & Technology, Astronomy, Lectures, Science, Biography
Publisher: Chautauqua Institution/ The Great Lecture Library
Published In: N/A
Length: 1 hour, 15 minutes
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Overview

Floating effortlessly in weightlessness, Kathryn Sullivan glided into Challenger's open cargo bay in 1984 as the first American woman to walk in space. On two later missions, she helped launch the Hubble Space Telescope and made an extensive study of earth's resources.The title of her lecture is Reaching for the Stars.

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Reaching for the Stars

by Judy
  • Book Rating: 4/5

Astronaut Lecture

by Jazno
  • Book Rating: 4/5

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Reviews (2)

Reaching for the Stars

Written by Judy on July 21st, 2011

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Interesting lecture from one of the space shuttle astronauts.

Astronaut Lecture

Written by Jazno on May 11th, 2009

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Wait, you don't have the wrong CD! This lecture stars out with a very long introduction who not only gives a short biography but a short intro on the organization who is hosting the lecture. Had to fast forward. One star off for that. Well, not quite. It's 4 stars too because at first I thought I had a rattle or hiss in my car. Nope, it's the audio.. Whew. Sure you get used to it and it makes you feel like you are at some real lecture with all the live problems they have. Anyway, Kathy Sullivan is a wonderful speaker and gives us just the highlights of her career as an astronaut. For that alone it's worth a listen. If the above are the only negatives, it's actually trivial to the real story and message from Kathy Sullivan. Now, go get an engineering degree!

Selected Reviews

Reaching for the Stars

by Judy
  • Book Rating: 4/5

Astronaut Lecture

by Jazno
  • Book Rating: 4/5

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