The Astronaut Selection Test Book: Do You Have What it Takes for Space?

Paperback Published on: 14/05/2020
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Synopsis

Have YOU got what it takes to be an astronaut?

This book will help readers of all ages find out. Featuring 100 real astronaut tests and exercises from the European Space Agency's rigorous selection process, ranging from easy to fiendishly hard, The Astronaut Selection Test Book goes where no puzzle book has gone before.

Including puzzles and tests on:

* visual perception and logic
* mental arithmetic and concentration
* psychological readiness
* teamwork and leadership
* survival, physical and medical skills
* foreign languages (every astronaut has to know Russian!)

and much more, this richly illustrated book draws on Tim Peake's first-hand experience of applying to be an astronaut in 2008, when he and five others were chosen - out of over 8,000 applications!

We've all dreamed of being an astronaut, though of the estimated 100 billion people who have ever lived, only 557 people have travelled to space. But with this unprecedented look into real astronaut selection, you might just find out your dreams can become reality...

HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM SOLVER...

Tim Peake and the ESA will receive no royalties from this book; instead, they will be donated to the Prince's Trust charity.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Cornerstone
  • ISBN: 9781787465176
  • Number of pages: 208
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm

Customer Reviews

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The Astronaut Selection Test Book
Fantastic
Brilliant book, my daughter loves it, perfect present for any aspiring astronaut . Fantastic book Tim Peake .
Emma Johnson
The Astronaut Selection Test Book
Out of this world......sorry!
Bought for a gift and was very well received!
anita bradbury
The Astronaut Selection Test Book
Left wanting more
I enjoyed this book. The selection tests were interesting. I would have liked more on the actual training process. Maybe that's Tim's next book!
Andrew