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Garan, Ron, Jr. (Ronald J.), 1961- author.
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Garan, Ron, Jr. (Ronald J.), 1961-
International Space Station.
Astronauts -- United States -- Biography.
Astronautics -- International cooperation.
Peaceful change (International relations)
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The orbital perspect...
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The orbital perspective : lessons in seeing the big picture from a journey of seventy-one million miles / astronaut Ron Garan.
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Garan, Ron, Jr. (Ronald J.), 1961- author.
Oakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., c2015.
Subjects
Garan, Ron, Jr. (Ronald J.), 1961-
International Space Station.
Astronauts -- United States -- Biography.
Astronautics -- International cooperation.
Peaceful change (International relations)
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9781626562462 (hardcover) :
1626562466 (hardcover)
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BK currents book.
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xiv, 185 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
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First Edition.
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For astronaut Ron Garan, living on the International Space Station was a powerful, transformative experience--one that he believes holds the key to solving our problems here on Earth. On space walks and through windows, Garan was struck by the stunning beauty of the Earth from space but sobered by knowing how much needed to be done to help this troubled planet. And yet on the International Space Station, Garan, a former fighter pilot, was working work side by side with Russians, who only a few years before were "the enemy." If fifteen nationalities could collaborate on one of the most ambitious, technologically complicated undertakings in history, surely we can apply that kind of cooperation and innovation toward creating a better world. That spirit is what Garan calls the "orbital perspective." Garan vividly conveys what it was like learning to work with a diverse group of people in an environment only a handful of human beings have ever known. But more importantly, he describes how he and others are working to apply the orbital perspective here at home, embracing new partnerships and processes to promote peace and combat hunger, thirst, poverty, and environmental destruction. This book is a call to action for each of us to care for the most important space station of all: planet Earth.
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Hawaii State Library
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629.45009 Garan Ga
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629.45009 Garan Ga
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