My Dream of Stars: From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (744 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0230112218 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is the author of eight other books, including the 1989 military nonfiction bestseller Torpedo Junction and the New York Times bestseller Back to the Moon. He lives in Huntsville, Alabama.. Anousheh Ansari was born in Mashhad, Iran and immigrated to America to eventually become the fourth-ever commercial spaceflight participant and the first Muslim woman to traverse the far reaches of outer space. She is also the founder of the multi-million dollar fi
From a difficult childhood in Tehran, through immigration and personal and professional success in the U.S., she provides an inside look at her life and lifelong dream to enter space. Readers expecting a visceral punch from coauthor Hickam (Rocket Boys, 1998) will be disappointed; his voice is largely absent. Her descriptions of cosmonaut training are particularly interesting, although even here she takes care to avoid comment on serious controversies. Ansari delivers a straightforward account of a widely watched event; for more, we await a worthy historian. Hitting it big in the telecommunications business provided the finances, and involvement in the X Prize brought the connections, enabling her to enter the Russian space program in 2006. Just following how Ansari accomplished her dream will be interesting enou
Great Book for Space Fans and Science Teachers! Stewart Tick I've been a big Homer Hickam fan ever since "Rocket Boys" was first released. Although I am about a decade younger, our stories paralleled each other in so many ways! I was also enthralled by the early days of the Space Age, and wanted to be an astronaut or rocket scientist - or both. And I too collaborated with my neighborhood friends on homemade rockets (a. An astonishing and almost improbable but very human journey I have been reading books about space since, well, since I learned how to read. Indeed this is how I learned to really read a book - since the books I had to read in school were lame. Nearly half a century later, I have read an unknown number of books that chronicle the life stories of those who have come to be involved with the exploration of space. Every b. Dream Big Mark R. Whittington One of the reoccurring stories told in American history is that of the young immigrant, arriving to our shores all but penniless, but then acquiring great wealth through hard work, intellect, and a little bit of luck.It was the sort of story that used to be told to young people as a means of educating them in American exceptionalism, and is thus not very muc
In her groundbreaking role as the first-ever female commercial spaceflight participant, her story became politicized and fraught with the prejudices and obstacles she had to overcome as an Iranian woman, culminating in a debate over whether she would be allowed to display both the American and Iranian flags on the sleeve of her spacesuit.After her return to Earth, Anousheh started The Ansari Foundation, a quickly growing nonprofit which supports social entrepreneurship, and is especially committed to ensuring the freedom of women around the world and supporting female entrepreneurs. After settling down in Texas, Anousheh built a computer technology firm from the ground up, which eventually realized a net worth of $750 million and ultimately allowed her to achieve her childhood dream of spaceflight. Ultimately, this evocative story shows the triumph of a woman who has become a role model to people around the globe struggling to overcome economic and cultural barriers, as well as those dreamers who look upon the stars and wish to soar among them.. In her heartwarming and empowering memoir, space pioneer Anousheh Ansari tells the story of her childhood in Iran and her family's exodus to America after the Islamic Revolution