Astronaut Scott Kelly and Bill Nye Together in Pasadena

Bill Nye (Photo – Gage Skidmore) and Scott Kelley (Photo – NASA Johnson).

Astronaut Scott Kelly will be in conversation with Bill Nye at an event sponsored by Vroman’s Bookstore on November 14, 2017 at the Pasadena Presbyterian church .

Prepared by Brian Rodriuguez

Scott Kelly is a veteran of four space flights and the American record holder for consecutive days spent in space. Bill Nye is a science educator, mechanical engineer, bestselling author, and the creator and host of the Emmy award-winning syndicated television show Bill Nye the Science Guy. He will be discussing Kelly’s new book Endurance: A Year in Space, a Lifetime of Discovery.

Astronaut Scott Kelly has experienced things very few have: How does it feel to be launched in a rocket? What happens to your body in zero gravity? What do you do when you get a toothache 250 miles above the Earth? Kelly discusses this and more in his new book, which recounts his year aboard the ISS as well as his rough-and-tumble New Jersey childhood and what sparked his astounding career, changing his trajectory from an unfocused, below-average student to a record-setting astronaut.

In his book, Kelly also describes navigating the extreme challenges of long-term spaceflight: the devastating physical effects; the pressures of constant close cohabitation; the catastrophic risks of depressurization or colliding with orbital debris; what it’s like to know you won’t be home for a year (and the feeling of being unable to help when tragedy strikes at home). He writes with candor about his journey, in space and on Earth, and tells fascinating (and often funny) stories about the Russian cosmonauts who accompanied him aboard the ISS. As Kelly says – a lesson he’s learned firsthand –“if we can dream it, we can do it.”

The event will take place at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church, and tickets are $34 (general admission) and $39 (general admission and a companion.) Admission price includes a copy of Kelly’s book. The event is expected to sell out so you’re advised to buy your tickets early.

Date/Time
 Date(s) - 11/14/2017
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm*

Location
 Pasadena Presbyterian Church

*End time is subject to change.

Source: Vroman’s Bookstore