{"id":44358,"date":"2018-08-02T03:00:20","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T07:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=44358"},"modified":"2018-08-01T13:27:28","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T17:27:28","slug":"books-on-the-iss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2018\/08\/02\/books-on-the-iss\/","title":{"rendered":"Books on the ISS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No, that&#8217;s not books <em>about<\/em> the International Space Station, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/books\/features\/astronauts-international-space-station-books-story-time-tim-peak-a8469681.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">physical books <em>on<\/em> the ISS<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44364\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/International-Space-Station-Wikimedia-Commons.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44364\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/International-Space-Station-Wikimedia-Commons.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"510\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/International-Space-Station-Wikimedia-Commons.jpg 800w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/International-Space-Station-Wikimedia-Commons-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/International-Space-Station-Wikimedia-Commons-480x306.jpg 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/International-Space-Station-Wikimedia-Commons-768x490.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS-132 crew member on board the Space Shuttle <em>Atlantis<\/em> after the station and shuttle began their post-undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 10:22 CDT on 23 May 2010, ending a seven-day stay that saw the addition of a new station module, <em>Rassvet<\/em>, replacement of batteries and resupply of the orbiting outpost.<br \/>Via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>The astronauts on the International Space Station are obviously busy people, but even busy people need some time to relax and unwind. In addition to a well-stocked film library (particularly strong on movies with a space theme, including <em>2001: A Space Odyssey<\/em> and <em>Gravity<\/em>), there are also plenty of books in their informal library.<\/p>\n<p>Some are brought up by the astronauts \u2013 Susan Helms was allowed ten paperbacks and chose <em>Gone With the Wind<\/em>, <em>Vanity Fair<\/em> and <em>War and Peace<\/em> in her carryon. Others come with space tourists such as billionaire businessman Charles\u200b Simonyi, who brought <em>Faust<\/em> and Robert Heinlein\u2019s <em>The Moon is a Harsh Mistress<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Authors whose works appear several times in the list include Daniel J. Boorstin (3 books), Terry Brooks (5), Lois McMaster Bujold (11), John Le Carr\u00e9 (3), and David Weber (13).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No, that&#8217;s not books about the International Space Station, but physical books on the ISS: The astronauts on the International Space Station are obviously busy people, but even busy people need some time to relax and unwind. 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