**An astronaut’s guide to the life of an astronaut. An in-depth walkthrough/autobiography of balancing training, health, international and language prep, family life, time in space, and gaps in between possible missions.

One of the most competitive and difficult to achieve jobs is interesting to learn about. You can prepare all of your life and arrive with a stacked resume, but be disqualified for having slightly high blood pressure or treating a medical examiner or secretary poorly.

There’s a lot of interesting bits on things you’d never think of, like their measures to avoid sickness before launch and using pepper in oil while on the ISS.

There are good passages on preparation, fear, and competence. There's no structured guide, it's just an autobiography. Surprised at no mention of the Overview Effect, but there’s a good moment on looking out from the ISS.