Chris Hadfield and the International Space Station
ADVENTURES IN SPACE CHRIS HADFIELD AND THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION Andrew Langley heinemann raintree
CONTENTS Fire Alarm Becoming an Astronaut Space at Last Focus on The International Space Station Training for the Third Space Mission What Is Life Like on the ISS What Work Is Done Aboard the ISS Focus on Dangers in Space Returning to Earth Focus on Traveling to Mars The Future for Hadfield and the ISS Timeline Glossary Find Out More Index
FIRE ALARM Chris Hadfield was fast asleep He was aboard the International Space Station ISS flying about 250 miles 400 kilometers above Earth Suddenly a horn was blaring Hadfield was awake in an instant and so were his three American crewmates They looked at the emergency lights on the wall to see what was wrong It was the fire alarm DEALING WITH DANGER Fire is one of the biggest threats on any spacecraft It can cause massive damage and spread very quickly You can’t escape because there is nowhere to go Astronauts are trained not to panic but rather to solve the problem carefully and calmly