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Reader’s Circle: The Ordinary Spaceman

July 26, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Ordinary Spaceman

Douglas County Historical Society’s monthly book club, Reader’s Circle, announces its July meeting which will be on Wednesday, July 26 at Noon at the General Crook House Museum.

July’s book will be The Ordinary Spaceman by Clayton Anderson. This book is an official selection of the Nebraska 150 Celebrations.

What’s it like to travel at more than 850 MPH, riding in a supersonic T-38 twin turbojet engine airplane? What happens when the space station toilet breaks? How do astronauts “take out the trash” on a spacewalk, tightly encapsulated in a space suit with just a few layers of fabric and Kevlar between them and the unforgiving vacuum of outer space?

The Ordinary Spaceman puts you in the flight suit of U.S. astronaut Clayton C. Anderson and takes you on the journey of this small-town boy from Nebraska who spent 167 days living and working on the International Space Station, including more than forty hours of space walks. Having applied to NASA fifteen times over fifteen years to become an astronaut before his ultimate selection, Anderson offers a unique perspective on his life as a veteran space flier, one characterized by humility and perseverance.

Reader’s Circle meets on the last Wednesday of each month except for December and selects books that are either from a Douglas County author or relate to Douglas County history. However, in honor of the state’s sesquicentennial celebrations the scope is being expanded to include selections on the Nebraska 150 official reading list.

Attendees to each meeting will be offered coffee along with an assorted tray of treats provided by local favorite, Dugger’s Café.

If you are interested in participating in the Reader’s Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 101 or email Members@DouglasCoHistory.org. Cost to participate is $5 for members and $10 for non members.

Details

Date:
July 26, 2017
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Organizer

Douglas County Historical Society

Venue

General Crook House Museum
5730 N 30th St.
Omaha, NE 68111 United States
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Phone
402-455-9990
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