The Bottom Line
This was one of the best nonfiction books about outer space exploration I've ever read. Culled from dozens of interviews, it was a no holds barred look at NASA politics and survival in outer space.
Pros
- Couldn't put it down
- Outer space nonfiction that reads like a thriller
- Fascinating look inside NASA politics
Cons
- Some interviewees had obvious personal agendas
- The chapters were not always in linear time
Description
- The tense outer space action held me on the edge of my seat, like so many great thrillers
- I learned more about the inner workings of NASA than I had from any other book.
- Although, obvious that some interviewees had personal agendas, Burrough kept the story on track.
Guide Review - Dragonfly - Epic Adventure of Survival In Outer Space - Bryan Burrough
This is a riveting account of the ill-fated American outer space missions to Russian space station MIR by bestselling author Bryan Burrough. It's an incredible true story of how a joint Russian-American crew narrowly survived an incredible array of emergencies in outer space, including fire, power blackouts, chemical leaks, docking failures, hair-raising spacewalks and constant mechanical breakdowns. Especially frightening was a midspace collision that nearly ended the program, the space station, itself, and the lives of the crew.
Based on hundreds of hours of interviews with the participants, the book not only tells a thrilling story of survival in outer space, it also reveals much of the politics involved in NASA and joint US/Russian missions.
A must read for any outer space enthusiast.
