About How to Astronaut: An Insider's Guide to Leaving Planet Earth

Ride shotgun on a trip to space with astronaut Terry Virts. A born storyteller with a gift for the surprising turn of phrase and eye for the perfect you-are-there details, he captures all the highs, lows, humor, and wonder of an experience few will ever know firsthand. Featuring stories covering survival training, space shuttle emergencies, bad bosses, the art of putting on a spacesuit, time travel, and much more! (Workman Publishing)

Col. Terry Virts (ret) served as a U.S. Air Force test fighter pilot, is a NASA veteran of two spaceflights and a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Harvard Business School. He is a celebrated thought leader, speaker and author whose seven months in space included: piloting the Space Shuttle; commanding the International Space Station; three spacewalks; and performing scientific experiments, while working closely with multiple international partners.

Sylvain Neuvel is a science fiction author whose works include Sleeping Giants, Waking Gods, The Test and Only Human. He is also currently Director of translation services and a software engineer for a Montreal company, a certified translator and an astronaut (ok, we made that last one up).

Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts discusses "How to Astronaut" with Sylvain Neuvel