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The boy who reached for the stars : a memoir / Elio Morillo with Cecilia Molinari.
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- Author(s): Morillo, Elio, 1993-, author; Molinari, Cecilia, author
- Language:
English- Publication Information:
New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023.- Publication Date:
2023- Physical Description:
viii, 197 pages ; 24 cm- Publication Type:
Book- Document Type:
Bibliographies; Non-fiction; Autobiography- Subject Terms:
- Subject Terms:
- Availability: 7 Holdings
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- Publication Information: First edition.
- Abstract: Summary: "Elio Morillo's life is abruptly spun out of orbit when economic collapse and personal circumstances compel his mother to flee Ecuador for the United States in search of a better future for her son. His itinerant childhood sets into motion a migration that will ultimately carry Elio to the farthest expanse of human endeavor: space. Overcoming a history of systemic adversity and inequality in public education, Elio forged ahead on a journey as indebted to his galactic dreams as to a loving mother whose sacrifices safeguarded the ground beneath his feet. Today, Elio is helping drive human expansion into the solar system and promote the future of human innovation--from AI and robotics to space infrastructure and equitable access."--Amazon.
- Content Notes: Introduction -- Launchpad: from Ecuador to the unknown -- Landing site selection: New York -- Pad reconstruction: Puerto Rico and the kindness of strangers -- Ground support: Adverse weather conditions -- Load and go: The academic dynamics that shaped my dreams -- Defying initial conditions: Built to be tougher than expected -- Launch vehicle rollout: Developing an empire state of mind -- Final countdown: Education, the silver bullet to poverty -- Liftoff: Skyrocketing to my dreams -- Mission Control Center: The data that helped shape my identity -- Max pressure: Inching closer to real-world results -- Cruise phrase: Mastering engineering while monitoring a family reality -- Trajectory correction: Preparing to reach for the stars -- Entry, descent, and landing: The Rover, the helicopter, and me -- Surface operations: Searching for joy -- Epilogue: Beaming toward a compassionate future.
- Notes: Credited to @thespacemechanic on cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
1 3 5 17 20 21 22 - ISBN: 9780063214316
0063214318 - Accession Number: 1334717172
- Accession Number: ccp.1157598
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- Call Number: MORILLO
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