Chris Hadfield: The Apollo MURDERS! (#187)

In 1973: a final, top-secret mission was planned to go to the Moon.
Three astronauts in a tiny spaceship, a quarter-million miles from
home. A quarter-million miles from help. NASA is about to launch
Apollo 18. While the mission has been billed as a scientific one,
flight controller Kazimieras "Kaz" Zemeckis knows there is a darker
objective. Intelligence has discovered a secret Soviet space
station spying on America, and Apollo 18 may be the only chance to
stop it But even as Kaz races to keep the NASA crew one step ahead
of their Russian rivals, a deadly accident reveals that not
everyone involved is quite who they were thought to be. With
political stakes stretched to the breaking point, the White House
and the Kremlin can only watch as their astronauts collide on the
lunar surface, far beyond the reach of law or rescue. The Apollo
Murders is a high-stakes thriller unlike any other. Chris Hadfield
captures the fierce G-forces of launch, the frozen loneliness of
space, and the fear of holding on to the outside of a spacecraft
orbiting the Earth at 17,000 miles per hour as only someone who has
experienced all of these things in real life can. We also discussed
touring with David Bowie's band, the time he met Sir Arthur C.
Clarke, his dream aviation 'hangar', and even aliens! I found him
incredibly vulnerable, authentic, and honest. His thoughts on how
best to lead life… and grapple with death plus his one regret in
life. "An exceptional debut thriller and “exciting journey” into
the dark heart of the Cold War and the space race from New York
Times bestselling author and astronaut Chris Hadfield" (Andy Weir,
author of The Martian and Project Hail Mary), past guest:
https://youtu.be/JuoDANMASLc “Nail-biting . . . I couldn’t put it
down.” —James Cameron, writer and director of Avatar and Titanic
“Not to be missed.” —Frederick Forsyth, author of The Day of the
Jackal “An explosive thriller by a writer who has actually been to
space . . . Strap in for the ride!” —Gregg Hurwitz, author of
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