Dreaming of the stars becomes a breathtaking reality in Atmosphere, a soaring novel of ambition, friendship, and love set against NASA’s space shuttle program.

Joan Goodwin has always been fascinated by the cosmos. As a thoughtful physics and astronomy professor at Rice University, she’s content in her quiet life—until she sees an ad for NASA’s first women astronaut candidates. Suddenly, Joan’s dream of venturing beyond Earth ignites into a fierce determination to be among the few who will touch the stars.

Selected from thousands of applicants in 1980, Joan embarks on intense training at Houston’s Johnson Space Center alongside a remarkable group: Hank Redmond, a top pilot; John Griffin, a brilliant scientist; Lydia Danes, a driven mission specialist; Donna Fitzgerald, grappling with her own secrets; and Vanessa Ford, an enigmatic engineer with unmatched skills. As they bond through challenges and triumphs, Joan discovers new depths of passion and questions her place in the vast universe.

Then, everything changes on mission STS-LR9 in December 1984.

Fast-paced, emotional, and vividly rendered, Atmosphere showcases Taylor Jenkins Reid at her finest—crafting unforgettable characters and an inspiring story about courage, friendship, and the transformative power of love among the stars.

Año: 2025 | Páginas: 352

Ballantine Books