An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
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An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth is a memoir and life-advice book by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield that shares lessons from his spacefaring career on leadership, preparation, and perspective.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10197841 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth Context triple: [Chris Hadfield, notableWork, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth]
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A.
The Reluctant Astronaut
The Reluctant Astronaut is a 1967 comedy film starring Don Knotts as a timid carnival ride operator who is unexpectedly recruited into the U.S. space program.
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B.
Leap of Faith: An Astronaut's Journey into the Unknown
"Leap of Faith: An Astronaut's Journey into the Unknown" is the memoir of Mercury and Gemini astronaut Gordon Cooper, recounting his spaceflight experiences and reflections on topics ranging from NASA’s early days to his personal beliefs about phenomena such as UFOs.
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C.
Memoirs of a Spacewoman
Memoirs of a Spacewoman is a 1962 science fiction novel that explores interstellar travel, communication with alien species, and feminist themes through the reflective life story of a female space explorer.
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D.
Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth
Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth is a humorous and heartfelt children's novel that follows a boy and an alien visitor as they race to compile a list of reasons why Earth should be saved from destruction.
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E.
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journeys
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journeys is a memoir by Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, recounting his experiences in NASA’s Gemini and Apollo programs and offering an introspective look at human spaceflight.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth Target entity description: An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth is a memoir and life-advice book by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield that shares lessons from his spacefaring career on leadership, preparation, and perspective.
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A.
The Reluctant Astronaut
The Reluctant Astronaut is a 1967 comedy film starring Don Knotts as a timid carnival ride operator who is unexpectedly recruited into the U.S. space program.
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B.
Leap of Faith: An Astronaut's Journey into the Unknown
"Leap of Faith: An Astronaut's Journey into the Unknown" is the memoir of Mercury and Gemini astronaut Gordon Cooper, recounting his spaceflight experiences and reflections on topics ranging from NASA’s early days to his personal beliefs about phenomena such as UFOs.
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C.
Memoirs of a Spacewoman
Memoirs of a Spacewoman is a 1962 science fiction novel that explores interstellar travel, communication with alien species, and feminist themes through the reflective life story of a female space explorer.
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D.
Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth
Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth is a humorous and heartfelt children's novel that follows a boy and an alien visitor as they race to compile a list of reasons why Earth should be saved from destruction.
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E.
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journeys
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journeys is a memoir by Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, recounting his experiences in NASA’s Gemini and Apollo programs and offering an introspective look at human spaceflight.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Chris Hadfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Soyuz missions
NERFINISHED
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Space Shuttle missions NERFINISHED ⓘ long-duration spaceflight ⓘ |
| follows | Chris Hadfield's space career ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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popular science ⓘ self-help ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
astronaut
ⓘ
test pilot ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasNarrator | Chris Hadfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 300 ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | life lessons from space applied on Earth ⓘ |
| hasReception |
bestseller
ⓘ
positive reviews ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
humility in high-performance environments
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perspective gained from space ⓘ teamwork in extreme conditions ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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readers interested in leadership ⓘ readers interested in space ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
International Space Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
astronauts ⓘ leadership ⓘ personal development ⓘ preparation ⓘ risk management ⓘ spaceflight ⓘ |
| marketedAs | life-advice book ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
aim to be a zero, not a plus or minus
ⓘ
the power of negative thinking as preparation NERFINISHED ⓘ visualizing failure to improve performance ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2013 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Little, Brown and Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Random House Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
International Space Station
NERFINISHED
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NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian space program ⓘ |
| subtitle | What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth Description of subject: An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth is a memoir and life-advice book by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield that shares lessons from his spacefaring career on leadership, preparation, and perspective.
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