Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid [Paperback]

In the summer of 1980, Joan Goodwin leaves her ordinary life behind to train as a NASA astronaut at Houston's Johnson Space Center. As she bonds with a talented group of fellow astronaut candidates, she discovers not only a deep passion for space exploration but also an unexpected love that challenges everything she thought she knew about herself. Four years later, during the STS-LR9 shuttle mission in 1984, a sudden, life-altering event forces Joan and those around her to confront sacrifice, courage, and the true meaning of love. Set against the excitement of the 1980s Space Shuttle era, the novel explores how far people will go for their dreams and for those they cherish.