Leroy Chiao

St. Louis County Library Foundation and The Novel Neighbor Present NASA Astronaut and International Space Station Commander Leroy Chiao 

Author of “Dinner with an Astronaut: Serving Space Stories–Past, Present, and Future”

Dr. Leroy Chiao always knew he wanted to be an astronaut, and at age 29, he not only achieved this dream, but also broke barriers as NASA’s youngest astronaut and one of the first Asian American astronauts in history. He is a former International Space Station commander and a veteran of four space missions. He has logged over 229 days in space – over 36 hours of which were spent on spacewalks. For anyone who has dreamed of heading out beyond Earth’s atmosphere, Leroy Chiao’s inspirational memoir “Dinner with Astronaut” brings you there. 

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