Into the ExtremeThe first book length, in depth ethnography of U. S. human spaceflight What if outer space is not outside the human environment but, rather, defines it? This is the unusual starting point of Valerie Olsons Into the Extreme, revealing how outer space contributes to making what counts as the scope and scale of todays natural and social environments. With unprecedented access to spaceflight worksites ranging from astronaut training programs to life