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portada The Boy Who Reached for the Stars: A Memoir
Type
Physical Book
Author
Publisher
Year
2025
Language
English
Pages
224
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
20.3 x 13.5 x 1.3 cm
Weight
0.45 kg.
ISBN13
9780063214323
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The Boy Who Reached for the Stars: A Memoir

Elio Morillo (Author) · HarperOne · Paperback

The Boy Who Reached for the Stars: A Memoir - Elio Morillo

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Synopsis "The Boy Who Reached for the Stars: A Memoir"

An Inspiring Journey from Ecuador to NASA and Human Space Innovation.

“Inspiring and joyous.”—People

"Heartwarming . . . infectious . . . Morillo's The Boy Who Reached for the Stars is every bit the inspiration he means it to be."—Kirkus Reviews

The engineer known as the “space mechanic” speaks to both our future and past in this breathless memoir of his journey from Ecuador to NASA and beyond.

Elio Morillo’s life is abruptly spun out of orbit when economic collapse and personal circumstances compel his mother to flee Ecuador for the United States in search of a better future for her son. His itinerant childhood sets into motion a migration that will ultimately carry Elio to the farthest expanse of human endeavor: space.

Overcoming a history of systemic adversity and inequality in public education, Elio forged ahead on a journey as indebted to his galactic dreams as to a loving mother whose sacrifices safeguarded the ground beneath his feet. Today, Elio is helping drive human expansion into the solar system and promote the future of human innovation—from AI and robotics to space infrastructure and equitable access.

The Boy Who Reached the Stars is both a cosmic and intimate memoir spun from a constellation of memories, reflections, and intrepid curiosity, as thoroughly luminous as the stars above.

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