The Boy Who Reached for the Stars
(eBook)
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 compels 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.
Notes
Morillo, E. (2023). The Boy Who Reached for the Stars. [United States], HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Morillo, Elio. 2023. The Boy Who Reached for the Stars. [United States], HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Morillo, Elio, The Boy Who Reached for the Stars. [United States], HarperCollins, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Morillo, Elio. The Boy Who Reached for the Stars. [United States], HarperCollins, 2023.
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