{"product_id":"the-boy-who-reached-for-elio-morillo-9798212212472","title":"The Boy Who Reached for the Stars: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Heartwarming... infectious ... [Morillo's The Boy Who Reached for the Stars] is every bit the inspiration he means it to be.\" -Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElio 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOvercoming 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elio Morillo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8212212475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798212212472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e MP3 CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.69h x 5.28w x 0.63d","brand":"Elio Morillo","offers":[{"title":"MP3 CD","offer_id":44075347247359,"sku":"9798212212472","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9529b961-5e98-4e1e-a57b-7b96deace31f.jpg?v=1685458886","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-boy-who-reached-for-elio-morillo-9798212212472","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}