On August 25, 2026, astronaut, cardiologist, speaker, and AsMA member Dr. Eiman Jahangir, M.D., MPH, will release his new book, A Heart for Space: An Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible. This work blends memoir and practical life lessons, drawn from his extraordinary path from a childhood shaped by the Iran-Iraq War to becoming the first Iranian-American man to travel to space and the world’s first commercial physician-astronaut.

Dr. Jahangir says, “People often assume that achieving a dream means following a straight line. My experience taught me the opposite. Dreams evolve. Doors close. New opportunities appear. The key is staying in motion long enough to recognize them.”

More than a traditional space memoir, A Heart for Space offers readers a practical blueprint for pursuing ambitious goals in the face of setbacks and uncertainty. Interwoven throughout the narrative are candid interviews with eight influential figures in modern space exploration: current NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, former NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, artist and astronaut Sian Proctor, bioastronautics researcher Kellie Gerardi, astronaut and cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux, Israeli astronaut and entrepreneur Eytan Stibbe, engineer Chris Huie, and physician Drew Gaffney. Together, their stories broaden the book beyond one man’s journey and offer rare insight into the mindset, resilience, and humanity required to reach orbit—literally and figuratively.

Alongside the book launch, Dr. Jahangir is also expanding the A Heart for Space platform through a companion podcast featuring conversations with astronauts, entrepreneurs, physicians, and thought leaders whose stories reflect the book’s core themes of resilience, reinvention, and purposeful living.

For more about A Heart for Space and Dr. Jahangir, visit https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Heart-for-Space/Eiman-Jahangir/9781637635964.