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Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut''s Journeys

English

By (author): Michael Collins

'No other person who has flown in space has captured the experience so vividly' - New York Times Book Review

In July 1969, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon. Fifty years later, it is still one of the greatest achievements in human history.

In this remarkable memoir, Michael Collins conveys, in a very personal way, the drama, beauty, and humour of that adventure. He also traces his development from his first flight experiences in the air force, through his days as a test pilot, to his involvement in Project Gemini and his first spaceflight on Gemini 10. He presents an evocative picture of the famous Apollo 11 spacewalk, detailing the joys of flight and a new perspective on time, light, and movement from someone who has seen the fragile Earth from the other side of the moon.

Updated with a new preface to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon-landing, Carrying the Fire by Michael Collins is the utterly absorbing and truly compelling classic account of what it was like to be a member of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 374g
  • Dimensions: 130 x 197mm
  • Publication Date: 13 Jun 2019
  • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781509896578

About Michael Collins

Michael Collins was born in Rome in 1930. After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy he entered the newly independent Air Force becoming a fighter pilot and experimental test pilot.He was one of the third group of astronauts named by NASA in 1963. On his first mission Gemini 10 he set a world altitude record and became the nations third spacewalker. His second flight was as command module pilot of the historic Apollo 11 mission to the moon in July 1969. He is a retired major general in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and has received numerous decorations and awards including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Collier Trophy. He is now retired and lives in South Florida. Carrying the Fire is his memoir.

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