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Collins, Michael,Collins, Michael
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Language: English
Published by Adventure Library, 1998
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- Title
- Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys (Adventure Library)
- Author
- Collins, Michael,Collins, Michael
- Publisher
- Adventure Library
- Publication year
- 1998
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1885283148
- ISBN 13
- 9781885283146
In 1969, Michael Collins went to the moon with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the historic Apollo 11 flight. When he came back, he wrote the finest account we have of the training and the experiences of a test pilot and astronaut. This is the story of one of the great adventures of this century.
First published in 1974
New epilogue by the author
Drawings, color and b&w photos
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About the Author
Michael Collins, a NASA astronaut, was the third American to walk in space (Gemini 10) and the pilot of the command module during Apollo 11's mission to the moon in July, 1969. Following his career as an astronaut, he served as the director of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. He has since retired and lives in Marco Island, Florida.
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