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Carrying the Fire : An Astronaut's Journeys by Michael Collins (1974, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux

ISBN-100374119171

ISBN-139780374119171

eBay Product ID (ePID)150534454

Product Key Features

Publication Year1974

Book TitleCarrying the Fire : an Astronaut's Journeys

TopicScience & Technology

Number of Pages512 Pages

LanguageEnglish

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography

AuthorMichael Collins

FormatHardcover

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN74-007211

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal629.450092 B

SynopsisNASA astronaut Michael Collins was the first man to walk in space and also piloted the first manned craft to land on the moon., The years that have passed since Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon in July 1969 have done nothing to alter the fundamental wonder of the event: man reaching the moon remains one of the great events--technical and spiritual--of our lifetime. In Carrying the Fire , Michael Collins conveys, in a very personal way, the drama, beauty, and humor 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 Apollo 11 space walk, presenting an evocative picture of the joys of flight as well as a new perspective on time, light, and movement from someone who has seen the fragile Earth from the other side of the moon.

LC Classification NumberTL789.85.C64.A33