Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys -- Michael Collins

<p><b>Reissued with a new preface by the author on the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 journey to the moon</b> <p/>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. <p/>In <i>Carrying the Fire</i>, 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.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Michael Collins<br><b>Publisher:</b> Farrar, Straus and Giroux<br><b>Published:</b> 04/16/2019<br><b>Pages:</b> 528<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.00lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.40d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780374537760<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><p><b>Michael Collins</b> (1930-2021) was an astronaut, one of 24 who have flown to the moon. A West Point graduate, he was an Air Force jet-fighter pilot and a test-pilot before being recruited by NASA in 1963 as a member of the third astronaut group selected for the Apollo moon project. Lieutenant Colonel Collins