 40th Anniversary edition (2009) | |
| Author | Michael Collins |
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| Language | English |
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| Pages | 478 |
| ISBN | 0-8154-1028-X |
| OCLC | 897906 |
| 629.45/0092 B 21 | |
| LC Class | TL789.85.C65 A3 1998 |
| Followed by | Flying to the Moon and Other Strange Places |
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys is the autobiography of the Gemini 10 and Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins. It was released in 1974 with a foreword by the aviator Charles Lindbergh (who died that year). The book was re-released in 2009 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the first crewed lunar landing, and again for its 50th anniversary, in 2019.
The book covers Collins's life as a test pilot in the United States Air Force; his selection as an astronaut and his spacewalks on Gemini 10 and historic flight as the command module pilot on Apollo 11. Collins presents some candid insights into his astronaut colleagues, including Neil Armstrong ("I can't offhand think of a better choice to be the first man on the moon")[1] and Buzz Aldrin ("would make a champion chess player; always thinks several moves ahead").[1]
- ^ a b Collins, Michael; Charles Lindbergh (2001). Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys. Cooper Square Press. p. 60. ISBN 0-8154-1028-X.