Astronomy:Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys
 40th Anniversary edition | |
| Author | Michael Collins Charles Lindbergh |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Autobiography Science |
| Publisher | Cooper Square Press |
Publication date | 1974, 2001 & 2009 |
| ISBN | 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 an autobiographical book written by the Gemini 10 and Apollo 11 astronaut, Michael Collins. It was released in 1974 and has a foreword written by Charles Lindbergh. An updated version was re-released in 2009 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing.
The book covers his 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]
Background
Collins was originally going to title the book World in my Window, but he later decided that was "too corny". After discussing it with his editor, they decided to use three words to describe spaceflight. Collins decided on Carrying the Fire.
Reception
In his review for Time (magazine) magazine, Robert Sherrod calls it "the best-written book yet by any of the astronauts".<ref name=Time_Sherrod_19740819>{{cite journal|accessdate=November 13, 2010 |url= http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,942998-1,00.html |title= Books: Lunar Caustic Carrying the Fire by Michael Collins |date=August 19, 1974 |journal=Time (magazine) |last=Sherrod |first=Robert
See also
- 1974 in literature
- Apollo program
- Buzz Aldrin
- Neil Armstrong
- Michael Collins
- First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
- Human spaceflight
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Space policy of the United States
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Collins, Michael; Charles Lindbergh (2001). Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys. Cooper Square Press. p. 60. ISBN 0-8154-1028-X.
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