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Carrying the fire : an astronaut's journeys / Michael Collins ; foreword by Charles A. Lindbergh

by Michael Collins, Charles A. Lindbergh

This memoir outlines the career of the Apollo 11 command module pilot, from his experiences as a fighter and test pilot to the first lunar landing mission. It examines the training and professional requirements of the astronaut programme.

Accession 21682 ISBN 0374119171 Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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