Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey by Michael Collins

Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey

Michael Collins

481 pages first pub 1974 (editions) user-added

nonfiction biography science adventurous emotional fast-paced

Description

NASA astronaut Michael Collins trained as an experimental test pilot before venturing into space as a vital member of the Gemini 10 and Apollo 11 missions. In Carrying the Fire, his account of his voyages into space and the years of training that ...

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Moods

informative 91%
adventurous 82%
inspiring 73%
reflective 56%
hopeful 52%
emotional 21%
funny 17%
lighthearted 13%
challenging 4%
relaxing 4%
tense 4%

Pace

medium 61%
slow 28%
fast 9%

Average rating

4.44

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