A biography of Irish Nationalist Michael Collins, discussing his early life, and focusing on his achievements as a freedom fighter and the actions that earned him the reputation as the founder of modern Ireland.
Astronaut Michael Collins discusses his early career, his training for space flight, his trips into space including the first lunar landing, and the possibilities for life and flight in space in the future.
Astronaut Michael Collins discusses his early career, his training for space flight, his trips into space including the first lunar landing, and the possibilities for life and flight in space in the future.
In 1969, as her own family is falling apart, ten-year-old Mamie finds comfort in conducting a one-sided correspondence with the least famous astronaut heading toward the moon on Apollo 11.
"[A biography of Michael Collins.] As an astronaut he made two trips into space, including . . . [a] trip to the moon, and even conducted one of the first walk in space"--Jacket flap.
Chronicles each day of the 1969 Apollo 11 space mission and moon landing. Features color illustrations throughout and a "Did You Know?" section of facts and statistics.
In 1969, as her own family is falling apart, ten-year-old Mamie finds comfort in conducting a one-sided correspondence with the least famous astronaut heading toward the moon on Apollo 11.
"This graphic retelling of the Apollo 11 moon-landing follows astronaut Michael Collins, commander of the lunar to the far side of the moon"--Publisher.
the story of Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins : or a book about Michael Collins, Apollo 11, and 20 pounds of checklists
Schyffert, Bea Uusma
2003
A biography of the astronaut, Michael Collins, who circled the moon in the Apollo 12 space capsule while his colleagues Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the lunar module and walked on the moon.
