Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journeys
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Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journeys is a memoir by Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, recounting his experiences in NASA’s Gemini and Apollo programs and offering an introspective look at human spaceflight.
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| Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journeys canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ |
| about |
Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia
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surface form:
Apollo 11 command module Columbia
crew dynamics of Apollo 11 ⓘ engineering challenges in spaceflight ⓘ risks of space exploration ⓘ |
| author | Michael Collins ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
Gemini 10
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surface form:
Gemini 10 mission
command module pilot role ⓘ life as a NASA astronaut ⓘ spacecraft operations ⓘ spacewalks ⓘ training for Apollo missions ⓘ |
| field |
astronaut memoirs
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space exploration literature ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
historical context of the space race
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introspective reflections on spaceflight ⓘ psychological aspects of being an astronaut ⓘ technical details of missions ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
NASA training facilities
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low Earth orbit ⓘ lunar orbit ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Michael Collins ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed technical descriptions of missions
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first-hand account of Apollo 11 from the command module pilot ⓘ personal and introspective tone ⓘ |
| subject |
Apollo 11
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surface form:
Apollo 11 mission
Apollo program ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Apollo program
Gemini program ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Gemini program
human spaceflight ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1960s
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Apollo era ⓘ Gemini era ⓘ |
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