{"product_id":"discovering-historys-heroes-james-buckley-9781534424791","title":"Discovering History's Heroes: Michael Collins: Forgotten Astronaut","description":"\u003cb\u003eJeter Publishing presents the second nonfiction biography in a brand-new series that celebrates men and women who altered the course of history often without recognition. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn July 16, 1969, a Gemini rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Previous launches had focused on getting astronauts into space, docking two spacecraft, and even walking in space, but this mission was different. Apollo 11 was designed to land two astronauts on the moon and then bring them back to Earth. Four days later, two astronauts, Neal Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, \u003ci\u003edid \u003c\/i\u003ewalk on the moon. But did you know that there were actually three astronauts aboard the rocket on July 16? Michael Collins didn't get to walk on the Moon, but his contribution is just as important as Armstrong and Aldrin's. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrior to joining NASA, Collins was in the Air Force and flew fighter jets. After joining NASA, he made two trips into space, performing one of the first EVAs or Extravehicular activities (in other words, walking in space) as well as making that trip to the moon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollins continued to contribute even after leaving the space program. He took a job in the State Department and even served as director of the National Air \u0026amp; Space Museum and as undersecretary of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe may not have walked on the moon, but he's one of only twenty-four people to travel there. In fact, without Michael Collins, that first moon landing might never have happened.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Buckley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1534424792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781534424791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aladdin Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2019 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2019 pg. 84","brand":"James Buckley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43936922009855,"sku":"9781534424791","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5f60945c-b2eb-4949-80a8-949f8098bfc7.jpg?v=1681427314","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/discovering-historys-heroes-james-buckley-9781534424791","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}