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Discovering History's Heroes: Michael Collins: Forgotten AstronautPaperback, 27 August 2019

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Reading Age
Ages: 7-10
Grade Levels
2-5
Part of Series
Jeter Publishing
Print Length
160 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Date Published
27 Aug 2019
ISBN-10
1534424792
ISBN-13
9781534424791

Description

Jeter 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.

On 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, did walk 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.

Prior 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.

Collins 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 & Space Museum and as undersecretary of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.

He 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.

Product Details

Audience:
Ages: 7-10
Author:
James Buckley
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
27 August 2019
Dimensions:
19.05 x 12.7 x 1.02 cm
Educational Level:
Grade Levels: 2-5
ISBN-10:
1534424792
ISBN-13:
9781534424791
Language:
English
Pages:
160
Weight:
113.4 gm

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