--- product_id: 121820153 title: "Carrying the Fire" price: "$U1627" currency: UYU in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.uy/products/121820153-carrying-the-fire store_origin: UY region: Uruguay --- # Carrying the Fire **Price:** $U1627 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Carrying the Fire - **How much does it cost?** $U1627 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.uy](https://www.desertcart.uy/products/121820153-carrying-the-fire) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Carrying the Fire [Collins, Michael] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Carrying the Fire Review: Fascinating account of the Apollo 11 moon landing - Michael Collins’s Carrying the Fire provides a detailed, vividly written memoir of the Mercury and Apollo flights from an astronaut who was on board the Apollo 11 flight that was the first to land on the moon. Collins has a wonderful way of describing the moon mission, its technical details and the experience of space flight that never bores you and helps you learn some of the intricacies and difficulties that the astronauts, scientists and engineers at NASA had to overcome. You feel almost like you’re along for the ride at times. The late Mr. Collins also has an engaging sense of humor that keeps this entertaining and enthralling. And he doesn’t leave out the personal details, including his relationships with his family, NASA officials and his fellow astronauts, including Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. While he did not set foot on the moon himself, he made sure that Armstrong and Aldrin would arrive home safely by piloting the command module expertly. Even though you know how it all turned out, this is still a suspenseful, thrilling and thoroughly engrossing read. Review: Fabulous read - I recently returned to reading more about the NASA space program. I found this book on desertcart and, based on the reviews, decided to give it a try. What a find! Michael Collins possessed an engaging, witty, erudite writing style. His powers of observation and explanation were amazing. Once I began reading the book, I could not put it down. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in reading an honest and self-deprecating description of what it was really like to be an astronaut. Amazingly well done. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #58,828 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #30 in Aeronautics & Astronautics (Books) #70 in Scientist Biographies #187 in Traveler & Explorer Biographies | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,775) | | Dimensions | 5.23 x 1.4 x 8.31 inches | | Edition | Anniversary | | ISBN-10 | 0374537763 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0374537760 | | Item Weight | 1.05 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 560 pages | | Publication date | April 16, 2019 | | Publisher | Farrar Straus & Giroux | ## Images ![Carrying the Fire - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91kOkLNjk2L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fascinating account of the Apollo 11 moon landing *by M***N on November 30, 2021* Michael Collins’s Carrying the Fire provides a detailed, vividly written memoir of the Mercury and Apollo flights from an astronaut who was on board the Apollo 11 flight that was the first to land on the moon. Collins has a wonderful way of describing the moon mission, its technical details and the experience of space flight that never bores you and helps you learn some of the intricacies and difficulties that the astronauts, scientists and engineers at NASA had to overcome. You feel almost like you’re along for the ride at times. The late Mr. Collins also has an engaging sense of humor that keeps this entertaining and enthralling. And he doesn’t leave out the personal details, including his relationships with his family, NASA officials and his fellow astronauts, including Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. While he did not set foot on the moon himself, he made sure that Armstrong and Aldrin would arrive home safely by piloting the command module expertly. Even though you know how it all turned out, this is still a suspenseful, thrilling and thoroughly engrossing read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fabulous read *by J***I on September 6, 2023* I recently returned to reading more about the NASA space program. I found this book on Amazon and, based on the reviews, decided to give it a try. What a find! Michael Collins possessed an engaging, witty, erudite writing style. His powers of observation and explanation were amazing. Once I began reading the book, I could not put it down. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in reading an honest and self-deprecating description of what it was really like to be an astronaut. Amazingly well done. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Informative. Well worth the read. *by A***R on October 16, 2019* Not the Mike Collins that I thought I knew from the press coverage of his celebrated Gemini and Apollo flights. I had also thought him to be more cerebral than many of the other Astronauts, but the book reveals a hard drinking jet jockey and test pilot, much more in common with his fellow Astronauts than it appeared. He spells out the decisions and circumstances that led him to this career that he had not necessarily planned. What I especially appreciated is the detailed descriptions that he gives of the things we public take for granted that work. He describes the physical connections and inherent dangers of his space walk. Also the celestial navigation that occurred and the capability they had to be ready to accomplish if it didn’t. He explains the crew assignments and rotations that evoked under Deke Slayton guidance as head of the Astronaut Office. I especially appreciated the description of the non-intuitive nature of what it took to fly and control the Apollo Capsule, and the knowledge and process that it took to set and reset the 400 plus switches in the command module. As the sole author, his book could have used some editing to help reduce the number of times he would run on and frequently re-address material he had already covered. That said, I very much enjoyed reading this 50th Anniversary Edition as he is able to look back and give perspective to the book he wrote relatively shortly after his retirement from NASA. ## Frequently Bought Together - Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys - Simon & Schuster Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.uy/products/121820153-carrying-the-fire](https://www.desertcart.uy/products/121820153-carrying-the-fire) --- *Product available on Desertcart Uruguay* *Store origin: UY* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*