Carrying the Fire by Michael Collins is intelligent and practical, engaging the reader in an articulated and fascinating narrative.

Ms. Roach focuses on what it’s like to be in space – hungry, tired, smelly, sleep deprived, sex deprived, and asks questions like how do astronauts poop?

Even though there has been criticism of Dr. Aldrin’s behavior in the past there is not a single person in the astronaut corps who has done more to promote space