Flying to the Moon and Other Strange Places

the long version

The story of history's greatest adventure told by the man who was there. 'Nine seconds before lift-off, the five first-stage engines of the Saturn ignited - a thrust of seven and a half million pounds' and man was on his way to the moon. Michael Collins, one of the three-man crew of the Apollo II flight describes this historic trip, his career as a test pilot, the astronaut training schedule and the first landing on the moon. A real life adventure which makes enthralling reading.