by Michael Collins
Astronaut autobiographies are, to be fair, a mixed lot. Some are obviously ghostwritten exercises in self-aggrandizement, some are used to settle old scores and many cover well-trodden ground without offering much new information. A few of these works stand out for the quality of their writing, their candor and the insight the authors provide regarding what it really felt like to be in the hot seat at the, is perhaps the very best of them all. Collins, who died on April 28, 2021, will be missed, but his impactful book is worth revisiting.
