About Colin Burgess
Born 1947. Colin Burgess is an Australian non-fiction writer and historian.
Colin Burgess (born March 1947) is an Australian author and historian, specializing in space flight and military history. He is a former customer service manager for Qantas Airways, and a regular contributor to the collectSPACE online community. He lives in New South Wales.
Two of Burgess's co-authored 2007 books, Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961–1965 and In the Shadow of the Moon: A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965–1969 were named as finalists for the 2007 Eugene M. Emme Award given by the American Astronautical Society.
In the Shadow of the Moon was also named as "2009 Outstanding Academic Title" by Choice Magazine.
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Australian writer
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Colin Burgess was born in 1947.
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Colin Burgess is a non-fiction writer and historian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Colin Burgess. https://biography.guide/colin-burgess-non-fiction-writer/
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