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Apr 28, 2021 · Find a Grave Memorial ID: 226135595. Source citation. Apollo 11 Astronaut. American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, made the first crewed landing on the surface.
Michael Collins (October 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021) was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, made the first crewed landing on the surface. He was also a test pilot and major general in the U.S. Air Force Reserve .
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Michael Collins was part of the three member astronaut team on Apollo 11, the space flight in 1969 that first put a human on the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first to walk on the moon and astronaut Buzz Aldrin soon joined him. While they made history, Collins was orbiting the moon on Apollo 11. When Collins was flying on the back side of the moon, ...
“The thing I remember most is the view of planet Earth from a great distance,” he said later. “Tiny. Very shiny. Blue and white. Bright. Beautiful. Serene and fragile.” –from an interview with NPR
“I used to joke that NASA sent me to the wrong place, to the moon, because I think Mars is a more interesting place. It’s a place I always read about as a child.” –from an interview with NPR
Apr 28, 2021 · Michael Collins Memorial. Watch on. Michael Collins was more alone than any human had ever been. As the command module pilot for Apollo 11, he was completely cut off from communication with Earth while crewmates Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were on the lunar surface.
Apr 28, 2021 · (CNN)Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died at age 90 after battling cancer.
Apr 28, 2021 · NASA. Apr 28, 2021. RELEASE 21-047. Astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo 11 command module pilot Credits: NASA. The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk on the passing of Michael Collins: “Today the nation lost a true pioneer and lifelong advocate for exploration in astronaut Michael Collins.
Apr 30, 2021 · Remembering Astronaut Michael Collins. While Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their historic walk on the moon, Lt. Col. Michael Collins orbited above in the Apollo 11 command capsule,...
