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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 .
Jun 6, 2024 · Michael Collins (born October 31, 1930, Rome, Italy—died April 28, 2021, Naples, Florida, U.S.) was a U.S. astronaut who was the command module pilot of Apollo 11, the first crewed lunar landing mission.
Nov 8, 2023 · Michael Collins. Having served as a fighter pilot and test pilot in the U.S. Air Force, Michael Collins was chosen to become an astronaut as part of NASA's third astronaut class in 1963. He went on to fly on two missions to space: Gemini X and Apollo 11. Learn More About Collins
Apr 28, 2021 · 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 · Michael Collins - one of the three crew members of the first manned mission to land on the Moon, Apollo 11 in 1969 - has died aged 90, his family say. He died on Wednesday after "a valiant battle...
Feb 15, 2010 · American astronaut Michael Collins was part of the historic 1969 Apollo 11 mission, remaining in the command module as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on...
Apr 28, 2021 · Michael Collins - one of the three crew members of the first manned mission to land on the Moon, Apollo 11 in 1969 - has died aged 90, his family say. He died on Wednesday after "a...
Apr 28, 2021 · Gemini and Apollo astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon during the world's first lunar landing mission, has died at the age of 90.
Apr 28, 2021 · Astronaut Michael Collins, a member of the Apollo 11 mission that landed on the moon, has died at 90. As Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted humanity's first bootprints on the moon, Collins...
Apr 28, 2021 · Michael Collins, who piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft Columbia in orbit 60 miles above the moon while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Col. Buzz Aldrin, became the first men to walk on the...
