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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 was a U.S. astronaut who was the command module pilot of Apollo 11, the first crewed lunar landing mission. Collins circled the Moon in Columbia, while Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin landed in the lunar module Eagle.
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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 lunar...
Nov 8, 2023 · Michael Collins. Collins served as command module pilot on Apollo 11, July 16–24, 1969 — the first lunar landing mission.
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.
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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, who stayed in lunar orbit while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon in 1969, passed away after a battle with cancer. He was the only surviving member of the historic mission until Aldrin, who paid tribute to him as a "deft and humble" crewmate.
