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. Born in Rome, where his father was serving as the U.S. military attaché, Collins graduated in the Class of 1952 from the United States Military Academy. He followed his father, brother, uncle, and cousin into the military.
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Defining ContributionOn the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, he became one of 24 Apollo astronauts to reach the Moon, which he orbited thirty times. 2 Notable Mission Number of Flights FirstsFirst in Spaceflight Operations 1 Classification
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Michael Collins was a NASA astronaut who piloted the Apollo 11 Command Module while Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the Moon.
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- flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969
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He was the fourth person (and third American) to perform a spacewalk, the first person to have performed more than one spacewalk, and, after Young, who flew the command module on Apollo 10, the second person to orbit the Moon alone.
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Selected as part of NASA's third group of 14 astronauts in 1963, Collins flew in space twice.
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flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969
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Michael Collins was born on October 31, 1930, in Rome, Kingdom of Italy.
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Collins lived with his wife, Pat, in Marco Island, Florida, and Avon, North Carolina, until her death in April 2014. == Death == On April 28, 2021, Collins died of cancer at his home in Naples, Florida, at the age of 90.
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Selected as part of NASA's third group of 14 astronauts in 1963, Collins flew in space twice.
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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.
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- Birth Date: 1930-10-31
- Birth Year: 1930
- Death Date: 2021-04-28
- Death Year: 2021
- Nationality: American
- Defining Contribution: On the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, he became one of 24 Apollo astronauts to reach the Moon, which he orbited thirty times.
- Notable Mission: Apollo 11
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The Space Devs Launch Library 2Astronaut record 38, Michael CollinsQuote, Astronaut record 38, Michael Collins
"name": "Michael Collins" ... "flights_count": 2
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