Michael Collins 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.
1930 — 2021
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Apollo 11 ⓘ first Moon landing and fifth crewed flight of the United States Apollo program
Gemini 10 ⓘ 1966 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program
Carl Albert with Apollo 11 astronauts, including Edwin E. Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins, and his son David. Hale Boggs is on the right.
Ambassador George H. W. Bush Presents a Bible to Michael Collins
New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal
Part of the contents of Michael Collins' Personal Preference Kit
Carl Albert with astronauts.
Apollo 503 Crew - William Anders (cropped)
Crew of the cancelled Apollo 503 mission
Young Collins Guadalcanal
Mission Operations Control Room at the conclusion of Apollo 11
First American men to walk on the moon. July 20, 1969.