Michael Collins

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.

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1930 — 2021  Wikimedia, Wikidata
astronaut, actor, businessperson, military officer, entrepreneur, airman, test pilot, aircraft pilot, autobiographer, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy, Washington State Book Award, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, Langley Gold Medal, Hubbard Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, NASA Astronaut Group 3, International Space Hall of Fame, Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations, Distinguished Flying Cross, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, Congressional Gold Medal, Order of Culture, National Aviation Hall of Fame, Cullum Geographical Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, United States, 

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  Gemini 10 ⓘ
  1966 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program

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  Apollo 11 ⓘ
  first Moon landing and fifth crewed flight of the United States Apollo program

United States, 

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1930 — 2021 Michael Collins

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1966 Gemini 10

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1969 Apollo 11

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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.

• Zmarł Michael Collins - , Polish, 2021, online
• Michael Collins, ‘Third Man’ of the Moon Landing, Dies at 90 - The New York Times article (April 28, 2021), American English

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	1966	Gemini 10	human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1969	Apollo 11	Moon landing, human spaceflight, artificial satellite	Wikidata
commons	image		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.		Commons
commons	image		Ambassador George H. W. Bush Presents a Bible to Michael Collins		Commons
commons	image		New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal		Commons
commons	image		Part of the contents of Michael Collins' Personal Preference Kit		Commons
commons	image		Carl Albert with astronauts.		Commons
commons	image		Apollo 503 Crew - William Anders (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Crew of the cancelled Apollo 503 mission		Commons
commons	image		Young Collins Guadalcanal		Commons
commons	image		Mission Operations Control Room at the conclusion of Apollo 11		Commons
commons	image		First American men to walk on the moon. July 20, 1969.		Commons