Michael Collins, the man who stayed ... not mourn, that life." One of the most articulate astronauts to emerge in the early days of America's space program, Collins orbited the moon alone on ...

“Michael Collins lived a life of service to our country.” The Apollo 11 lunar module in the ascent stage, with astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin aboard, was photographed from the ...

His name is Michael Collins, and he's often considered the forgotten astronaut. The mission was ... or launched too early or too late. The possibilities filled 117 pages, he wrote in his ...

Here’s how it works. Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins lived an incredibly colorful and adventurous life; from his birth in Rome to his early work in NASA's Gemini program and his pivotal ...

Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut and retired Air Force general who piloted Apollo 11's mission to the moon, died early Wednesday ... saying he "lived a life of service to our country ...

They were all very much in their primes at the time, but no matter what you’ve accomplished in life, even if it ... a shock to learn today that astronaut Michael Collins passed away today ...

Michael Collins ... into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame. Collins retired from NASA in 1970, and deepened his legacy in space exploration as an early director of the Smithsonian National ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am Founder and Executive Chair of Humatics and a professor at MIT. Michael Collins, whose passing at age 90 we mourn today ...

April 28 (Reuters) - American astronaut Michael ... Collins started out as an Air Force test pilot. In 1963, he was chosen by NASA for its astronaut program, still in its early days but ramping ...

Kennedy pledged to land a man on the lunar surface and return him safely to Earth, astronaut Michael ... Collins told the New York Times, he was determined to “prevent the rest of my life ...

Michael Collins, the command module pilot ... Often considered the "forgotten" astronaut, Collins was part of the three-person crew that was Apollo 11, the first spaceflight that landed humans ...