Michael Collins

...of astronauts inside the craft that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon while Michael Collins remained in orbit. 40 years after moon landing, NASA seeks new mission The image...

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...humans to take a stroll around the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked around the surface of the Moon supported by Michael Collins orbiting in the Apollo 11 Command Module, a dedicated NASA crew back on Earth, and carrying the...

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...inside NASA's Mission Control Center, the setting of communication with Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins as they were zooming toward the moon. The week-long series concludes on Nov. 20 from NASA's Ames...

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...a parade on April 12, 1962 to celebrate entering the National league. On August 13, 1969 Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins, following the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Pope John Paul II was honored on October 3, 1979. The...

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Former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk is 87. Actress Lee Grant is 82. Movie critic Andrew Sarris is 81. Former astronaut Michael Collins is 79. Former CBS anchorman Dan Rather is 78. Folk singer Tom Paxton is 72. Actor Ron Rifkin is 70.

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...the shuttle does, it will return to Earth with the use of parachutes, more like the Apollo modules that took Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin to the Moon more than 40 years ago. Sitting atop the Ares rocket, NASA has included...

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The Society is scheduled to present the prestigious ASME President's Award to former astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Established in 1998, the President's Award provides an opportunity for the Society's...

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...plummeted into chaos as President Nixon, too dumbfounded to say anything, just stared into the camera, unable to ad-lib the name "Michael Collins". With the 20/20 vision of hindsight, the lunar landing seems like a foregone conclusion.

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...morning, and it wasn't long afterward that Ford decided to become a pilot like Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, whose autobiography he'd read. He worked in a grocery store to pay for flying lessons. Ford joined the Air Force - he...

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...condition considering it is 40 years old and it is still wearable. "The provenance is excellent. It was worn by Michael Collins after he, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were recovered from the mission. "It was kept in his personal locker...

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