Michael Collins On The Moon - Astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo 11 pilot, dead of cancer : Michael collins piloted the command module columbia alone in lunar orbit while they were on the moon's surface.
Michael Collins On The Moon - Astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo 11 pilot, dead of cancer : Michael collins piloted the command module columbia alone in lunar orbit while they were on the moon's surface. . Michael collins flew the apollo 11 command module. Michael collins was the man who got history's middle seat — literally aboard the apollo 11 spacecraft, but in more lasting ways too. As pilot of the apollo 11 command module — some called him 'the loneliest man in history' — while his colleagues walked on the moon for the first time. Michael collins, often described as the forgotten third astronaut on the historic mission, was alone in the spacecraft for more than 21 hours until his two companions returned to the moon. He died on wednesday after a valiant battle with cancer. Michael collins made a candid moon landing admission over his role in nasa's iconic apollo 11 and his hope for the future of space exploration, stating 50 years after the...
