Michael Collins may not be a household name like his fellow Apollo 11 crewmembers Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, but he played a pivotal role in the success of the epic mission.

An astronaut who flew on one of the most famous space missions of all time has died. Michael Collins , 90, was part of the three-member crew on Apollo 11 , the first lunar landing mission in 1969.

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon alone while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their historic first steps on the lunar surface, died Wednesday. He was 90. Collins died ...

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins has died at the age of 90. Time Life Collection / via Getty Images April 28, 2021, 1:41 PM EDT / Updated April 28, 2021, 7:57 PM EDT ...

Michael Collins, known as the “loneliest man in history” for being the often-forgotten astronaut who stayed aboard Apollo 11 and orbited the moon alone while his teammates took man’s first ...

Collins was the crew member who stayed in orbit on the Apollo 11 command module while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Later he oversaw building of the National Air and Space Museum.