Michael Collins — the “forgotten astronaut” aboard the first spaceflight ever to land humans on the moon — died Wednesday after a battle with cancer, his family announced. He was 90.

His name is Michael Collins, and he's often considered the forgotten astronaut. The mission was ripe for three men: two would walk on the moon and one would not.

Michael Collins, Apollo 11 astronaut, dies at 90 April 28, 2021 More than 4 years ago Michael Collins, the Apollo 11 command module pilot, during training for the July 1969 moon landing.

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins on April 15, 2019 Eric Baradat / AFP/Getty Images With Collins' passing, Aldrin is the lone remaining member of NASA's most famous crew. Armstrong died on ...

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who appeared on this program two years ago. Sponsor Message. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Let's take a moment now to remember Michael Collins.

Astronaut Michael Collins (right) and NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana (left) shake hands at Launch Complex 39A on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch, on July 16, 2019.

Astronaut Michael Collins, 88, returned to where it all began -- the spot where Apollo 11 launched into space 50 years ago Tuesday. He reflected on the mission that brought man to the moon and ...

Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died at age 90 after battling cancer. His family shared the news Wednesday after his ...

American astronaut Michael Collins, who as pilot of the Apollo 11 command module stayed behind on July 20, 1969, while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin traveled to the lunar surface to become the ...

On July 20, 1969, eight years after President John F. Kennedy pledged to land a man on the lunar surface and return him safely to Earth, astronaut Michael Collins sat alone in the command module ...

Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died at age 90 after battling cancer. His family shared the news Wednesday after his ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut and retired Air Force general who piloted Apollo 11's mission to the moon, died early Wednesday, according to a statement from his family.