It’s one giant loss for mankind. Michael Collins — the “forgotten astronaut” aboard the first spaceflight ever to land humans on the moon — died Wednesday after a battle with cancer, his ...

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.

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 ...

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins remembers looking ... Physical fitness was not one of the NASA requirements, Collins said. The astronauts had an initial thorough exam before they were accepted ...

Of the intrepid crew, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have tended to dominate public attention, but it was pilot Michael Collins who flew ... faster and higher, when NASA selected him in its ...

Still, it was quite a shock to learn today that astronaut Michael Collins ... upon return, but Collins had made the decision before the mission to retire from NASA upon his return.

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 ...

April 28 (Reuters) - American astronaut Michael Collins ... Administrator Steve Jurczyk on Wednesday hailed Collins as "a true pioneer." "NASA mourns the loss of this accomplished pilot and ...

"Today the nation lost a true pioneer and lifelong advocate for exploration in astronaut Michael Collins," acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk said. "As pilot of the Apollo 11 command module ...

Their son, Michael L. Collins, died in 1993. Besides Starr, of Belmont, Mass., survivors include his daughter Kate Collins of Chicago; a sister; and seven grandchildren. After leaving NASA ...