I knew I was alone,” he observed later, “in a way that no earthling has ever been before.” That quote is immortalized on a ...

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who appeared on this program two years ago.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who appeared on this program two years ago.

NASA astronaut Michael Collins is expected to be honored Friday with a remembrance ceremony at Kennedy Space Center’s Visitor Complex.

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.

Apollo 11 astronaut Major General Michael Collins (USAF (Retired)) has died at the age of 90 after a battle with cancer. In 1969, Collins was the Command Module Pilot for the first crewed lunar ...

Collins flew on Apollo 11, the first lunar landing mission in 1969. As command module pilot, he didn't step on the moon but orbited 60 miles above as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon.

The National Aviation Hall of Fame on April 28 reported the passing of former Gemini 7 astronaut Major General Michael Collins USAF (Ret.) at age 90. Collins’ ...

Remembering Michael Collins The National Air and Space Museum looks back at the extraordinary life of pilot, astronaut, and statesman Michael Collins, who has died at the age of 90.