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

Widely respected as an astronaut and writer, Michael Collins had no regrets about his role in NASA's most famous mission.

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.

Gemini and Apollo astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon during the world's first lunar landing mission, has died at the age of 90.

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

Astronaut Michael Collins returned to where it all began, as he reflected on his trip to the moon at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A.

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins reflects back on the historic Moon landing as the 50th anniversary approaches.

Astronaut Michael Collins, a member of the historic Apollo 11 mission that landed on the moon, has died at the age of 90.

Collins, who died April 27, orbited in Apollo 11 while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their historic moon walk. Speaking to Fresh Air in 1988, he described his solo orbit as "completely serene." ...

That astronaut was Michael Collins, and today he died at 90. Collins was born on Halloween of 1930, in the Kingdom of Italy, all of which sounds suitably dramatic for someone who would end up ...

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.

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.