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

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.

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins on April 15, 2019 Eric Baradat / AFP/Getty Images ... The son of a career military officer, Collins was born October 31, 1930, in Rome, Italy.

The real Collins, born in Rome, Italy, in 1930, as the son of a U.S. Army major general, became an astronaut in 1963, and on Gemini 10, became the fourth human ever to conduct a spacewalk.

Collins was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Patricia Finnegan, and son, Michael. He is survived by two daughters, Kate Collins and Anne Collins Starr, and seven grandchildren.

Born in Rome, Italy, on Halloween in 1930 to James and Virginia Collins, Michael had an unusual upbringing. As the son of a career-long Army officer, ... — Michael Collins, Apollo 11 astronaut.

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.

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

(Reuters) -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 ...

NASA astronaut Michael Collins, who kept the Apollo 11 spacecraft in the moon’s orbit while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped foot on the surface in July 1969, has died. He was 90 years old.