Dr. Bernard Harris Jr., a decorated astronaut who became the first Black person to perform a spacewalk in 1995, is being ...

A total solar eclipse was captured from a NASA Gulfstream III aircraft flying 25,000 feet above Oregon’s coast. The eclipse, where the Moon passed in front of the Sun, cast its shadow across a narrow ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – NASA astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon alone while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their historic first steps on the lunar surface, was honored ...

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins ... making him the first American to orbit the Earth persuaded Mr. Collins to apply to NASA. He was accepted on his second try, in 1963, as part of the third ...

One of the third group of NASA astronauts chosen in the 1960s, Michael Collins was born on October 31, 1930 in Rome, Italy, where his father was the US military attaché. As an Army brat ...

Read More: Moon landing: Michael Collins ‘doesn’t want’ NASA to make lunar return "We will honour his wish for us to celebrate, not mourn, that life. “Please join us in fondly and ...

Steve Jurczyk, acting NASA administrator, paid tribute to Collins in a statement saying: “Today the nation lost a true pioneer and lifelong advocate for exploration in astronaut Michael Collins.” ...

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 ...

Michael Collins passed away yesterday, aged 90. “He spent his final days peacefully, with his family by his side," his family said in a NASA statement. "Mike always faced the challenges of life ...

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins NASA Collins joined NASA as an astronaut in 1963, part of the third astronaut class. As the pilot of Gemini 10 alongside commander John Young, Collins became ...

HOUSTON, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Former NASA astronaut Michael Collins, who flew aboard Gemini 10 and served as command module pilot for Apollo 11, died April 28, 2021. The following is a ...