Michael Collins

Born

October 31, 1930

Died

April 28, 2021 (aged 90)

Known as

military officer, astronaut, test pilot, autobiographer, actor, airman

Michael Collins was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, made the first crewed landing on the surface. He was also a test pilot and major general in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.

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