Michael Collins – Spaceflight Now

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Apollo 11 astronaut Mike Collins dies at 90

April 28, 2021

Michael Collins, the man who stayed behind aboard the Apollo 11 command module while crewmates Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the moon and walked into history, has passed away after a battle with cancer, his family announced Wednesday. He was 90.