American Astronaut-Pilot Michael Collins, Who Flew Apollo 11 Command Module in 1969, Passes Away
- The American astronaut, Michael Collins, who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has passed away, after losing his battle to cancer. He was 90.
- During the three-man Apollo 11 crew mission in 1969, Collins kept the command module flying while the other two members, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon.
- Collins spent seven years of his career as an astronaut with NASA.