Astronaut Michael Collins Who Participated In The Apollo 11 Moon Landing Has Died At The Age Of 90

 

Business Insider: Astronaut Michael Collins, who circled the moon during the Apollo 11 landing, has died at age 90 

* NASA astronaut Michael Collins, who participated in the Apollo 11 moon-landing mission, has died at 90. 

* Collins piloted the Command Module Columbia while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. 

 * Collins remembered his view of Earth the most: It "haunts me," he wrote in 2019. 

Astronaut Michael Collins, who played a critical role in the Apollo 11 moon-landing mission, has died at age 90. 

Collins launched toward the moon with fellow astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in July 1969. 

While his crewmates became the first people to walk on the lunar surface, Collins piloted the Command Module Columbia that would carry the three of them back to Earth. 

"You cats take it easy," he told Armstrong and Aldrin as they descended to the lunar surface.  

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Update #1: Statements on Passing of Michael Collins (NASA)  

Update #2: Michael Collins, who piloted the Apollo 11 command module, has died (Ars Technica)  

WNU Editor: A true pioneer.