On Christmas Day 1968 Michael Collins, who would later be the pilot of Apollo 11’s command module, Columbia, relayed a ...

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A new look back at the 1969 Apollo 11 mission highlights photos that still captivate Americans. On July 16, 1969, Commander ...

Michael Collins was the man who got history’s middle seat — literally aboard the Apollo 11 spacecraft, but in more lasting ways too. He was, technically, the second-ranking member of the three-man ...