Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dies at 90

Catfish · 04-28-21, 02:41 PM

Rest in peace, Mr Collins.
Mankind will never forget you.

Platapus · 04-28-21, 05:44 PM

I really enjoyed reading his book. It brought a human aspect to the space race.

Of the three, on Apollo 11, he was the one I would have liked to sit down and talked... or listened to.

tmccarthy · 04-29-21, 12:04 AM

RIP

Commander Wallace · 04-29-21, 04:38 AM

Astronaut Michael Collins had said that he was just extraordinarily lucky to be in the Space Program. In my experience, intelligent and talented people are always lucky. The men and astronauts from this era were pioneers.

Rest in peace Mr. Collins.

Platapus · 04-29-21, 06:14 AM

If you want to read a rather depressing book, check out

Moondust: In search of the men who fell to earth by Andrew Smith

It is a biography of the post moon walk lives of the men who walked on the moon.

Fair warning, it is not always a happy book. Collins was one of the more fortunate ones.

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Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,767 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Rest in peace, Mr Collins. Mankind will never forget you. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,369 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I really enjoyed reading his book. It brought a human aspect to the space race. Of the three, on Apollo 11, he was the one I would have liked to sit down and talked... or listened to. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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tmccarthy Admiral Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,302 Downloads: 270 Uploads: 16	RIP __________________

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,369 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	If you want to read a rather depressing book, check out Moondust: In search of the men who fell to earth by Andrew Smith It is a biography of the post moon walk lives of the men who walked on the moon. Fair warning, it is not always a happy book. Collins was one of the more fortunate ones. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,297 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	Astronaut Michael Collins had said that he was just extraordinarily lucky to be in the Space Program. In my experience, intelligent and talented people are always lucky. The men and astronauts from this era were pioneers. Rest in peace Mr. Collins.