2006-11-23 19:53:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Michael Collins
Collins served as command module pilot on Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969--the first lunar landing mission. He remained aboard the command module , Columbia, on station in lunar orbit while Neil Armstrong, spacecraft commander, and Edwin Aldrin, lunar module pilot, descended to the lunar surface in their lunar module Eagle. Collins performed the final re-docking maneuvers following a successful lunar orbit rendezvous which was initiated by Armstrong and Aldrin from within the Eagle after their ascent from the lunar surface. Among the accomplishments of the Apollo 11 mission were collection of lunar surface samples for return to earth, deployment of lunar surface experiments, and an extensive evaluation of the life supporting extravehicular mobility unit worn by astronauts.
Collins completed two space flights, logging 266 hours in space--of which 1 hour and 27 minutes was spent in EVA.
He left NASA in January 1970, and is Director of the National Air & Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, D.C.
2006-11-23 22:28:59 · answer #1 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Michael Collins served as command module pilot on Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969--the first lunar landing mission. He remained aboard the command module , 'Columbia', on station in lunar orbit while Neil Armstrong, spacecraft commander, and Edwin Aldrin, lunar module pilot, descended to the lunar surface in their lunar module 'Eagle'.
2006-11-23 23:57:53 · answer #2 · answered by verduneuro 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He flew on the Apollo 11 mission, the first lunar landing. On this mission Collins was the Command Module pilot who orbited the moon while his colleagues Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed and walked on the lunar surface.
2006-11-24 19:10:42 · answer #3 · answered by sushrut 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mike Collins was the third astronaut
I belive he was in the orbiter while Aldrin and Armstrong were actually on the Lunar surface .
2006-11-23 20:02:19 · answer #4 · answered by Jaime G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Michael Collins.
2006-11-23 20:02:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
uncertain approximately the different men, yet Aldrin is a contributing author for an Australian technological know-how magazine referred to as "Cosmos". i assume he's style of a movie star technological know-how author and overall performance speaker now.
2016-12-17 15:22:34 · answer #6 · answered by midkiff 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i vote for the second or third answerer
2006-11-23 20:23:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
who was the first person?
2006-11-23 19:55:43 · answer #8 · answered by Liz S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know u ask this question for participation in grand master......my wishes.............it is "michael collins"..............
2006-11-27 01:59:21 · answer #9 · answered by vinothan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-26 16:49:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋