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Michael Collins (born October 31, 1930 in Rome, Italy) was a former American astronaut and test pilot. Selected as part of the third group of fourteen astronauts in 1963, he flew in space twice. His first spaceflight was Gemini 10, in which he and command pilot John Young performed two rendezvous with different spacecraft and Collins undertook two EVAs. His second spaceflight was as the command module pilot for Apollo 11. While he orbited the Moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made the first manned landing on the lunar surface. He is one of only 24 humans to have flown to the Moon.
Prior to becoming an astronaut, he had attended the United States Military Academy, and from there he joined the United States Air Force and flew F-86s at Chambley-Bussieres Air Base, France. He was accepted to the USAF Experimental Flight Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in 1960. He unsuccessfully applied for the second astronaut group but was accepted for the third group.
After retiring from NASA in 1970 he took a job in the Department of State as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. A year later he became the director of the National Air and Space Museum. He held this position until 1978 when he stepped down to become undersecretary of the Smithsonian Institution. In 1980 he took the job as Vice President of LTV Aerospace. He resigned in 1985 to start his own business.
He was married to Patricia until her death in April 2014, and they had three children: Kate, Ann, and Michael, Jr.
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Filmography
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Movies 27
self 26
TV Shows 2
Narrator 1
Hazardous Journey - The Apollo 11 Moon Landing (2024)
Michael Collins: Lost in Space (2021)
Apollo 11: Quarantine (2021)
Als keiner schlafen wollte - Die Mondlandung (2019)
Apollo: The Forgotten Films (2019)
On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime (2019)
Armstrong (2019)
The Day We Walked on the Moon (2019)
Chasing the Moon (2019)
CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story (2019)
Apollo 11 (2019)
Confessions from Space: Apollo (2019)
Apollo 8: The Mission That Changed The World (2018)
Apollo 11: First Steps On the Moon (2012)
First Man on the Moon (2012)
Youth in Revolt (2009)
40 Years on the Moon (2009)
In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)
Astronauts Gone Wild: An Investigation Into the Authenticity of the Moon Landings (2004)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon (2001)
Was It Only a Paper Moon? (1997)
Doomed Mission: The True Story of Apollo 13 (1995)
The Other Side of the Moon (1990)
For All Mankind (1989)
Spaceflight (1985)
The Space Movie (1980)
Moonwalk One (1972)
Footprints On The Moon (1969)
The Eagle Has Landed: The Flight of Apollo 11 (1969)
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GenderMale
Birthday1930-10-31
Deathday2021-04-28 (90 years old)
Birth NameMichael Collins
Birth PlaceRome, Italy
ChildrenKate Collins
FatherJames Lawton Collins
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsΜάικλ Κόλινς
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Washington State Book Award, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, Langley Gold Medal, Hubbard Medal, International Space Hall of Fame, Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations, Congressional Gold Medal, Order of Culture, National Aviation Hall of Fame, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, Cullum Geographical Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom
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