In this June 19, 1969 file photo, Apollo 11 command module pilot astronaut Michael Collins takes a break during training for the moon mission, in Cape Kennedy, Fla. Collins, who piloted the ship from which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left to make their historic first steps on the moon in 1969, died Wednesday, April 28, 2021, of cancer, his family said. He was 90. (AP Photo/File)
(Reuters): American astronaut Michael Collins, who as pilot of the Apollo 11 command module stayed behind on July 20, 1969, while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin travelled to the lunar surface to become the first humans to walk on the moon, died on Wednesday (April 28) at age 90, his family said.
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon, dies
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Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut and retired Air Force general who piloted Apollo 11 s mission to the moon and lived on Marco Island, died early Wednesday, according to a statement from his family.
Collins launched from Kennedy Space Center with crewmates Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on July 16, 1969, kicking off an eight-day mission that culminated in a successful landing. He was tasked with piloting the Columbia command module while Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the surface in the Eagle lunar module. We regret to share that our beloved father and grandfather passed away today after a valiant battle with cancer, his family said in a statement posted to his official Twitter account. He spent his final days peacefully with family by his side.
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Washington: NASA astronaut Michael Collins, who piloted the historic mission of Apollo 11 spacecraft Columbia in 1969, passed away on Wednesday due to cancer. He was 90.
During the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, Collins remained in lunar orbit while fellow crew members Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the moon`s surface in the lunar module.
When Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the moon`s surface on July 20, Collins was orbiting 65 miles above them and was momentarily almost forgotten as the world`s attention focused on his two crewmates below. Today the nation lost a true pioneer and lifelong advocate for exploration in astronaut Michael Collins. As pilot of the Apollo 11 command module some called him `the loneliest man in history` while his colleagues walked on the Moon for the first time, he helped our nation achieve a defining milestone. He also distinguished himself in the Gemini Program and as an Air Force pilot, NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk, s
NASA s Apollo 11 mission astronaut Michael Collins passes away
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Michael Collins orbited the moon in the command module Columbia during the historic Apollo 11 mission in July 1969.(Credits: NASA). Image Source: IANS News
Washington, April 29 : NASA astronaut Michael Collins, who piloted the historic mission of Apollo 11 spacecraft Columbia in 1969, passed away on Wednesday due to cancer. He was 90.
During the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, Collins remained in lunar orbit while fellow crew members Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the moon s surface in the lunar module.
When Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the moon s surface on July 20, Collins was orbiting 65 miles above them and was momentarily almost forgotten as the world s attention focused on his two crewmates below.
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John Pope was a Union general during the American Civil War (1861–1865) with a reputation for outspokenness and arrogance. After serving in the Mexican War (1846–1848) as an engineer, the West Point graduate fought well in the West during 1861 and 1862, prompting U.S. president Abraham Lincoln to transfer him east. There, he exacerbated his already bad relations with Union generals George B. McClellan and Fitz-John Porter by issuing a proclamation trumpeting his own generalship. When he declared that he would make his “headquarters in the saddle,” some quipped that he had mistaken his hindquarters for his headquarters, and when he announced a series of hard-war policies aimed at punishing Confederate civilians, Confederate general Robert E. Lee labeled him a “miscreant.” At the head of the new Army of Virginia, Pope got the opportunity to confront Lee at the Second Battle of Manassas in August 1862 but was soundly defeated. Pope was transferred to the Dakotas, wh