Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong, lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin and command module pilot Mike Collins were assigned to the first moon-landing mission in January 1969, six months before launch. All ...

This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon mission, which saw human beings walk on the surface of the moon for the very first time. This mission was, without a doubt, one of ...

Michael Collins, the Apollo 11 astronaut dubbed “the loneliest man in history” for his role piloting the orbiting command module during the first Moon-landing Apollo mission, died on April 28 at the ...

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