Astronaut Michael Collins - RIP

planenut · 29th April 2021, 06:46

Michael Collins has passed away at 90 years of age. He remained alone in orbit whilst Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the surface of the moon. At times during his orbit he was totally out of touch with NASA and the whole of mankind, it's furthest representative at those times. He took a photograph at the time, from the command module with the lunar module descending to the surface, and the Earth beyond, he was therefore the only member of the human race at that time, not represented in that photograph.

I was up the night of the landing, on my own, watching those grainy black and white pictures, I managed to take a photograph of the screen that night, a piece of history.

Michael Collins held the reins for the landing.

Georgies Dad · 29th April 2021, 09:46

https://news.mit.edu/2015/michael-co...n-landing-0402

Darcydog · 29th April 2021, 18:57

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Originally Posted by planenut

Michael Collins has passed away at 90 years of age. He remained alone in orbit whilst Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the surface of the moon. At times during his orbit he was totally out of touch with NASA and the whole of mankind, it's furthest representative at those times. He took a photograph at the time, from the command module with the lunar module descending to the surface, and the Earth beyond, he was therefore the only member of the human race at that time, not represented in that photograph.

I was up the night of the landing, on my own, watching those grainy black and white pictures, I managed to take a photograph of the screen that night, a piece of history.

Michael Collins held the reins for the landing.

Beautifully put....

29th April 2021, 06:46	#1
planenut Regional Secretary Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Heathrow Posts: 6,955 Thanks: 1,551 Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts	Astronaut Michael Collins - RIP Michael Collins has passed away at 90 years of age. He remained alone in orbit whilst Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the surface of the moon. At times during his orbit he was totally out of touch with NASA and the whole of mankind, it's furthest representative at those times. He took a photograph at the time, from the command module with the lunar module descending to the surface, and the Earth beyond, he was therefore the only member of the human race at that time, not represented in that photograph. I was up the night of the landing, on my own, watching those grainy black and white pictures, I managed to take a photograph of the screen that night, a piece of history. Michael Collins held the reins for the landing.

29th April 2021, 09:46	#2
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