"Today the nation lost a true pioneer and lifelong advocate for exploration in astronaut Michael Collins," acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk said. "As pilot of the Apollo 11 command module – some called him 'the loneliest man in history' – while his colleagues walked on the Moon fo...
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Astronaut and PM contributor Tom Jones reflects on the loss of a hero. ByTom Jones Aug 26, 2012 Neil Armstrong Dies at 82 The first man on the moon passed away this weekend near his home in Cincinnati. Aug 1, 2012 The Apollo U.S. Flags Are Still There ...
— Apollo astronaut Alfred Worden, who performed the first-ever spacewalk in deep space while on his way home from the moon in 1971, has died at the age of 88. Worden's death was announced by his family on Wednesday morning (March 18). He recently had developed an infection that led ...
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Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he flew to the moon 50 years ago with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Collins had the spotlight to himself this time—Armstrong has been gone for seven years and Aldrin canceled. Collins said he wished his two moonwa...
Frank Borman, an astronaut who flew on the Apollo 8 mission that orbited the moon, has died, NASA announced. He was 95. Borman died Tuesday in Billings, Montana,according to NASA. NASA administrator Bill Nelson, in a statement, called Borman "one of NASA's best" and "a true American ...
Among those born that year were astronaut Wally Schirra, statesman Henry Kissinger and mime Marcel Marceau. Somehow every year has something to say about it, with remaining fond recollections still to be shared by many. Let us ride the tide of dreams and memories back to where we live, in ...