Science
As Michael Collins drifted above the Moon, he held a ‘secret terror’ for the Apollo 11 mission – ABC News
While the world’s eyes fixed upon Neil Armstrong’s descent to the moon’s surface, Michael Collins was on a journey of his own.
When the Apollo 11 landing module detached and sent Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin hurtling towards the surface of the moon, Michael Collins began a journey of his own.
For the next 21 hours, the pioneering astronaut, who died overnight, continued to orbit the moon, further removed from humanity than any person before him.
His was a crucial role in the Apollo 11 mission the others would not have been able to return to Earth without him but Collins would later acknowledge he didn’t have the best…
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