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Hibs Class
28-04-2021, 07:20 PM
Just read that astronaut Michael Collins has died. Command module pilot on Apollo 11, the first moon landing and also flew in the Gemini programme. In some respects he was the forgotten crewman of the first landing, given he didn't walk on the moon, but his role was vital. Reread his autobiography recently, one of the best space-related books I've read and a great record of a life well lived.
H18 SFR
28-04-2021, 07:35 PM
I read some of his stuff following a trip to NASA in Florida.

Very interesting guy.
Bristolhibby
28-04-2021, 07:41 PM
The unsung hero of Apollo 11.

The unglamorous job of orbiting the moon while Armstrong and Aldrin became famous.

The mission could not be completed with two people.

RIP, a pioneer.

J
Stairway 2 7
28-04-2021, 07:49 PM
Always good for an answer to the much asked pub quiz question
NORTHERNHIBBY
28-04-2021, 07:52 PM
Radio 4 called him the Man who took the bus to the moon but never got off.
Haymaker
29-04-2021, 03:48 AM
What a legend. And also, how ****ing brave were those guys in the first place? Unbelievable. RIP.
Keith_M
29-04-2021, 08:28 AM
Am I the only person who saw the thread title and wondered why somebody was posting about Michelle Collins?


Did Cindy Beale actually go to the moon?

:dunno:
CMurdoch
29-04-2021, 09:56 AM
Am I the only person who saw the thread title and wondered why somebody was posting about Michelle Collins?


Did Cindy Beale actually go to the moon?

:dunno:

Yes
But it was funny.
lord bunberry
29-04-2021, 10:05 AM
What a legend. And also, how ****ing brave were those guys in the first place? Unbelievable. RIP.
It must have felt like a suicide mission to them. I’ve watched a few of the documentaries and even the people planning the mission felt it was 50/50 whether they’d survive. RIP.
The Modfather
29-04-2021, 10:07 AM
Am I the only person who saw the thread title and wondered why somebody was posting about Michelle Collins?


Did Cindy Beale actually go to the moon?

:dunno:

I thought it was going to be about the Liam Neeson film...
lord bunberry
29-04-2021, 05:42 PM
I recommend watching 8 days to the moon on iPlayer for anyone interested in this story.
greenlex
29-04-2021, 05:49 PM
https://www.facebook.com/100002169111510/posts/4043587282390202/?d=n