Michael Collins (Mike Collins)

@Michael Collins (Mike Collins) - Nasa Astronaut, Family and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Michael Collins is a former American NASA astronaut and retired Major General American Harvard Business School Miscellaneous Astronauts Scorpio Celebrities Michael Collins is one of the three astronauts, who worked on the ‘Apollo 11’ mission, which made the first lunar landing, one of the biggest events in history of mankind. While his colleagues, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped on the moon, Collins was the command module pilot of the mission, who orbited around the moon. After an initial rejection, Collins was chosen by NASA to be a part of the ‘Astronaut Group 3’. His first spaceflight assignment was the ‘Gemini 10’ mission, during which he performed the spacewalk. Michael Collins was an army man, before he joined NASA. He graduated from the United States Military Academy, after which he joined the United States Air Force and was commissioned to the Chambley-Bussieres Air Base, France. He has been the recipient of numerous honours and decorations including, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Collier Trophy, the Hubbard Medal and Presidential Medal of Freedom among many others. After he retired from NASA, he became Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs in the Department of State. He later established his own consulting business.

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Birthday: October 31, 1930 Nationality: American Famous: Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11 (the Spaceflight that Landed the First Humans on the Moon), Nasa Astronaut, Harvard Business School, Miscellaneous, Astronauts Spouses: Patricia M. Finnegan Siblings: James Lawton Collins Known as: Mike Collins Childrens: Michael Collins Information Detail Birthday October 31, 1930 Nationality American Famous Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11 (the Spaceflight that Landed the First Humans on the Moon), Nasa Astronaut, Harvard Business School, Miscellaneous, Astronauts Spouses Patricia M. Finnegan Siblings James Lawton Collins Known as Mike Collins Childrens Michael Collins Universities Harvard Business School United States Military Academy Harvard Business School St. Albans School Notable Alumnis Harvard Business School Birth Place Rome Height 178cm Gender Male Father James Lawton Collins Mother Virginia Stewart Collins Net Worth $100 million as of Apr 6,2017 Sun Sign Scorpio Born in Rome Famous as NASA Astronaut, Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11 (the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon)

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In 1957, he married Patricia M. Finnegan, whom he met in an officer’s mess. The couple have three children together. Unsplash Personal Life

He was a heavy smoker. Around 1962, he decided to quit smoking. Unsplash Personal Life

In 1968, he experienced many problems with his legs, which was later diagnosed as cervical disc herniation. He was operated for the same. It took him three months to recover and this made him miss the 'Apollo 9' mission. Unsplash Personal Life

Michael Collins was born on October 31, 1930 in Rome, Italy, to James Lawton Collins, a U.S. Army Major General. Since his father served in the army, young Collins resided in several parts of the world, including, Rome, Oklahoma, Governors Island and New York, among many others. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended the Academia del Perpetuo Socorro in San Juan. He later attended the St. Albans School, Washington, D.C, where the family had moved during the World War II. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1952, he graduated from the United States Military Academy, where he finished 185th out of 527 cadets. The same year, he joined the United States Air Force. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He was trained at the T-6 Texan in Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, San Marcos Air Force Base and James Connally Air Force Base, Texas. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He later flew the F-86 Sabres at the Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during the advanced day fighter training. He also learned to deliver nuclear weapons at the 21st Fighter-Bomber Wing at George Air Force Base, California. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1956, he was commissioned to work in West Germany owning the Hungarian Revolution, also known as the Hungarian Uprising, which took place that year. Unsplash Career

He later attended an aircraft maintenance officer course at Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois. After the course, he worked at a Mobile Training Detachment and travelled to various Air Force bases for training mechanics on the servicing of new aircrafts. Unsplash Career

On August 29, 1960, he joined the USAF Experimental Flight Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California, after completing the minimum requirement of 1500 hours of flying. Unsplash Career

In 1962, John Glenn’s Mercury Atlas 6 flight that circled the Earth in 90 minutes inspired him so much that he decided to become an astronaut. He applied to NASA for the second group of astronauts but was rejected. Unsplash Career

He took up a course in basics of spaceflight at the SAF Aerospace Research Pilot School, previously the USAF Experimental Flight Test Pilot School. They also flew 90,000 feet in F-104 Starfighters. Unsplash Career

In his lifetime, he flew into the space twice. His first spaceflight was for Gemini 10 wherein he performed two rendezvous with different spacecrafts. His second spaceflight was for Apollo 11, wherein he was command module pilot. It was the first manned landing on the lunar surface. While he orbited the moon, his fellow space colleagues Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Unsplash Major Works

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Birthday	October 31, 1930
Nationality	American
Famous	Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11 (the Spaceflight that Landed the First Humans on the Moon), Nasa Astronaut, Harvard Business School, Miscellaneous, Astronauts
Spouses	Patricia M. Finnegan
Siblings	James Lawton Collins
Known as	Mike Collins
Childrens	Michael Collins
Universities	Harvard Business School United States Military Academy Harvard Business School St. Albans School
Notable Alumnis	Harvard Business School
Birth Place	Rome
Height	178cm
Gender	Male
Father	James Lawton Collins
Mother	Virginia Stewart Collins
Net Worth	$100 million as of Apr 6,2017
Sun Sign	Scorpio
Born in	Rome
Famous as	NASA Astronaut, Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11 (the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon)

Michael Collins (Mike Collins)

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Oct 31, 1930

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