Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins has died at the age of 90 after battling cancer, his family announced on Facebook. Family Statement on Passing of Astronaut Michael Collins We regret to share that our beloved father and grandfather… Posted by Michael Collins on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Collins was a fighter pilot and graduated from flight school at 22 before he applied to the space program. He was selected for the third class of astronauts in 1963, and embarked on the Gemini 10 and Apollo 11 missions, CNN reported. He became the third U.S. spacewalker and spent 266 hours in […]
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