Thousands walked on the moon 40 years ago today Jul 21, 2009
The astronauts spent the next 21 hours on the moon more than two of them outside the ship before the ascending in the lunar module to the orbiting mother ship piloted by Michael Collins for homecoming. The first of a dozen moon-walkers spent two more years with the astronaut corps, then retired. (Florida Today)
NORTH COUNTY: 40 years later, Apollo engineers proud of moon landing roles Jul 20, 2009
Gault worked directly with astronauts and met Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins of Apollo 11. He doesn't remember much about watching the moon landing on TV, but he clearly remembers what happened at the end of the day when he left the plant. (North County Times)
40 years later, moon still giant leap for mankind Jul 20, 2009
" The world watched on television as the first two men walked on the moon. But one person close to the action couldn't. He was the third crew member of Apollo 11, command module pilot Michael Collins, who was orbiting the moon alone. He didn't get to see what was happening. But he could hear Neil Armstrong say his famous first words. Decades later, Armstrong called his first words on the moon "a pretty simple statement, talking about stepping off something. " But Armstrong wasn't merely talking... (Anchorage Daily News)
Where were you when Apollo 11 landed? Not born yet Jul 20, 2009
Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins were 38 when Apollo 11 landed on the moon; Buzz Aldrin was a few months older at 39. So all three Apollo 11 astronauts have now lived most of their lives since what is considered the crowning achievement of a lifetime. (Anchorage Daily News)
When man went to the Moon Jul 20, 2009
Crew: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin ... Crew: Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Michael Collins. (BBC News -- Science)
Life after the moon: Buzz Aldrin sold cars Jul 20, 2009
Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins served as a top official at the Smithsonian Institution and its National Air and Space Museum. And the first man to leave footprints in the lunar dust, Apollo 11 Commander -- aside from geologist Schmitt, the only other civilian in the collection of moonwalkers -- later sat on several corporate boards and the presidential commission that investigated the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster. (CNN)
In their own words: Former space worker treasures 'trophy trout' Jul 20, 2009
A"Trophy Trout" was presented to Guenter Wendt from astronaut Michael Collins. (FLORIDA TODAY file). (Florida Today)
Moon astronauts urge Mars mission Jul 20, 2009
At a rare public reunion of the Apollo 11 crew, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins said Mars instead of the Moon should be the focus of exploration ... Michael Collins Apollo 11 crew. (BBC News -- Americas)
It was 40 years ago today ... Jul 20, 2009
While you were sleeping last night, we reached the anniversary of the moment when astronauts Michael Collins, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Neil Armstrong passed the point (33,822 miles from the moon) where the Earth's gravity played out and lunar gravity began to draw the Apollo 11's command, service and landing modules toward the Sea of Tranquility. In the jargon of space travel, that's known as equigravisphere. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Buzz Aldrin: Put Humans on Mars By 2031 Jul 19, 2009
Their crewmate Michael Collins orbited overhead inside the command module Columbia. Five other Apollo moon landings followed. (Fox News)
Bay Area marks 40th anniversary of moon landing Jul 19, 2009
The voices of astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins are heard in the minute-by-minute restoration of the event. The entire mission, with its four full days re-created in real time by AOL engineers, can be found at www. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
An 'evolutionary milestone' Jul 19, 2009
They stepped through an exhaustive list of 11th-hour work as Armstrong, Aldrin and astronaut Michael Collins awoke at 4 a.m., dressed and headed from their crew quarters to the pad. (4 of 7). (Florida Today)
Apollo 11 landing left world moonstruck Jul 19, 2009
From left, Apollo 11 astronauts Col. Edwin E. Aldrin, lunar module pilot; Neil Armstrong, flight commander; and Lt. Michael Collins, command module pilot, stand next to their spacecraft in 1969. Monday is the 40th anniversary of their moon landing. (Athens Banner-Herald)
REGION: Murrieta's own 'moon man' Jul 19, 2009
Armstrong, Aldrin and the third astronaut, Michael Collins, returned to Earth on July 24, 1969, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean 812 nautical miles southwest of Hawaii. The trio was then transported by helicopter to the USS Hornet. (North County Times)
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Standing (above) are Col. Edwin E. Aldrin (left to right), lunar module pilot; Neil Armstrong, flight commander; and Lt. Michael Collins, command module pilot. ONTARIO When the Apollo 11 manned moon mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center July 16, 1969, Ontario resident Norma Simpson, 74, knew if she was going to watch with the rest of the world the monumental historical event of a man walking on the moon for the first time, she would first have to buy a television. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
NY lunar module builders remember 1969 landing Jul 19, 2009
In this July 20, 1969 photo provided by NASA and taken by Lt. Michael Collins through the window of the lunar command module, the Apollo 11 lunar module decends to the surface of the moon carrying astronauts Neil Armstong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. Monday, July 20, 2009 is the 40th anniversary of Armstrongs and Aldrins historic first steps on the moon. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Not astronauts, but part of historic Apollo flight Jul 18, 2009
Shipmate Michael Collins kept control of the Apollo 11 command module circling the moon. As July 24 dawned, it was still the astronauts day. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Apollo's 40th anniv. | Story Jul 18, 2009
And when it took off with him and crew mates Armstrong and Michael Collins, "the three of us felt unbolted from the surface of the Earth," he said. But Aldrin soon got back to the nuts and bolts that eventually grounded the moon program. (The Palm Beach Post)
40 Years After Apollo 11: What's Our Next Step? Jul 18, 2009
"As celestial bodies go, the moon is not a particularly interesting place, but Mars is," Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins said in a statement from NASA.. A return to the moon is "not very attractive," says Buzz Aldrin, who was the second man on the moon. (W-USA News, DC)
Who's Who In Space Exploration Jul 18, 2009
Aldrin piloted the lunar landing module on this moon mission with Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins, that launched on July 16, 1969. Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin landed near the edge of Mare Tranquillitatis on the lunar surface. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
PHOTOS: The 12 Moonwalkers: Where Are They Now? Jul 17, 2009
launched from Cape Kennedy on July 16, 1969, carrying Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. Four days later, the world watched as Armstrong stepped onto the moon and made his "giant leap for mankind.". (ABC News)
NASA dusts off forgotten artifacts in new exhibit Jul 17, 2009
The opening coincides with the 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin blasting off to the moon on the Apollo 11 mission. Cernan's forgotten suit will go on display in the fall near the "Apollo Treasures" gallery, which already features some two dozen artifacts. (Yahoo News)
Woven wonders Jul 17, 2009
" 'Spring loaded'In the end, the attention to detail seemed to have paid off. On 20 July 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin separated from the command module containing Michael Collins and began their descent to the lunar surface. But just minutes before Neil Armstrong confirmed to Houston that the "Eagle had landed", the normally cool-headed astronaut was having a slightly more urgent exchange with mission control. "Program alarm," the ex-fighter pilot called out over the radio. Armstrong was... (BBC News -- Science)
At KSC, astronauts retell man's 'giant leap' Jul 17, 2009
"It was an awesome moment, getting in the spacecraft," Aldrin remembered Thursday, 40 years after he, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins blasted off from Kennedy Space Center on the first mission to land men on the moon. "It was a moment I wanted to remember.". (Florida Today)
The magic of Apollo Jul 16, 2009
Even Apollo 11's Michael Collins, a man intimately connected with the machinations of his mission, once said he felt that there was some magic within the smooth clockwork-like running of his flight. Such technological leaps require springboards of scientific curiosity, and Apollo was no exception. (BBC News -- Science)
NASA fuels space shuttle for 6th launch try Jul 16, 2009
Endeavour, in fact, was poised at the very spot where Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins rocketed into history on July 16, 1969, aboard a twice-as-high Saturn V rocket. The shuttle and its seven astronauts are bound for the international space station with a Japanese building block. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Public Enemies Soundtrack Review Jul 15, 2009
His bold, massive scores for such films as Alien 3, Michael Collins, Titus, S.W.A.T. and Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within has caused him to develop an extremely devoted fan base, and the hype surrounding his new score to Michael Mann s newest film (his first significant film score in years) was astonishing. Hopes were high that the score would reflect that style of Goldenthal which was so brilliantly displayed in scores such as Cobb and Titus, but the result was instead an intriguingly subdued... (Suite101.com)
With these books, kids can learn space is far out Jul 14, 2009
Armstrong, Aldrin and their Apollo 11 comrade, Michael Collins, returned home as heroes to a grateful nation. But two days before Armstrong's historic moonwalk, William Safire in Richard Nixon's White House was prepared for a far different outcome, drafting a speech the president never had to give called "In Event of Moon Disaster.". (MSNBC -- Technology)
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s long journey to moon and back Jul 14, 2009
Four days later, completing a journey of more than 800,000 miles, Aldrin, Armstrong, and Michael Collins splashed down in the Pacific. The world was different afterward, and so were the lives of the three men. (Boston Globe)
Web site recreates Apollo 11 mission in real time Jul 13, 2009
On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11, carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. and Michael Collins, blasted off from Cape Kennedy, Fla. on the first manned mission to the surface of the moon. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Events, exhibits 40 years after man on moon Jul 11, 2009
July 19, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., book-signings with three astronauts: Buzz Aldrin, author of Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon ; Alan Bean, author of Painting Apollo ; and Michael Collins, author of the 40th anniversary edition of Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut s Journeys. The museum s collection includes the Apollo 11 Command Module in its Milestones of Flight gallery and Buzz Aldrin s space suit in the Apollo to the Moon gallery. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Where Are They Now: Apollo 11 Astronauts Jul 7, 2009
Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins share more than a partnership in the historic Apollo 11 moon mission, which will celebrate its 40th anniversary in July. All three were born in 1930, and all three remain in reported good health. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Armstrong enigma Jul 7, 2009
Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin made up the crew. But if Armstrong thought a small aerospace engineering department at the University of Cincinnati would provide a refuge, he was to be disappointed. (BBC News -- Science)
All S&T News Blogs Jul 5, 2009
Apollo 11's crew of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins are all in their late 70s. The project's key managers are even older, if not already deceased. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
My long, lonely walk Jul 5, 2009
" What comes across most strongly in his description of the mission in the book is its black comedy and the way that he, Armstrong and Michael Collins - who was orbiting the moon in the command module - really were flying on a wing and a prayer. Aldrin worries that he will close the hatch to the landing craft, locking out him and Armstrong and condemning them to a slow, oxygen-starved death; he frets when he finds it difficult to plant the American flag in the lunar soil and imagines half a... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Martin Flanagan Demons must keep up fight like Jimmy. Read more Jul 4, 2009
He also fought with Michael Collins' IRA brigade during the Irish war of independence. In Ireland, Collins is a legendary figure. (The Age, Australia)
Space ambitions Jul 3, 2009
The world was left in awe of the technological prowess and ambition of Nasa and of its people - most particularly of Aldrin, Armstrong and Michael Collins - the men who actually rode atop the Saturn V rocket to the Moon. The Apollo 11 landing was the culmination of a journey which began with US President John F Kennedy's 1961 announcement of the dramatic and ambitious goal of sending a US astronaut safely to the Moon before the end of the decade. (BBC News -- Science)
All-star Duffy delivers Jun 25, 2009
Photo by Michael Collins ... The local press like yours truly and Dave Alley from KCOY-TV were there as was retired Lompoc Police spokesman Michael Collins taking photos of the entire event. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Calhoun started slow but is finishing fast for ASU Jun 20, 2009
Calhoun's grand slam was the first by an ASU player at the CWS since Michael Collins in 1998. Sal Bando (1965) and Bob Horner (1978) also have hit slams in Omaha for the Sun Devils. (FOX 11, AZ)
Sun Devils send Tar Heels home Jun 19, 2009
Calhoun s grand slam was the first by an ASU player at the CWS since Michael Collins in 1998. Sal Bando (1965) and Bob Horner (1978) also have hit slams in Omaha for the Sun Devils. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Roger Ebert decries Bill OReillys shrillness Jun 19, 2009
I have reported from war zones from Sarajevo to Liberia to Afghanistan to Iraq to Darfur and despite my personal political leanings -- Michael Collins meets Alexander Kerensky -- because I have a knack of telling thrilling combat tales of our brave soldiers I have been a guest on Mr. O'Reilly's show, among many others of its nature. It is an act these hosts perpetrate -- or it least so it appears to me. (Harper's Magazine)
Ohioans Ticketed For Parking In Own Driveways Jun 17, 2009
City Councilman D. Michael Collins called the ticketing "Mickey Mouse nonsense." He has told residents he'll try to have the citations rescinded. Copyright 2009 by. (KIRO TV, WA)
Michael Collins: Potshot letters waste ink May 31, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. Published - Sunday, May 31, 2009. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Primley, Grabemeyer, Sarao lead Class of 2009 May 20, 2009
Top eight honors/awards: Citizen of the Month, Academic Award of Excellence, Michael Collins photography contest honorable mention. College plans: This fall I plan to attend the Cleveland Institute of Art to major in illustration. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Collins Awards: Other school districts added to the competition May 16, 2009
Dowagiac author Michael Collins at a luncheon Thursday at Wood Fire presented his 2009 awards. Kirsten Kortebein of St. Joseph, Caitlyn Clayton of St. Joseph, Elizabeth Phillips of Dowagiac, Emily Means of Dowagiac, Jordan Ferrell of Dowagiac and Andrew Murphy of Dowagiac received their Michael Collins Awards for short stories and photography from the author and Southwestern Michigan College teacher May 14 at Wood Fire. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Steelers, local athletes share same test for concussions (4) May 5, 2009
Daily American Online - Steelers, local athletes share same test for concussions. Pro athletes aren t the only ones who have ImPACT baseline tests. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Homeowner cleared of shooting Apr 28, 2009
At that point, he came face to face with Michael Collins, an intruder, who immediately swung a crowbar at Cornwell s head ... Michael Collins forcibly and unlawfully entered William Cornwell s home and committed an assault upon Cornwell, said the Office of the State Attorney, Cornwell held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm to himself and his children. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Ireland Debates Premier's Nude Portraits Mar 27, 2009
Casby erected one in the National Gallery alongside authorized paintings of such Irish greats as poet W.B. Yeats, slain rebel Michael Collins and singer Bono, and another in the nearby Royal Hibernian Gallery. The portrait in the National Gallery showed a naked, overweight Cowen sitting on the toilet holding a roll of tissue. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
- Two on Most Wanted’ captured 0 Mar 26, 2009
PHOTOS COURTESY OF BAJA CALIFORNIA STATE POLICE Fugitives Michael Collins (left) and his son, Teven, were arrested in Ensenada early Wednesday ... The suspects are Michael Collins, 34, and his son Teven Collins, 18 ... Michael Collins also was wanted for failure to register as a sex offender, and Teven Collins was wanted for probation violations, the Web site said. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Homeowner shoots unwelcome burglar Mar 22, 2009
Published: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:08 AM EDT When Michael Collins recovers from his gunshot wounds, he will be taken directly to the Polk County Jail, according to Capt. Troy Schulze of the Lake Wales Police Department, following an incident earlier this week. Collins allegedly burglarized a home at 1261 East Grove Ave. shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday by using a crowbar to break through a sliding glass door. (Lake Wales News, FL)
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our species occupies a delicate small blue world. We have many problems, and sometimes we dont solve them very well. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Selling like really expensive hotcakes: Winchesters housing market withstands the market crush, but can buyers keep up the pace? Feb 26, 2009
Prospective developer: Michael Collins, Collins Development. Price range: Undetermined. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Vikes 32 minutes away from NCC title Feb 22, 2009
Michael Collins of Bunn made it a two point game by sinking a three from the top of the arch ... Michael Collins had 11. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Movie review: You’ll be ‘Taken’ for a wild ride with Neeson Feb 10, 2009
He has been critically acclaimed in several roles including Schindler s List, Michael Collins and Kinsey. His voice ranks up there with that of James Earl Jones as undeniably recognizable and demanding of authority and power as in the voice for the lion Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia series. (Santa Maria Times)
