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Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins dies at the age of 90 (www.npr.org)

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For the uninitiated, Collins was the primary pilot during Apollo 11 who stayed in the Command Module orbiting the moon while Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong took the Lunar Module down.

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[–] determinism2@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

He was the loneliest person in the world.

[–] MarxMadness@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Orbiting around the dark side of the moon all alone would be fucking wild.

[–] Washburn@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago

Imagine how much more of the universe you could see from where he was sitting though. With the moon blocking the sunlight, he was able to see stars that'd never been seen before by the naked eye.