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Nearly Sane

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Michael Collins, astronaut, dead
« on: April 29, 2021, 10:32:56 AM »
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Re: Michael Collins, astronaut, dead
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2021, 11:43:57 AM »

Rest among the stars.

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Re: Michael Collins, astronaut, dead
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2021, 01:35:06 PM »
 Apparently, he was offered command of a later mission, but declined the opportunity to walk on the Moon to give another the chance. His modesty did him credit.
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Re: Michael Collins, astronaut, dead
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2021, 04:33:48 PM »
There is a excellent BBC Podcast (available on the BBC sounds app) called '13 Seconds to the Moon' which gives a detailed account of the Apollo 11 (first series) and Apollo 13 (second series) missions and includes interviews with many of those directly involved, and are well worth a listen.

Episode 7 of the first series is about Michael Collins.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xttx2/episodes/downloads
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