Michael Collins

Michael Collins

Born: October 31, 1930
Died: April 28, 2021
in Rome, Italy
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Michael Collins (born October 31, 1930 in Rome, Italy) was a former American astronaut and test pilot. Selected as part of the third group of fourteen astronauts in 1963, he flew in space twice. His first spaceflight was Gemini 10, in which he and command pilot John Young performed two rendezvous with different spacecraft and Collins undertook two EVAs. His second spaceflight was as the command module pilot for Apollo 11. While he orbited the Moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made the first manned landing on the lunar surface. He is one of only 24 humans to have flown to the Moon.

Prior to becoming an astronaut, he had attended the United States Military Academy, and from there he joined the United States Air Force and flew F-86s at Chambley-Bussieres Air Base, France. He was accepted to the USAF Experimental Flight Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in 1960. He unsuccessfully applied for the second astronaut group but was accepted for the third group.

After retiring from NASA in 1970 he took a job in the Department of State as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. A year later he became the director of the National Air and Space Museum. He held this position until 1978 when he stepped down to become undersecretary of the Smithsonian Institution. In 1980 he took the job as Vice President of LTV Aerospace. He resigned in 1985 to start his own business.

He was married to Patricia until her death in April 2014, and they had three children: Kate, Ann, and Michael, Jr.

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Movies for Michael Collins...

Hazardous Journey - The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Title: Hazardous Journey - The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2024
Type: Movie
July 1969. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are 240,000 miles from earth facing the most hazardous venture in the history of space flight; the first human landing on another world. They'll succeed, abort, or die in the attempt.
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Michael Collins: Lost in Space
Title: Michael Collins: Lost in Space
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: November 22, 2021
Type: Movie
Despite being on the mission to the Moon, Michael Collins is not a household name like Armstrong or Aldrin, and this documentary goes into what Collin's life was like in and out of the space program.
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Apollo 11: Quarantine
Title: Apollo 11: Quarantine
Character: Himself
Released: January 29, 2021
Type: Movie
Summer 1969. The astronauts of Apollo 11 successfully land and walk on the moon. The crew will now quarantine for 21 days following contact with lunar material.
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Apollo: The Forgotten Films
Title: Apollo: The Forgotten Films
Character: Self (voice)
Released: July 20, 2019
Type: Movie
Recently discovered footage reveals the secret history of NASA's first landing on the moon, and using this brand-new evidence, former astronauts and experts challenge everything known about the Apollo missions.
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Als keiner schlafen wollte - Die Mondlandung
Title: Als keiner schlafen wollte - Die Mondlandung
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 20, 2019
Type: Movie
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On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime
Title: On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime
Released: July 14, 2019
Type: Movie
A collection of excerpted on-screen interviews with fifteen of the Apollo astronauts.
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Title: Chasing the Moon
Character: Self
Released: July 8, 2019
Type: TV
An unprecedented look at the decade-long odyssey to land a man on the moon. This documentary pulls back the curtain on the familiar narrative of the moonshot, revealing a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama.
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The Day We Walked on the Moon
Title: The Day We Walked on the Moon
Character: Self
Released: July 8, 2019
Type: Movie
On July 16, 1969, hundreds of thousands of spectators and an army of reporters gathered at Cape Kennedy to witness one of the great spectacles of the century: the launch of Apollo 11. Over the next few days, the world watched on with wonder and rapture as humankind prepared for its "one giant leap" onto the moon--and into history. Witness this incredible day, presented through stunning, remastered footage and interviews that takes you behind-the-scenes and inside the spacecraft, Mission Control, and the homes of the astronaut's families.
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Apollo 11
Title: Apollo 11
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 1, 2019
Type: Movie
A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.
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First Man on the Moon
Title: First Man on the Moon
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2012
Type: Movie
Neil Armstrong's family and friends, many of whom have never spoken publicly before, tell the story of the first man to set foot on the moon. Drawing heavily on unbroadcast archive footage and the unique perspectives of the contributors, this is an exclusive account of Neil Armstrong's extraordinary life story. From his childhood during America's Great Depression to the heady days of the space programme, his historic first step on the Moon and his famously private later life. Seen through the eyes of those who were with him, the film explores the man behind the myth, a man who was very much a product of his time. The film goes beyond his days as an astronaut and shows that his life after the flight of Apollo 11 was, in many ways equally challenging, as Armstrong came to terms with life outside NASA and the relentless demands of fame until his death in August 2012.
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Apollo 11: First Steps On the Moon
Title: Apollo 11: First Steps On the Moon
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2012
Type: Movie
A unique documentary, profiling this historic mission through the eyes of all three astronauts and several top Nasa officials who participated in it.
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Youth in Revolt
Title: Youth in Revolt
Character: Old Man
Released: September 11, 2009
Type: Movie
As a fan of Albert Camus and Jean-Luc Godard, teenage Nick Twisp is definitely out of his element when his mother and her boyfriend move the family to a trailer park. When a pretty neighbor named Sheeni plays records by French crooners, it's love at first sight for frustrated and inexperienced Nick. Learning that she is dating someone, Nick launches a hilarious quest to find his way into Sheeni's heart -- and bed.
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In the Shadow of the Moon
Title: In the Shadow of the Moon
Character: Himself
Released: January 19, 2007
Type: Movie
Archival material from the original NASA film footage – much of it seen for the first time – plus interviews with the surviving astronauts, including Jim Lovell, Dave Scott, John Young, Gene Cernan, Mike Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, Charlie Duke and Harrison Schmitt.
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Astronauts Gone Wild: An Investigation Into the Authenticity of the Moon Landings
Title: Astronauts Gone Wild: An Investigation Into the Authenticity of the Moon Landings
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: Movie
Astronauts Gone Wild: An Investigation Into the Authenticity of the Moon Landings is a 2004 documentary film produced and directed by Bart Winfield Sibrel, a Nashville, Tennessee-based filmmaker who charges that the six Apollo Moon landings in the 1960s and 1970s were elaborate hoaxes. Sibrel made this film as a follow-up to his 2001 video A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon, which accuses NASA of falsifying the Apollo 11 mission photography. The title of the film is a wordplay on the Girls Gone Wild video series.
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Title: Days That Shook the World
Character: Himself - Apollo11 Astronaut (archive footage)
Released: November 1, 2003
Type: TV
Days That Shook the World is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 17 September 2003. The programme features various milestones throughout history. It has been broadcast on the BBC, Discovery Channel UK, The History Channel and Viasat History. The series was also released on DVD by the Polish edition of Newsweek in 2007.
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Doomed Mission: The True Story of Apollo 13
Title: Doomed Mission: The True Story of Apollo 13
Character: Self
Released: April 10, 1995
Type: Movie
DOOMED MISSION: THE TRUE STORY OF APOLLO 13 is also the story of the highs and lows of the Apollo Space program. In man's quest to explore distant planets, many risks had to be taken. Some lives were lost in tragic accidents. On April 11, 1970, at 13:13 module after a military time the 13th Apollo 13 Mission was launched. On April 13th, at 9:07 p.m. oxygen tank two explodes. Minutes after the explosion, the crew evacuates the spacecraft and boards the lunar module. This tiny module has air for 2 men for 2 days. Now there are 3 men aboard and they are four days from home! Although the mission is a failure, the incredible rescue of the astronauts from certain death is one of the most exciting true stories ever told.
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The Other Side of the Moon
Title: The Other Side of the Moon
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
The Other Side of the Moon features eight Apollo astronauts who intimately share their experience of going to the moon, describing what happened to them while they were there, and how their lives have been shaped by the experience in the 20 years after.
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For All Mankind
Title: For All Mankind
Character: Narrator - Apollo 11 (voice)
Released: November 1, 1989
Type: Movie
A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the missions and astronaut interviews, the documentary offers the viewpoint of the individuals who braved the remarkable journey to the moon and back.
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Moonwalk One
Title: Moonwalk One
Character: Himself
Released: November 1, 1972
Type: Movie
This documentary by Theo Kamecke from 1970 gives an indepth and profound look at the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. NASA footage is interspersed with reactions to the mission around the world as the film captures the intensity as well of the philosophical significance of the event. Won special award at Cannes. Written by Adam Bernstein .
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Footprints On The Moon
Title: Footprints On The Moon
Character: Himself
Released: October 2, 1969
Type: Movie
1969 documentary film covering the flight of Apollo 11 from vehicle rollout to splashdown and recovery.
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The Eagle Has Landed: The Flight of Apollo 11
Title: The Eagle Has Landed: The Flight of Apollo 11
Character: Himself
Released: July 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A 1969 documentary on the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon made by NASA, telling the story of the historic first landing of men on the Moon in July, 1969. It depicts the principal highlight events of the mission from launching through post-recovery activities of Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Through television, motion picture and still photography, the film provides an "eye-witness" perspective of the Apollo 11 mission.