The Far Side of the Moon

The Far Side of the Moon — page 3 — THIS IS MICHAEL COLLINS IN LIVED

The Far Side of the Moon — page 4 — HE WAS BORN ON HALLOWEEN IN 1930 ROME ITALY WHERE HIS FATHER WAS SERVING THE ARMY BEFORE HE TURNED 18 HE HAD IN OKLAHOMA TEXAS NEW YORK VIRGINIA WASHINGTON DC AND PUERTO RICO HE WAS THE FIRST MAN TO WALK IN SPACE TWICE HE WOULDN T HAVE BEEN IN THE ROTATION FOR APOLLO N IF HE HADN T HAD NECK SURGERY AND MISSED APOLLO 8 A W MICHAEL COLLINS ALSO RAN THE SMITHSONIAN AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM FOR A WHILE BEFORE THAT HE WAS AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE HE WAS MARRIED FOR ALMOST SIXTY YEARS UNTIL HIS WIFE PAT DIED IN 2014 HE HAS THREE CHILDREN AND SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN BUT THE ONLY THING MOST PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT MICHAEL COLLINS IS THAT HE DIDN T GET TO WALK ON THE MOON

The Far Side of the Moon — page 5 — JULY 20 1969 ARMSTRONG AND RODE THE EAGLE WALKED ON THE THE THAT S THE DATE EVERYONE KNOWS WHEN APOLLO 11 TOUCHED DOWN AND NEIL ARMSTRONG SPOKE ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS SENTENCES IN HUMAN HISTORY

The Far Side of the Moon — page 6 — Buzz ALDRIN BUT SOMEONE HAD TO STAY eaglw DOWN AND IN THE LUNAR ORBITOR COMMAND SURFACE OF MODULE KNOWN AS COLUMBIA THAT MOON WOULD TAKE THE APOLLO 11 ASTRONAUTS BACK HOME TO EARTH THAT SOMEONE WAS MICHAEL COLLINS

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