Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins has died at the age of 90, his family announced on Wednesday.
The family said in a statement that Collins spent his final days peacefully, with loved ones by his side, the family said in a statement.
“Mike always faced the challenges of life with grace and humility, and faced this, his final challenge, in the same way. We will miss him terribly,” according to the same source.
Collins served as command module pilot on Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969, the first lunar landing mission. He orbited the moon while Neil Armstrong, spacecraft commander, and Edwin Aldrin, lunar module pilot, descended on the lunar surface in the Eagle lunar module.
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