posted 04-10-2019 08:38 AM            

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission that put humans on the Moon.

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins has said that despite not walking on the Moon, he was "thrilled" with the seat he had.

As Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent time on the lunar surface, Collins orbited the Moon in the command module Columbia.

He was also in charge of the mission to bring the three men home to Earth.

"I would have preferred to walk on the Moon but that really seemed a trivial distinction at the time. I was very pleased with my responsibilities on the flight," Collins told BBC Hardtalk’s Stephen Sackur.

posted 06-05-2019 10:46 AM               

Michael Collins, the command module pilot who served as an integral part of the legendary Apollo 11 crew, sits down with NBC's Harry Smith to share his perspective on the moon mission that made history 50 years ago.

posted 07-17-2019 06:30 AM               

Michael Collins' views on Apollo 11, from 60 miles up and 50 years on

Fifty years later, Michael Collins only has vague recollections of where he was when he first saw humans land on the moon.

He knows very well where he was when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the lunar surface on July 20, 1969; he just does not recall the specifics of when he was finally able to watch a playback of humanity's first exploration of the moon.