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Topic: Michael Collins, Apollo astronaut (1930-2021)
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rjb1elec
Member Posts: 345
From: Merseyside, England
Registered: Oct 2004
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posted 04-28-2021 12:37 PM
   
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minipci
Member Posts: 421
From: London, UK
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 04-28-2021 12:39 PM
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Solarplexus
Member Posts: 131
From: Norway
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 04-28-2021 12:48 PM
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ManInSpace
Member Posts: 303
From: Brooklin, Ontario Canada
Registered: Feb 2018
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posted 04-28-2021 12:51 PM
A high class individual; in and out of the program.R.I.P. |
East-Frisian
Member Posts: 644
From: Germany
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 04-28-2021 12:51 PM
Very sad, one of my heroes. RIP. |
lspooz
Member Posts: 456
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Aug 2012
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posted 04-28-2021 12:53 PM
Mike always faced the challenges of life with grace and humility... Please join us in fondly and joyfully remembering his sharp wit, his quiet sense of purpose and his wise perspective... Now we carry the fire for this great and humble soul. |
David C
Member Posts: 1386
From: Lausanne
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 04-28-2021 12:55 PM
A sad day, but we were lucky to have him, and to have him for so long.RIP Michael. |
usafspace
Member Posts: 181
From: Los Angeles, CA USA
Registered: May 2006
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posted 04-28-2021 12:57 PM
Michael Collins was one of the GREATEST! Men that I have ever met! God Bless you, Michael! |
Ian Limbrey
Member Posts: 183
From: England
Registered: Nov 2012
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posted 04-28-2021 01:02 PM
This is very sad news. |
Paul78zephyr
Member Posts: 784
From: Hudson, MA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 04-28-2021 01:02 PM
Professional, intelligent, well spoken, smart, humble. A good man and a true American hero. Godspeed and Carry The Fire Michael Collins. |
Ian Limbrey
Member Posts: 183
From: England
Registered: Nov 2012
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posted 04-28-2021 01:03 PM
This is very sad news. |
GT76
Member Posts: 73
From: New Orleans, La. USA
Registered: Jun 2015
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posted 04-28-2021 01:08 PM
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wickball
Member Posts: 117
From: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 04-28-2021 01:11 PM
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alanh_7
Member Posts: 1265
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 04-28-2021 01:13 PM
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randy
Member Posts: 2622
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 04-28-2021 01:15 PM
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mach3valkyrie
Member Posts: 738
From: Albany, Oregon
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 04-28-2021 01:23 PM
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Jake
Member Posts: 473
From: Independence, OR U.S.A.
Registered: Jun 2002
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posted 04-28-2021 01:37 PM
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18blue78
Member Posts: 151
From: UK
Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 04-28-2021 01:37 PM
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rjurek349
Member Posts: 1223
From: Northwest Indiana
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 04-28-2021 01:44 PM
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SpaceAngel
Member Posts: 428
From: Maryland
Registered: May 2010
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posted 04-28-2021 01:44 PM
What a very sad day for the NASA family; has any of the actors who played as Collins made any statements? - Jim Metzler from "Apollo 11" (1996 TV Movie)
- Cary Elwes from "From the Earth to the Moon" (1998 miniseries)
- Lukas Haas from "First Man" (2018)
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yotlu
Member Posts: 52
From: Austria
Registered: Apr 2017
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posted 04-28-2021 01:47 PM
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Kite
Member Posts: 1070
From: Northampton UK
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 04-28-2021 01:54 PM
What sad news for everyone with memories of such a highly respected man from the Apollo era. His book "Carrying the Fire" is a classic read. RIP. |
Jurg Bolli
Member Posts: 1172
From: Albuquerque, NM
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 04-28-2021 02:06 PM
Terrible news. |
Lewis007
Member Posts: 151
From: Geldermalsen, the Netherlands
Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 04-28-2021 02:17 PM
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Dave Shayler
Member Posts: 171
From: Halesowen, West Mids, UK
Registered: Dec 2009
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posted 04-28-2021 02:20 PM
This is truly sad news indeed. A hero of my childhood and author of some of the best books on the programme and the astronaut team. Sadly I never had the opportunity to meet or talk with him but through his books and writings, he offered a candid insight into the real programme behind the headlines and public affairs releases. What a fulfilling life, RIP Mike. |
edorr
Member Posts: 100
From: Chelmsford, MA
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 04-28-2021 02:23 PM
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Sputnik 1
Member Posts: 59
From: Heilbronn, Germany
Registered: Jul 2011
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posted 04-28-2021 02:59 PM
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lunardreamer
Member Posts: 93
From: Royal Oak, Michigan USA
Registered: Nov 2013
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posted 04-28-2021 03:11 PM
Thank you Michael Collins. A great American and a neat human being. "Carrying The Fire" was the first astronaut book I read and remains my favorite. |
SpaceSteve
Member Posts: 440
From: San Antonio TX, USA
Registered: Apr 2004
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posted 04-28-2021 03:26 PM
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mode1charlie
Member Posts: 1395
From: Honolulu, HI
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 04-28-2021 03:34 PM
Thanks for everything, Mike. All the nice things people said about you were true.Ad astra. |
SpaceSteve
Member Posts: 440
From: San Antonio TX, USA
Registered: Apr 2004
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posted 04-28-2021 03:35 PM
Thank you Mike. I always looked forward to, and enjoyed reading your posts on Facebook. High Flight
By John Gillespie Magee, Jr.Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth,
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds -
and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of -
wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence.
Hovering there I've chased the shouting wind along
and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air. Up, up the long delirious burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace,
where never lark, or even eagle, flew;
and, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod
the high untrespassed sanctity of space,
put out my hand and touched the face of God. |
SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 1269
From: CA.
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 04-28-2021 03:45 PM
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Henry Heatherbank
Member Posts: 307
From: Adelaide, South Australia
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 04-28-2021 03:51 PM
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Henk Boshuijer
Member Posts: 458
From: Netherlands
Registered: May 2007
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posted 04-28-2021 03:51 PM
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xlsteve
Member Posts: 393
From: Holbrook MA, USA
Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 04-28-2021 03:53 PM
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oly
Member Posts: 1436
From: Perth, Western Australia
Registered: Apr 2015
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posted 04-28-2021 04:01 PM
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MCroft04
Member Posts: 1804
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 04-28-2021 04:02 PM
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Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 3573
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 04-28-2021 04:02 PM
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india-mike
Member Posts: 115
From: Linnich, Northrine Westfalia, Germany
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted 04-28-2021 04:05 PM
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4allmankind
Member Posts: 1087
From: Dallas
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 04-28-2021 04:08 PM
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