202 The Solitude of Michael Collins

Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Most people remember Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, but fewer remember Michael Collins, the member of the mission who did not set foot on the moon. However, even though […]

An episode of the The Weird History Podcast podcast, hosted by Joe Streckert, titled "202 The Solitude of Michael Collins" was published on July 20, 2019 and runs 14 minutes.

July 20, 2019 ·14m · The Weird History Podcast

Summary

Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Most people remember Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, but fewer remember Michael Collins, the member of the mission who did not set foot on the moon. However, even though Collins didn’t set foot on the lunar surface, he did achieve something almost just as momentous: By orbiting around the moon in 1969 he became the single most isolated human being in all of history.

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