Michael Collins

Michael Collins, 'forgotten' astronaut of Apollo 11, dies at 90

American astronaut Michael Collins, who flew the Apollo 11 command module while his crewmates became the first people to land on the moon on July 20, 1969, died after battling cancer, his family says.

50th anniversary of humanity's first Moon landing

On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 mission commander Neil Armstrong became the first person to step on the lunar surface followed by Buzz Aldrin.