Hello, Michael Collins is an American astronaut who was part of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. He was born on October 31, 1930 in Rome, Italy and grew up in Washington D.C. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point and graduated in 1952 with a degree in military science. After graduation, he served as a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force before being selected as one of the original astronauts for NASA's Gemini program in 1963. In 1966, Collins was chosen to be part of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon alongside Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. On July 20th 1969, Collins piloted the command module Columbia while Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon's surface. Collins remained in orbit around the moon while his crewmates explored its surface, making him one of only 24 people to have ever orbited it. After his time with NASA, Collins went on to serve as Director of the National Air and Space Museum from 1971-1978 and then as Under Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1978-1980. In 1996 he was awarded both The Presidential Medal of Freedom and The Congressional Space Medal of Honor for his contributions to space exploration. Michael Collins passed away on April 28th 2021 at age 90 after a long battle with cancer. He will be remembered as an American hero who helped make history by being part of one of mankind's greatest achievements - landing humans on another celestial body for the first time ever!