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Apollo 11 astronaut - Michael Collins

Fifty years on, what was the significance of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon? Stephen Sackur speaks to Michael Collins, the astronaut who piloted the command module.

Fifty years on, what was the significance of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon? Stephen Sackur is in Florida to speak to one of the crew members of the Apollo 11 mission. This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most remarkable feats of exploration in the history of humankind, which landed men on the moon. While Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were setting foot on the moon’s surface, Michael Collins was piloting the command module which got them all home.

(Photo: Michael Collins. Credit: Getty Images)

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