13 Minutes to the Moon: 7. Michael Collins: The third man
The story of Michael Collins, Apollo 11’s third astronaut, in Nasa’s historic spaceflight. He played a crucial role as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon.
The story of Michael Collins, Apollo 11’s third astronaut, in Nasa’s historic spaceflight. He played a crucial role as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon. During those final 13 minutes to the lunar surface, his presence in space allows Nasa mission control to communicate with the ‘Eagle’ when it all starts to go wrong.
Hosted by Kevin Fong.
Theme music by Hans Zimmer for Bleeding Fingers Music.
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- Wed 26 Jun 201910:32GMTBBC World Service except West and Central Africa
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- Wed 26 Jun 201921:32GMTBBC World Service except Europe and the Middle East
- Wed 26 Jun 201922:32GMTBBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
- Thu 27 Jun 201901:32GMTBBC World Service
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