For the uninitiated, Collins was the primary pilot during Apollo 11 who stayed in the Command Module orbiting the moon while Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong took the Lunar Module down.

  • Washburn [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    Imagine how much more of the universe you could see from where he was sitting though. With the moon blocking the sunlight, he was able to see stars that'd never been seen before by the naked eye.