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Michael Collins

American astronaut (1930–2021)

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Michael Collins was an American astronaut who flew on the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 and orbited the Moon while his crewmates Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on its surface. He is historically significant as a key member of the first crewed lunar landing mission, one of humanity's greatest technological achievements.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1930
Works: 82

Top works

Death of a Writer
Network Security Through Data Analysis: From Data to Action
Moonbound
Lost Voices
Warriors of the 106th

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United Kingdom
Active from: 1951-01-30

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Discography

Official site Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 1,874
Total plays: 10,062

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2
· 2014 · cited 85,626x
Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 47,861x
Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,955x
Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,712x
Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,031x

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Quotes

“We are a small nation. Our military strength in proportion to the mighty armaments of modern nations can never be considerable. Our strength as a nation will depend upon our economic freedom, and upon our moral and intellectual force. In these we can become a shining light in the world.”

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Commons category: Michael Collins (astronaut)
date of birth: 1930-10-31
time in space: 15964.716666667
social media followers: 94742
date of death: 2021-04-28
birth name: Michael Collins
name in native language: Mike Collins

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Michael Collins (October 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021) was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, made the first crewed landing on the surface. He was also a test pilot and major general in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.

Born in Rome, where his father was serving as the U.S. military attaché, Collins graduated in the Class of 1952 from the United States Military Academy. He followed his father, brother, uncle, and cousin into the military. He joined the United States Air Force, and flew F-86 Sabre fighters at Chambley-Bussières Air Base, France. He was accepted into the U.S. Air Force Experimental Flight Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in 1960, also graduating from the Aerospace Research Pilot School (Class III).