[Misc] RIP Michael Collins

[Beach Hut]

RIP to a pioneer of space yet so few people remember he was part of one of the most historic events ever.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56921562

 

[The Clamp]

"The loneliest man in the universe"

RIP MC

 

[drew]

"The loneliest man in the universe"

RIP MC

But what a view to have when you're on your tod.

RIP MC.

Buzz the last man standing.

 

[Goldstone1976]

RIP to a massive part of my childhood. Genuinely saddened.

 

[Barham's tash]

Sad times indeed. But an opportunity nevertheless to remind people of two excellent books on the subject of Astronauts and the pioneering times they came from - Moondust, in search of the men who fell to earth by Adam Smith and the without equal The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

What better excuse for a bit of Tull. RIP Michael Collins, you were an inspiration:

 

[Chicken Run]

Heard this last night, only 4 moon walkers still alive including Buzz and the Geologist, and a further 6 who made the journey from the Earth to the moon, including Jim Lovell ( Apollo 8 & 13).

I truly hope that some are still alive to see woman/man return to the moon.

RIP MC




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[dejavuatbtn]

Behind all the hype of getting people into space and on the moon there are these brave men and women that risk all to go up there in a tin can with the threat of never returning home and a lingering death. Well done to them all, I am in awe. RIP MC.

 

[Sorrel]

This photo - that he took - has the whole of humanity in front of it.

 

[rippleman]

He will always be a great quiz question: who was the third man on Apollo 11?

RIP MC

 

[VAL1850]

RIP part of a fully impressive team...

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

The most significant event in modern history. It went over my head a bit when I was eleven, but when I watched a documentary on it in my 30s, I was unexpectedly breathtaken. I suspect it seeded a 'we can do anything' mentality, in many; so necessary for dealing with unanticipated crises. Like Covid.

RIP, pioneer.

 

[Eric Potts]

I thought Liam Neeson gave a great portrayal of him on film , showing the side of his life that hasn’t really been touched on in the recent coverage .

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

I thought Liam Neeson gave a great portrayal of him on film , showing the side of his life that hasn’t really been touched on in the recent coverage .

Eric, you beat me to it you lump of crap! His spirit lives on in Neeson.

Seriously though, legend and great quote from MC about having “the third best seat in the house, but what a seat”. 400k people worked on that mission, mind-blowing in every sense. RIP a great and humble man.

 

[happypig]

I was fascinated by space flight since I was a nipper. Aged 6 I persuaded my mum let me stay up to watch the moon landing on TV and by age 10 I could name every man (and one woman) who had gone into space.
These people were the heroes of my childhood, far more than footballers or pop stars.
R.I.P. Michael

 

[Beach Hut]

It seems astonishing that NASA allegedly spent $25b to achieve getting a man on the moon.

 

[Algernon]

A stellar career; out of this world!
RIP Spaceman.