Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 31.10.1930 |
| Birthplace: | Rome / Italy |
| Marital status: | widowed |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | 17.10.1963 |
| Selection group: | NASA-3 |
| Position: | CMP |
| Status: | Ret. ??.01.1970 |
| Day of death: | 28.04.2021 |
| Place of death: | Naples, Florida |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Gemini 10 | PLT | 18.07. - 21.07.1966 | 2d 22h 46m |
| 2 | Apollo 11 | CMP | 16.07. - 24.07.1969 | 8d 03h 18m |
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Gemini 7 | PLT |
Additional information
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Bachelor of Science from U.S. Military
Academy, 1952; Major General,
USAF
Reserve, Ret.; unsuccessful application for
NASA
astronaut group 2;
selected in 1963 as Military Astronaut - Class 3; from 1970 - 1971 he served as
Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs; later he was Director of
Smithsonions Institution National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C.;
currently he is Chief of his own advising company for aviation and aeronautics
(Michael Collins Associates). |
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