Topic: Michael Collins

Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present

Max Boot's entertaining history teaches valuable lessons, but sometimes draws shaky conclusions.

Why 'Fly Me to The Moon' was sung at Neil Armstrong memorial (+video)

Jazz singer Diana Krall sang "Fly Me To The Moon" at Neil Armstrong's memorial service Thursday. The song has a history with Armstrong, and the moon landing.

Astronauts, family remember Neil Armstrong

Astronauts from the Apollo era and forward joined Neil Armstrong's family to celebrate the life of the first human to set foot on the moon.

Across America, tributes to Neil Armstrong (+video)

As a blue moon rose Friday, people across the country celebrated the life of Neil Armstrong, who in 1969 became the first human to set foot on the moon.

Obama hails Neil Armstrong as an American hero (+video)

Neil Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the moon, 'delivered a moment of human achievement that will never be forgotten,' said President Obama in a statement marking the astronaut's passing.

Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon, passes away (+video)

Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the moon, is remembered by his family as a 'reluctant American hero.'  

NASA's pioneering astronauts: Where are they now? (+video)

Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, was one of 300 astronauts. What became of some of the more famous ones?

From the Monitor's archives: Man walks on moon (+video)

Friday marks the 43 anniversary of the Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's historic landing on the surface of the moon. This is the front-page story that ran in the Christian Science Monitor on Jul 22, 1969.

Apollo 11: See the first photo ever taken by someone on the moon

On the 43rd anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, here is the first photo taken by Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong after exiting the landing module on the moon.

Amazon CEO Bezos will hoist mammoth, antique rocket engines from seafloor (+video)

Using high-tech sonar, an expedition spearheaded by Bezos has discovered what he claimed were discarded engines from the Apollo 11 mission lurking 14,000 feet deep.

Amazon's Jeff Bezos to search for sunken Apollo 11 engines (+video)

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says that his deep-sea sonar expedition in the Atlantic has located the five engines used to launch Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins to the moon in 1969, and he plans to bring at least one of them to the surface. 

Amazon founder locates Apollo 11 rockets

Jeff Bezos, the dot-com billionaire, announced that he has located the booster rockets that lifted the first moon mission into space at the bottom of the Atlantic ocean.  He hopes to raise one or both to the surface.

Opinion: John Glenn and Earth orbit anniversary: America needs manned flight in space

This week's 50-year anniversary of astronaut John Glenn and his Earth orbit should remind America that it needs manned flight in space. Some say the space race is over. But America is in a new space race for jobs, skills, and knowledge for the future.

Top Chef contestants compete to make astronaut meals

Sept. 1 episode of Bravo's reality show, 'Top Chef', featured a space-food challenge from NASA. The winner, Angelo Sosa, will have his short rib dish flown into orbit.

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Essay: The moon we all share

No matter where we are or what we do, the same silvery satellite shines on all of us.