U.S. ASTRONAUT Michael Collins
NASA	Born in 1930, Collins graduated from West Point Military Academy and went on to become a test pilot in the Air Force. He was chosen for NASA's third group of astronauts in 1963 and piloted the Gemini 10 mission three years later. He went to the moon as the command module pilot on the historic Apollo 11 mission and stayed in orbit around the moon while his crewmates explored the lunar surface. He resigned from NASA and Air Force active duty in 1970. Sources: Congressional Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Contemporary World Issues: Space Exploration