Michael Collins

Command-module pilot, Apollo 11

Age: 78

Life as an astronaut: Orbited the moon while Armstrong and Aldrin walked; orbited Earth and walked in space on Gemini 10

Life as a civilian: Was director of the National Air and Space Museum and vice president of an aerospace company; penned Liftoff

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