, explained what ta keoff michael collins, explained what takeoff was actually like.ent situation inside. you feel figgfing different situation inside. you feel jiggling left right and you won't quite sure whether those giggles are as big or as small as they should be oi’ as big or as small as they should be or how much closer they are going to put you do that launch a umbilical tower which you very much do not wa nt to tower which you very much do not want to hit right now at that moment. so it's a totally different feeling at lift—off than — the nervous novice driving a wide vehicle down day narrow alley. that was asked michael collins. i was only three years old when it all happened 50 years ago. i talked to jane 0'brien about the highlights of today's anniversary. i want to tell you i was only three years old as well, so we're both in the same boat but the highlights have been plentiful. because people have come from all over the country, all over the world just to be on this spot that the apollo 11 launch happened 50 years ago when you and i were still three. and b

the words of american hero michael collins. these three men were separated from the rest of humanity, but they certainly were not alone. hundreds of millions of people watched and prayed and gave them their best wishes. it's hard to believe -- i still have to pinch myself to think that i was a freshman in college for this moonwalk and that was 50 years ago. how could 50 years have passed by so quickly? you know, mr. president, men and women have always looked up at the night sky and seen their heroes in the constellations. now we still look up at the sky, and we see our heroes. but among them are astronauts who go to the stars and return and will go to the moon and to mars and return. i want to salute the people who've done it before and the people who are making plans to put a man and woman on the face of the moon within five years. i was so honored to charity -- to chair a hearing just this morning featuring nasa administrator bridenstine, who has put forward a bold, bold proposal from the trump administration, which has move

going to start a conversation with major general michael collins. before that i would like to welcome the assistant secretary of state for global public affairs. [applause] >> good evening. i am very pleased to be with all of you today. i have the distinct honor of officially welcoming major general michael collins to the george washington university. 50 years ago, our nation and people around the world tuned in to watch the first images of apollo 11 reaching the moon. michael collins was on that mission, representing the very best of the united states, and humanity. as much a formulation achievement as a technological marvel, apollo 11 was a historic soft power victory for the united states. the white house, state department, nasa, u.s. information agency, all working closely together to shine the light on apollo 11 as the american led global effort that united the world. voice of america broadcast live coverage of the lunar landing in 36 languages for an audience of roughly 750 million. another 650 million watched the lunar landing on television.

michael collins, command module pilot of the apollo 11 mission. what do you think will result from the apollo 11 flight? mr. collins: obviously, we have opened up a travel system which has heretofore been impossible. we now will be able to offer to human beings the option of either walking on the surface of the earth, or walking on the surface of the moon, or hopefully on some not too far distant date, the option of walking on the surface of another planet. and i think the possibilities therein are almost unlimited, although i am not equipped to say in great detail what they may be. historically, we have been unable to predict the effectiveness of various inventions and various discoveries. interviewer: how do you view your role as apollo 11 pilot? mr. collins: it is as important than the other two positions. i would be a fool if i said, i have the best seat of the three. on the other hand, i can say with complete candor and complete honesty that i am very happy to have the seat which i have, and to be doing the job which i intend to do. interviewe

apollo 11 command module pilot michael collins is here and only here. truly out of this world, your world is now. welcome. i'm glad to have you. i'm neil cavuto. so much to get to, so let us get to it. first up, settling a 18-year long battle that rages on. at issue, compensating the now thousands of rescue workers that are awaiting help from washington. jon stewart said he's is making things difficult. rand paul is said that jon stewart is making things up. >> i know jon stewart. jon stewart is sometimes funny, sometimes informed. in this case he's not funny nor informed. i put forward pay for the border funding, a pay for the disaster funding. i do this on every bit of funding. his name calling exposes him as a left winger, part of the left wing mob that is not using his brain. it's really disgusting. he pretended for years when he was on his comedy show to be somebody that could be both sides and see through the b.s. now he is the b.s. the b.s. meter is through the roof when you see him calling people names and calling people an abomination when i'm

michael collins. and buzz aldrin it was the mission of their lives the estimated probability for success was put it only 20 percent by nasa technicians and engineers. the launch was followed by multiple complex maneuvers each of which would have disastrous consequences if anything went wrong to get to the moon pilot mike collins had to ignite an engine to the nearest 2nd and then down the lander ferry and separated from the rocket. surely duke was one of the team members at the control center he kept in touch with the astronauts on their mission. that the ready 1st place was building but we were in a space race with the russians so that motivated ready us to commit to it. there was a tense moment 4 days into the mission when armstrong and aldrin flew towards the moon again and again the radio cut out. then the navigation computer sounded the alarm neil armstrong took control and landed the lunar module gently. on the moon's surface. here. maybe your. way through the eagle is. very excitedly i said wri

the morning of july 16, 1969, neil armstrong, michael collins, and buzz aldrin lifted ff from nasa's cape kennedy. that day, millions watched in 11 s nasa launched apollo saturn 9 rocket to accomplish the goals set by president kennedy less than 10 years earlier, to land the man on the moon before the end of the decade. as president kennedy said in his speech at rice university in september, 1962, we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy but because they are hard. there is no better explanation that captures the american spirit. we choose to take joint leaps. we choose to know the unknown. we choose to lead into the future. on july 20, 1960, just four days after the launch, the world listened and watched as the first steps were taken on the moon. again, hundreds of millions of people across the world watched as history was made. five times more nasa astronauts landed on the moon and returned home safely. president kennedy's promise that our great democracy could achieve these hard things became a reality. as we watch those days in j

letsjoin michael collins.t the video. we have accomplished a successful mission. to land men on the moon and return them safely. 20 seconds and counting. t —15 seconds. 12,11, seconds and counting. t —15 seconds. 12, 11, ten, nine, ignition sequence starts. main engine starts. four, three, two, one. zero. lift off. apollo 11 was about exploration, about taking risks for great reward in science and engineering, about setting an ambitious goal before the world. for the first time man has the flexibility or the option of either walking this planet or some other planet, be it the moon or mars, i don't know where. equipped to evaluate where that may lead us to. we chose to go to the moon in this decade... perhaps the highlight for those of us perhaps the highlight for those of us will probably be a successful touchdown. i really look forward to that. mike, does that bring back any memories? you talk about what it was like watching a saturn v launch, what was it like to ride the rocket? the feeling on board saturn v

and michael collins is a mars person. that's also what elon musk is suggesting. we are all talking about moon and mars. the question is what is your next big move? >> martha: looking at all of the other countries try to get to the moon -- india and israel and china -- does it feel like these other countries are trying hard too get into this space? that we are delayed in our next move? >> i think we are a little bit delayed. china went to the dark side of the moon. it's a big deal. it's a rage in china. there are other countries like israeli and egypt and brazil and italy that have been participating in things like the international space station. they would love to partner with the united states like buzz aldrin was suggesting. japan of course. i don't know if we can afford to go it alone to mars. it might be a group of nations working together. but if china gets too aggressive in space, it might be a new spur the way the soviet union was for the john f. kennedy era. can we beat china in space exploration? the key is to not militarize but do it in the name of pea

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michael collins flew apollo 11. what is the difference, that was a long time ago, with that, and what they are doing today, because you are abreast of what they are doing today? >> the whole system has advanced. we are talking a minute ago about private funds. i think that is wonderful. the more the merrier. the money that musk and bezos, money out of their own pocket, it is all one lump as far as i am concerned. maybe the budgeteers don't agree, but the more the merrier. private funds, appropriated funds, we need them both. let's go with both. president trump: you like that total concept? >> yes. president trump: do you see a tremendous advancement from apollo 11? elon musk, i see the propulsion systems come back, and they reuse them again. that was unthinkable a long time ago. >> yes, that was one-shot and they fell into the ocean in a tremendous waste of five good rocket motors for every saturn five that you sent up. that's the most dramatic new idea, the reusability. how many things in our life to we use once an

michael collins rode to the moon on apollo 11. >> we should now be planning for a visit to mars.to mars makes apollo look like child's play. >> reporter: mars is nasa's ultimate goal. this hawaiian habitat simulates long-term living on the red planet. for example, every communication is delayed 20 minutes to reflect the time lag communicating between mars and earth. a moon landing would only be a stepping stone. >> this time when we go, though, we're going to stay. >> reporter: nasa administrator jim says sustainability is paramount, harvesting the moon's resources including water ice. >> we're going to improve technology and capability and then we're going to take that technology and capability on to mars. >>> the u.s. house of representatives voted to condemn president trump's racist tweets aimed at four first-term congresswomen whom he told to go back to where they came from. the vote was largely along party lines and just the latest chapter in the war of words between the president and his opponents. nancy cordes reports. >> reporter: tension on the house floor today as democ

neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and michael collins were the trio tasked with humanity's inaugural flightwhole world watched with amazement. five, four, three, two, one. zero. all engines running — liftoff, we have a liftoff, 32 minutes past the hour, lift on apollo 11. liftoff indeed, four days and 240,000 miles later, the lunar module landed on the moon. and we can neverforget these famous words. it's one small step a man, one giant lea p it's one small step a man, one giant leap for mankind. i was only three years old when it all happen 50 years ago, i spoke to jane 0'brien about the highlights of today's anniversary. i want to tell you i was only three years old as well, so we're both in the same boat but the highlights have been plentiful. people have come from all over the country, all over the world just to be on the spot that the apollo 11 launch happened 50 years ago when you and i were still three. and behind me, you can actually see the launchpad where the rockets of god and that's what people have really wa nted god and that's what people have really wanted to see. they wanted

michael collins, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, stephen. this year marks the 50th anniversary of the historic apollo 11 mission which you were a key part of. it means the spotlight is back on that mission and back on you. how do you feel about that? there were three of us, of course, on that flight. neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and i. three very lucky people. neil armstrong was born in 1930. buzz aldrin in 1930, mike collins in 1930. three quite different people. neil armstrong did not like the spotlight. buzz aldrin does like the spotlight. mike collins does not like — with all due respect, sir — mike collins does not like the spotlight either. and yet here we are and we will talk about what happened in 1969. do you talk about it with an enduring sense of pride? very much so. i was very proud of the job that the three of us did getting us to and from the moon. the trip is a long and fragile daisychain and the links are very fragile and we were able to keep them all intact and do ourjob properly. but more than the three of us, there were alm

it was 50 years ago this morning, 9:32 eastern, neil armstrong, buzz aldrin, michael collins taking off at kennedy space center in florida. >> i can see her rising now. >> reporter: 76 hours and 240,000 miles later, they entered into the lunar orbit. it was the next day armstrong opens the hatch five hours ahead of schedule. 10:56 p.m. on july 20, armstrong steps off ladder and steps foot on the moon. but that famous quote, was it really what americans heard? >> that's one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind. >> reporter: he later said it was difficult to hear what he actually planned to say. that's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. buzz aldrin, who jo would join the moon 19 minutes later. they took photographs, ran sign tiffist tests. 1:11 in the morning, july 21st, both astronauts were back inside, hatch closed, and they would sleep on the surface of the moon. few remember armstrong's backpack hit the "engine arming switch," needed to light the engine, and broke it off. aldrin then pulled a pen from the pocket of his spacesuit. >> so, i pushed that in, h

michael collins. and buzz aldrin it was the mission of their lives the estimated probability for success was put it only 20 percent by nasa technicians and engineers. the launch was followed by multiple complex maneuvers each of which would have disastrous consequences if anything went wrong to get to the moon pilot mike collins had to ignite an engine to the nearest 2nd and then down the lander ferry and separate it from the rocket. surely duke was one of the team members at the control center he kept in touch with the astronauts on their mission. the enthusiasm for space was building but we were behind in a space race with the russians so that motivated us to commit to it. there was a tense moment 4 days into the mission when armstrong and aldrin flew towards the moon again and again the radio cut out. then the navigation computer sounded the alarm neil armstrong took control and landed the lunar module gently on the moon's surface. with. new york. way through the go is. very exciting only roger toy

[applause] >> circling overhead was command module pilot michael collins.picture it. 50 years ago today at almost exactly this our neil armstrong and those aldrin were halfway into their power descend on the final leg of their landing on the moon. there they were, standing beside one another in a capsule not much bigger than a couple of telephone booths, just minutes from touchdown. they thought they were ready for every contingency. after all as both told me a few days ago they had spent two years intensively training for this moment and they had run almost 600 simulated landings all designed to be more difficult than the real thing. and all of a sudden, neil armstrong called out to houston that eagle had a 1202 alarm. nobody on board or in houston had any idea what is 1202 alarm was. eagle's like computer was overloading. not only could they not see the moon out their windows, they couldn't see how far they were from the surface. not a good way to fly. and yet how calm they were. working with the team back here on earth they quickly resolved the problem w

this will be followed by a one-on-one conversation between me and major general michael collins. then we'll have a larger panel discussion that looks at apollo, and then how it can inform the future of space to clumsy. first, i would like to say thank you for coming to recognize some special guests we have here today. the collins family and friends, think you for joining us. and i would like to now introduce you to george ,ashington university president thomas leblanc. >> good evening. i'm pleased to welcome you all and to join you for this event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing. i would especially like to thank our cosponsors, the smithsonian's national air and space museum, and the u.s. state department, and this evening's distinguished panelists. s andgeneral collins, dr. major general baldwintofan, . this in honor for us to hear from you this evening. i would also like to recognize john logsdon professor from our elliott .chool of public affairs the integration of this into a roast bust program -- a robust program is one of our majors contributio

astronautpollo 11 michael collins, air and space museum director, founding director of george washington university space policy institute and author of "john f. kennedy and the race for the moon," and erin space museum curator and author of "apollo to the moon." join the program all morning with your calls, questions, and tweets. watch "washington journal" marking the 50th anniversary of the apollo moon landing. >> beautiful. >> this week marks the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing, a new poll shows three quarters of americans watched footage live or recorded of the moon landing. >> that is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, the landing and the moonwalk. on sunday morning at 10:30 eastern, coverage of the apollo 11 returning to earth, and greetings from president richard nixon. >> i want you to know i am the luckiest man in the world. i had the honor to be president and i have the privilege of speaking for so many in welcoming you back to earth. >> watch the 1969 news coverage of the historic apollo 11 moon mission on c-spa

michael collins, command module pilot.indiscernible voices] [foreign languages spoken] [beeping] ♪ ♪ far across the indian river 12 miles away, the rocket. at 6:32 a.m., three hours before launch, on pad 39a, armstrong and aldrin walked on the surface of the earth. their next steps would be on the moon. spectators rolled in by the thousands, campers, trailers, cars and pickups filled the beaches, lined the parkways, nose to tail gate from cape canaveral to titusville. ♪ >> very satisfactory, lunchtime, 85 degrees, t minus one hour 29 minutes and 30 seconds and counting. >> propellant load pressure and temperature, digital transmission worldwide tracking, stabilization and guidance, radiofrequency telemetry and voice communications, signal disintegration, spacecraft electrical power, flight control, s4b propulsion stage monitoring, every important valve, gave, circuit continually monitored throughout the 24 hour countdown. >> countdown is still going well, t -55 minutes, 10 seconds and counting. this is kennedy. ♪ narrator:

. >> reporter: for neil armstrong, buzzal drink and michael collins, the journey started on the biggestr clear. we have power clear. >> reporter: michael collins was the junior member of the screw, the command module pilot. you were knocked back and forth with spastic little motions. that went on four five, six seconds, and then you were clear, and we all went whoo, that's over. >> reporter: aldrin in awe of his view from the capsule. the next day they were orbiting the moon. armstrong and aldrin loaded onto the lunar module, beginning the attempt to be the first humans to land on the moon. >> houston, you're looking good for separating. >> reporter: it did not go smoothly. >> 12:02. >> 1202 alarm. >> reporter: first alarm showing that the computer was overloading. >> houston, you're a go for landing, over? >> reporter: then unexpected boulders in the landing field. armstrong has to take over control manually. >> 30 seconds. 30 feet down, two and a half. picking up some dust. two and a half houston, the eagle has landed. >> reporter: it was an epic moment, borne out of cold war rivalry.

. >>> astronaut buzz aldrin and michael collins met with the president in the oval office, theyon, michael collins, as we just chatted about, was the man orbiting the moon and the command module to get those guys back home. family members of the late neil armstrong also took part in the meeting. >> must end basals, and their own pocket, they put into the one lump, as far as i'm concerned. may be the budget doesn't quite agree with that, but i think the more the merrier. >> collins also said he hopes nasa will work with by the companies, like space x to thrive in the future. >>> uss hornet in alameda has a special connection to the moon landing. atv use leigh martinez joins us now to talk about the role that ship played on the event that's happening there today. good morning, leigh.>> reporter: at morning, yes, the uss hornet was part of the recovery of the apollo 11 and apollo 12 crews, and they are having their own special event today, called splashdown 50, now what we were told on board, we are going to go on boarding a little bit, they have some apollo 11 exhibits, including

brent: 50 years ago today, july 16, 1969, neil armstrong, buzz aldrin, and michael collins were poisedo make history as part of the 11 -- apollo 11 mission. millions tuned in to watch their rocket, the most powerful ever bubuilt liftoff. it these arere the original blak and white images taken as the first manned mission to the moon took to the skies. lift off from kennedy space center in florida and or days later, it would reach its lunar destination. the apollo mission was america demonstrating its power to the world at the time. today it is images are available in color and they bring in a new generation. bring it closer to one of the 20th century's most defining moments. >> for neil armstrong, michael collins, and buzz aldrin, it was the mission of their lives. the estimated probability for success was put at only 20% by nasa technicians and engineers. the launch was followed by multiple complex maneuvers, each of which would have disastrous consnsequences if anything wenet wrong. to get t to the moon, the pilil had to ignite an enginto the nearest second then dock the lander fairy

the morning of july 16, 1969, neil armstrong, michael collins, and buzz aldrin lifted ff from nasa's cape kennedy. that day, millions watched in 11 s nasa launched apollo saturn 9 rocket to accomplish the goals set by president kennedy less than 10 years earlier, to land the man on the moon before the end of the decade. as president kennedy said in his speech at rice university in september, 1962, we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy but because they are hard. there is no better explanation that captures the american spirit. we choose to take joint leaps. we choose to know the unknown. we choose to lead into the future. on july 20, 1960, just four days after the launch, the world listened and watched as the first steps were taken on the moon. again, hundreds of millions of people across the world watched as history was made. five times more nasa astronauts landed on the moon and returned home safely. president kennedy's promise that our great democracy could achieve these hard things became a reality. as we watch those days in j

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michael collins. and buzz aldrin it was the mission of their lines the estimated probability for success was put it only 20 percent by nasa technicians and engineers. the launch was followed by multiple complex maneuvers each of which would have disastrous consequences if anything went wrong to get to the moon. pilot mike collins had to ignite an engine to the nearest 2nd and then down the lander ferry and separated from the rocket. charlie duke was one of the team members at the control center he kept in touch with the astronauts on their mission. the ready enthusiasm for space was building but we were behind in the space race with the russians so that motivated the u.s. to commit to it. there was a tense moment 4 days into the mission when armstrong and aldrin flew towards the moon again and again the radio cut out. then the navigation computer sounded the alarm neil armstrong took control and landed the lunar module gently on the moon surface. when neil came back for a way through the eagle ready h

walk on the phone at a special anniversary events in the florida launch site the 3rd astronaut michael collins says that he is satisfied with his role in history for. the for the one small step came one giant blast it happened at launch pad 30 nine-a at the kennedy space center in florida and 50 years later one of the 3 astronauts on the apollo 11 mission returned to where it started we crew felt the weight of the world on our shoulders or we knew that everyone would be looking at us friend or foe and we wanted to do the best we possibly could put our best foot forward and that required a great deal of work on our part michael collins stayed on board the columbia command module while neil armstrong and buzz aldrin walked on the moon he says he didn't mind being the one who stayed behind. i was very happy to be were was and to see this this complicated mission unfold future astronauts should stick to sites i don't want to go back to the moon i want to go direct to mars. i 5000 many rockets went off in huntsville alabama to mark the 50th anniversary a small bloss but a world record attempt nonet

the men, including astronauts michael collins, reminisced about the teamwork it took to pull off this mission. >> it was very exciting to watch the fireball and then have the command module coming down right next to us. we had the best seats in the world. >>> kiet do live at the event and joins us from on board the hornet. >> reporter: the festivities are just about to begin here on the uss hornet. a lot of these people have not talked about 50 years it turns out it takes a whole village to pull this off and get those astronauts to the moon it's estimated at 400,000 people worked all across the country on the apollo 11 mission. some of them right here in the bay area. to understand why nasa chose to touch down on this particular spot on the moon in a place known as the sea of tranquility and why it designed the lunar lander the way that it did, we have to go deep deep into the bowels of the nasa research center in mountain view and into one of the world's premier hyper velocity impact testing sites. >> welcome to the ranger. >> reporter: charles is the facility manager and explains th

and michael collins to make their final preparations. perhaps it was appropriate that a reclusive engineer not a dashing air force pilot should be the 1st man to set foot on the moon. his name was neil armstrong. shortly after 7 in the morning the 3 astronauts headed for the launch pad. armstrong the mission commander and pilot buzz aldrin will attempt a landing. michael collins will stay on board the command module as it continues to orbit the moon. it's now been 8 years and 2 months since president kennedy gave the order. among those doing the launch is former president lyndon johnson. or. the saturn 5 was the 1st u.s. rocket that was designed and built exclusively for space flights even though it was originally proposed as a launch vehicle for military satellites. janet armstrong and her 2 sons watched the liftoff from a friend's yacht it's now 1032 on the morning of july 16th. the crew reached orbit around 12 minutes after launch here they fly over the canary islands on an altitude of 190 kilometers. now the crew had to make a key fl