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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1969
Page
5
A detailed profile recalls Neil Armstrong’s early life in Wapakoneta Ohio. It notes his disdain for Mercury astronauts at first, his aviation passion, first flight at age six, and years of drills toward becoming the first person to walk on the Moon with Apollo 11.
Michael Collins, 38, will pilot the command module in Apollo 11 while Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin descend to the moon. He values anonymity and expects publicity with the mission, after surviving a vertebrae spur issue and a near grounding that led to neck surgery. Collins, born in Italy to a military family, rose from St. Alban's to West Point, then flew jets before joining NASA's space program and Gemini 10. He is marked as the liveliest member of the trio and enjoys quiet humor about himself.
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. is a 39 year old Air Force colonel and lunar module pilot on Apollo 11. He will follow Neil Armstrong to the moon on July 21 and says the opportunity carries an obligation to serve others. Aldrin, a MIT doctorate in orbital mechanics, grew up in Montclair New Jersey and starred in high school sports. He played football, pole vaulted, and remained fitness minded at home, describing himself as methodical and driven. He flew 66 combat missions in Korea, then joined MIT for advanced study before becoming an NASA astronaut. His record includes Gemini 12 spacewalk and a pivotal rendezvous theory later used in Gemini and Apollo missions. Aldrin acknowledges both the excitement and hardships of fame.
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