Collins provided narration for the Google Doodle that commemorated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's 1969 mission to the Moon.

Michael Collins passed away on April 28th, 2021. While Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were on the moon, Collins was in the Command Module, orbiting the moon by himself for 28 hours. He is often referred to as the "forgotten" astronaut. While half a billion people on Earth watched as Armstrong took his first steps and uttered his famous words, Collins was on the far side of the moon, cut off from all communication. "I had this beautiful little domain. It was all mine. I was the emperor, the captain of it, and it was quite commodious. I had warm coffee, even."

@historyinmemes This is really cool.

@historyinmemes Very cool, Rest in Paradise Michael Collins.

@historyinmemes As long as there is warm coffee, it’s all good.

@historyinmemes Jethro Tull released a tribute song, ‘For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me’ on the group’s Benefit album. “I’m with you boys, so please employ just a little extra care. It’s on my mind, I’m left behind when I should have been there…”

@historyinmemes This is incredible. Not even the real thing but wow.

@historyinmemes Beautiful tribute.

@historyinmemes This should be mandatory watch at every school, across the country. In fact it should be the first lesson every year every grade! It’s a lesson in human ingenuity and the triumph of humanity over small mindedness. 🙏🙏

@historyinmemes Wow that was amazing thank you for sharing, actually got teary listening to it ❤️ sometimes humans do amazing things 🫶

@historyinmemes That was fantastic. Rest in Peace Michael Collins.

@historyinmemes Thank you for sharing. This is really great.