Michael Collins (astronaut) Michael Collins (astronaut) Michael Collins (born October 31, 1930) (Major General, USAF, Retired) is an American former astronaut and test pilot. Selected as part of the third group of fourteen astronauts in 1963, he flew into space twice. His first spaceflight was on Gemini 10, in which he and Command Pilot John Young performed two rendezvous with different spacecraft and undertook two extra-vehicular activities (EVAs, also known as spacewalks). His second spaceflight was as the Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11. While he stayed in orbit around the Moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left in the Lunar Module to
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club is a 2009 documentary film that chronicles the life of aviation pioneer Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes. "The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club" was made on a non-profit basis through the Orange County PBS station KOCE-TV. It was written and produced by Nick T. Spark and directed by University of Southern California professor Amanda Pope. The film features interviews with many of Pancho Barnes' surviving friends including astronaut Buzz Aldrin and test pilots Robert