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Why was Michael Collins in the space module orbiting the moon while Neil and Buzz were stepping onto the moon?
I have a question about the Apollo 11 mission. Why was Michael Collins in the space module orbiting the moon while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were stepping onto the moon?
Michael Collins stayed in the command module while Neil and Buzz explored the moon's surface because someone had to stay behind to pilot and keep the vehicle running. Plus, if all three astronauts went down to the moon's surface, there wouldn't be anyone to stay with the command module in case something went wrong.