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On Apollo 11, what was Michael Collins's job while Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the Moon?

He was command module pilot, orbiting the Moon.

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  1. He flew the command module in lunar orbit ✔
  2. He drove the lunar rover
  3. He ran Mission Control in Houston

Why: Collins was Apollo 11's command module pilot. He stayed in lunar orbit while Armstrong and Aldrin landed in the lunar module Eagle, then met them for the ride home.

Huh, didn't know that: Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

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Why was Michael Collins never lonely in orbit? He always had the Moon for company.
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Answer: He flew the command module in lunar orbit. Collins was Apollo 11's command module pilot. He stayed in lunar orbit while Armstrong and Aldrin landed in the lunar module Eagle, then met them for the ride home.

  1. NASA, Apollo 11 www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-11
    Collins served as command module pilot on Apollo 11.
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. NASA, Apollo 11 www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-11
    walks on the surface of the moon near the leg of the Lunar Module (LM) Eagle
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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