CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Michael Collins, (born October 31, 1930, Rome, Italy-died April 28, 2021, Naples, Florida, U.S.), U.S. astronaut who was the command module pilot of Apollo 11, the first crewed lunar landing mission.

Detailed explanation-2: -Michael Collins (Irish: Mícheál Ó Coileáin; 16 October 1890 – 22 August 1922) was an Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician who was a leading figure in the early-20th century struggle for Irish independence.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dobrovolsky, Volkov, and Patsayev are the only humans to date to have died beyond that line. Had the cosmonauts been wearing space suits, the three men certainly could have survived the event of depressurization, Siddiqi said.

Detailed explanation-4: -Michael Collins, the forgotten astronaut of 1969 moon landing, shares how he was treated back on Earth.

Detailed explanation-5: -Jim McDivitt, an astronaut who played a key role in making America’s first spacewalk and moon landing possible, has died. He was 93. NASA confirmed his death to NPR on Monday, adding that he was surrounded by family and friends when he died on Thursday.