You have experienced an aloneness unknown to man before

Earthrise, taken on 24 December 1968 by William Anders. NASA.

In 1969, as his colleagues Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the lunar surface, Michael Collins remained in Apollo 11’s command module, alone, orbiting the Moon—a role which, despite being crucially important, has resulted in him being “forgotten” by many. In the days following their hi…