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Michael Collins, retired U.S. Air Force Major-General and former astronaut, is one of only a handful of people who have been to the Moon, as part of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 that landed the first two humans there \u2013 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. <\/em>Collins\u2019 name isn\u2019t as well-known, however, because as Pilot of Apollo 11\u2019s Command Module Columbia he stayed in orbit around the Moon while they took their historic footsteps.<\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/a>
Michael Collins wears an OMEGA on Apollo 11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He\u2019s no less of an American hero, however, and he\u2019s also an important part of our horological history because he wore an OMEGA Speedmaster<\/a> on that famed mission, which will now be part of an amazing exhibition, the only Speedmaster to go on display.<\/p>\n

Michael Collins<\/h2>\n

The Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia spent 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes, and 35 seconds in space with Collins at the helm, followed by 46 years at the Smithsonian\u2019s National Air and Space Museum. On Oct. 14 the new special exhibition will open at Space Center Houston kicking off a four-city tour, with the Command Module as its centerpiece. It is the prelude to the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, also an important date in timepiece history, as well as the 2020 opening of a permanent Smithsonian exhibit on moon exploration. While it\u2019s not yet known what other watches might make it into the permanent exhibit, Collins\u2019 Speedmaster certainly will, as it\u2019s one of the items that will be displayed along with the Command Module.<\/p>\n

\"Aldrin<\/a>
Apollo 11 Astronauts (L-R): Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. (credit: usatoday.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aldrin was of course also wearing a Speedmaster when he stepped onto the surface of the Moon. The officially issued moon watches all remain government property, but Aldrin\u2019s disappeared in 1970 when it was sent to the Smithsonian, and may be lost forever. Collins\u2019 Speedmaster ref. 145.012-68 had previously been on display alongside the Command Module at the National Air & Space Museum<\/a>. The tour will mark the first time Columbia has left the museum since it opened in 1976. The traveling exhibit also includes the helmet and gloves Aldrin wore on his moonwalk, one of the two boxes used to carry lunar samples back to Earth, and a survival kit with a machete, radio, water, sunglasses, medical supplies and more in case the astronauts landed somewhere unintended.<\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/a>
Michael Collins’ Speedmaster is continuing to increase in price for its history. (credit: picssr.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Speedmaster\u2019s reputation \u2013 and cost \u2013 continues to grow as its moon missions recede farther into the distance. In Collins’ watch, we have more than a mere timepiece, and if you can make it to Houston or Washington you\u2019ll understand why \u2013 even if you\u2019ve never been an OMEGA fan and seen the impacts of this forgotten astronaut who made a big difference<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Michael Collins, retired U.S. Air Force Major-General and former astronaut, is one of only a handful of people who have been to the Moon, as part of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 that landed the first two humans there \u2013 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2362],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[2286],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHere's To The Forgotten Astronaut And His Omega Speedmaster<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Michael Collins made an impact on Apollo 11 and now some of his items that he used on the moon have been moved into an exhibit.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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