Michael Collins
Michael Collins
Pilot of Apollo 11 who went on to become the director of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. He was a part of the Gemini 10 mission as well.
NationalityIrish
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth31 October 1930
CountryIreland
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Commissioner McDaniel, he definitely had a lot of input and took a lot of time being involved in the project, prior to his passing.
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Early this morning, I signed my death warrant.
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It's going to be hard, but were trying, ... We hope this will be a major event and with all the help were getting from the community, I don't see how it can't be.
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This is the one tournament where I tell folks, this is not a sport.
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There's still a tremendous demand for high-yield and fixed-income assets and that's not going to abate anytime soon.
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There's lots of reasons why we can't do this. We're here looking for answers and a way in which we can do this. You are the folks with the energy and resources to make this project a reality.
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The economy continues to grow stronger than people expected, which is generally terrific for junk bonds.
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You could not invent a more productive place for the city to place its attention. And a conference center may be the trigger that can allow for the infrastructure at the airport to (improve) so that rates can find themselves going higher. We're in the process of examining that right now.
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Q: What were you thinking when your colleagues were out there making cosmic history? A: I just kept reminding myself that every single component in this spacecraft was provided by the guy who submitted the cheapest tender.
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There is but one Earth, tiny and fragile, and one must get 100,000 miles away to appreciate fully one's good fortune in living on it.
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