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10

Which Apollo astronaut also worked at the Smithsonian?

Apollo 11 Command Module "Columbia"

Apollo 11 Command Module “Columbia”

Michael Collins, former director of the National Air and Space Museum. In 1969, Collins orbited the moon while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took the first steps on its surface. He presided over the opening of the museum in 1976, as a signal from the Viking 1 spacecraft commanded a robotic arm to cut the ribbon on Earth.

Quite the résumé ›

Questions come alive at the Smithsonian. Seriously Amazing.

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Posted: 10 January 2014
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Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.