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What are the names of the astronaunts that stayed in command module orbiting the moon while the other two walked on the moon?
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The name of the astronaut who orbitted the moon was Michael Collins.
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Who stayed orbiting the moon on Apollo 11?
The Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins orbited the moon in the Command module.
What 3 Astronauts present in the moon landing mission Apollo11?
Neil Armstrong and Edwin( Buzz) Aldrin walked on the Moon Michael Collins stayed in the orbiting command Module
Did Neil go alone to the moon?
No, he went from the earth to lunar orbit with Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Only Aldrin descended in the Lunar Module Eagle with him to the moon's surface while Collins stayed behind in the Command Module orbiting the moon.
Who stayed behind on the first moon landing?
If you mean to ask who stayed in orbit, that was Michael Collins, Command Module Pilot.
The person's inside the Apollo 11?
Neal Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins traveled to the moon and entered lunar orbit. Armstrong and Aldrin descended from orbit in the Lunar Excursion Module, walked on the surface briefly and collected samples, before returning to the orbiting Command Module. Collins stayed in the Command Module while Armstrong and Aldrin were away on the surface, before they beamed back aboard.
Did Michael Collins stay behind and not walk on the moon?
Yes. Michael Collins stayed on the Command Module orbiting the moon, while Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong landed and walked on the lunar surface. He did this because someone needed to maintain the systems on board the Command and Service Modules.
Which man stayed spacecraft when Apollo 11 reached Moon?
Michael Collins stayed in the command module, while they walked on the moon.
What was command and services module doing after dropping lunar module in orbit?
The CSM stayed in orbit and the CMP (Command Module Pilot) performed science experiments and observation experiments while the LM and it's occupants were on the surface.
Who went to the moon in the Apollo 11 mission?
Neil Armstrong (Mission Commander) Buzz Aldrin (lunar module pilot) Michael Collins (command module pilot) Collins did not land on the Moon - he stayed in the command module.
What was name of the spacecraft of Apollo 17?
On each of the Apollo Moon landing missions, one astronaut stayed orbiting the Moon in the Command Module whilst the other two crew members landed in the Lunar Module. The two spacecraft needed separate call signs, otherwise when Mission Control called from Earth they wouldn't know which of the craft was being referred to. On Apollo 17, the Lunar Module - flown by Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt - was called "Challenger" and the Command Module - flown by Ronald Evans - was called "America".
Who stayed on the ship on Apollo 11?
Michael Collins stayed in the command/service module, which orbited the moon, while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin decended to the moon, (walked around on the surface), and rose from the moon in the lunar module.
Who was on Apollo 11 and what did they do?
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin walked on the moon while Michael Collins stayed in the command module.
