Astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo 11 , dies at 90
Michael Collins , Apollo 11 的機師,雖然沒有親身登上月球,但他的功績,和所有登上月球的太空人齊名。
他的家人在佈告里哀悼他、懷念他:
He spent his final days peacefully, with his family by his side. Mike always faced the challenge of life with grace and humility, and faced this, his final challenge, in the same way. We will miss him terribly. Yet we also know how lucky Mike felt to have lived the life he did."
Collins的家人在Twitter中說:“我們很遺憾地告訴大家,我們深愛的父親和祖父在與癌症進行了英勇的鬥爭之後今天去世了。”
“他在家人陪伴下和平度過了最後的日子。MIchael始終以優雅和謙卑的態度面對生活的挑戰,並以同樣的方式面對人生的最後挑戰。我們將非常想念他。Michael為自己一生感到幸運。”
帶著優雅和謙卑的態度面對生命的挑戰,(面对老去,面对家人的情绪,面对自己的健康状态)這是對我的很大提醒。
Michael Collins 面對登月的挑戰,面對生死,優雅的、謙卑的學習,探索的精神,令我敬佩不已。是我學一生習的榜樣。
他面對人生的挑戰,甚至最後的日子,癌症的挑戰,都始終如一,謙卑、優雅的去經歷,去感受,去克服,去接納。
如何可以優雅謙卑的活著和離去,Michael Collins給我樹立了活生生的榜樣。
Astronaut Michael Collins, a member of the Apollo 11 mission that landed on the moon, has died at 90.
As Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted humanity's first bootprints on the moon, Collins stayed behind to pilot the command module, circling roughly 60 miles above the lunar surface. As such, Collins himself never stepped foot on the moon, though his accomplishments together with Armstrong and Aldrin contributed to what remains one of the most famous space missions in history.
Collins' death was announced by family members.
"We regret to share that our beloved father and grandfather passed away today, after a valiant battle with cancer," Collins' family said in a statement on Twitter. "He spent his final days peacefully, with his family by his side. Mike always faced the challenge of life with grace and humility, and faced this, his final challenge, in the same way. We will miss him terribly. Yet we also know how lucky Mike felt to have lived the life he did."
By Denise Chow
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/michael-collins-apollo-11-astronaut-dies-90-rcna787