Moon landing shock: Michael Collins’ admission ‘NASA never told me’ about Apollo 11

Together with Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin, the Apollo 11 crew was revealed to the world on January 9, 1969.

Just six months later, on July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 crew successfully landed on the Moon, cementing America’s victory in the US-Soviet space race.

But when asked online about his reaction to being told he would be part of the historic mission, Mr Collins astonishingly claimed he was never informed.

Instead, the astronaut revealed to his more than 68,600 Twitter followers the news was broken to him by astronaut Deke Slayton, a veteran of the Mercury missions.

Mr Collins said: “Um, NASA never told me I was going to the Moon.

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