The Kalb Report - A Conversation with Astronaut Michael Collins
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- Опубліковано 14 кві 2019
- In 1865, Jules Verne wrote the science fiction novel “From the Earth to the Moon and a Trip Around it.” Nearly 105 years later, Michael Collins “lived” what Jules Verne could only imagine.
In July of 1969, against the backdrop of the raging war in Vietnam and the social upheaval in American society, the eyes of the world turned skyward as three American astronauts roared their way toward history. In what has been described as the greatest technological achievement of the 20th century, Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin fulfilled President John F. Kennedy’s commitment to “achieving the goal, before the end of the decade, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.”
On April 15, 2019, Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins joined moderator Marvin Kalb to discuss the impact of his historic mission on the nation, the world and humankind.
The Kalb Report series is underwritten by a grant from Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation. Maryland Public Television serves as presenting station.
Rest In Peace Mike Collins. You will be greatly missed.
Nah. Freemason, liar
General Michael Collins Passed away today at the age of 90. A role model for many Americans of a certain age. His contributions to the United States and to the world are too many to mention. He will forever remain on the list of greatest Americans. This interview is one of many he conducted in his lifetime that capture the Man and his intelligent observations and opinions of world affairs. May he RIP..
? Like what? I have to disagree with the ‘greatest achievement’ part as there is no greater human achievement than putting someone else’s life above your own. Be it in combat, working 24/7 giving medical care and food during a famine in a war zone, rushing into a fire or getting someone to safety, say during a heavy flooding. Everything else pales in comparison.
“What does this mean for the human race?” To which the only true answer would be ...nothing, on a global scale nothing at all! Did going to the moon suddenly bring an end to man’s inhumanity to man? An end to the war in Vietnam? Sweep aside racial inequality?
@@narajuna SHOW SOME RESPECT
@@michaelselz3389 ? to What? You need Hoaxtard respect? Your Idols were humble of their Mankind inputting.
Great man. As many! Thanks to them.! ❤
Context of that moment.?
Nice to see Mike Collins here he is a very intelligent but extremely modest man but a true hero
My sentiments exactly!
I am only doing this because this is how it’s supposed to be. 😢 tHe mOoN laNdinG wAs fAkE yOu shEep!!
Jk though it’s amazing what they pulled off.
How is he a hero? Helped somebody?
@@narajuna He risked his life.
But you are right,he was just doing his job.
I love Mike Collins sense of humor!
A man of sincere honesty, honor, and service to the mission.
❤
I recently watched interviews with Neil Armstrong and Ed Aldrin. What stood out so much was their modesty. They never shouted the odds or blew their own trumpets. They just got on with it and ensured that everyone involved got credit for their part. Why cannot more managers and leaders like this be the ones selected.
At 89 years old he is still so intelligent and remembers in detail what happened 50 yrs ago. An American Treasure
Global.
A global treasure.
Great conversation with a man who was part of a vital episode in human history!
Mike Collins is an excellent speaker. All the best from Australia 🇦🇺
Rest in Peace Michael. One of the true greats and a modest, decent gentleman.
Thanks for being an amazing role model with an amazing personality Mike!
What a nice and knowledgeable man he was and Neil it’s sad that they passed away. R.I.P Neil and Michael you’re the best and true American hero’s.
Now you know why men like Michael Collins were selected to be the first. God bless you Mike, may you fly with the Angels to places unknown!
He is 90 and died from Cancer, may rest in peace michael collins
General , despite his humilty, a real General and Hero
Wonderful to hear from this great man.
Fly forever, Michael Collins.
Michael's books are awesome. ❤
Read "Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys"
Excellent book!
I'm listening to it and about an hour from finishing. Great book. One of those books I'm going to hate to finish. I've read 4 books so far on Apollo and this is without question my favorite. What a very likeable fellow he was.
Rest in peace Gen Collins and thank you.
Ps..the reader of the book is perfect.
@@Beargizmo3I too loved the audiobook version. One of my fave Apollo books - and I've listened to a lot of them.
Kalb did his homework preparing for this interview.
Just Mike. If you want to be formal, Old Mike
Truly an amazing human being and a great man, a great American.
Grandioso. Disfruté de ese acontecimiento en mi niñes. Soñé con estrechar las manos de estos espectaculares hombres y mostrarles mis respetos, por su aporte a las Ciencias. Admirable Hazaña. GRACIAS por compartir
Norma Valdes AFIRMO TUS PALABRAS. FANTASTICO!
One of the most intelligent , articulate , humorous , modest gentlemen , you could ever hope to encounter . He was a childhood hero of mine , indeed , he has been a lifelong hero . I am so glad he is still with us .
Sadly he has left us just a few weeks after you wrote this... But I'm sure he's now up there and is happy beeing reunited with his brother Neil
Love this fella!
Now generations have gotten so dumbed down, that they cant even comprehend the fact we did all of this.
I hope i will be as good looking as he does at 90 ! Long life to you Mr Collins !
To preview these comments, and to have written an academic paper on a specific issue of the Apollo missions, I see only the most amazing legacy that any one person can have: _respect!_ He is respected.
In a distant enough perspective of such things, there _can_ be no greater honor paid to a fellow citizen, as that of universal _respect._
Gen. Michael Collins, retired, has no better legacy than this, as indeed this is accorded to very, very few individuals, whether American or not.
In this, I do not neglect to salute and commend the 470,000 engineers who endeavored and succeeded in making this feat possible.
45:49 Kalb: Is the moon … habitable?
Collins: well, it depends on how you define habitable… sometimes my house I think my house is not habitable…”
1:17:56 Collins talking about his early USAF career; “ we would practice dropping atom bombs on the Russians..”
Kalb: say that again?
Collins: “we would practice dropping atom bombs, you know,… the big BOOM BOOM..?”
So good..
True hero! ❤😮😢
Excellent!
I like how Marvin has done his homework.
Nellie did say the odds of the Mission getting home was 50/50.
But we know the internal risk assessment team at NASA in 1967, determined the odds of Mission success at 5% or less.
The threshold for NASA to green light ANY launch is a 99.75% chance of success, not sub 5% chance of success.
I don’t know that. I won’t stipulate it. You should cite a source which can be checked.
Eye blinking slowly, then super fast. Marvin asked great questions.
It is a great interview. But after 34:00, Mike was put in a difficult position to answer political and future space program questions. That is why Kalb is not Walter Cronkite.
"The enemy MY ASS." Thank you, Mike.
RIP
Helium 3
Mars trip has huge radiation issues, huge. I am not sure guys will volunteer for that, actually.
The "Russian Space Station?" Seems to me the space shuttle had a hell of a lot to do with putting it together.
Well the ISS is not a Russian space station, he got that wrong badly
great American
Why mess up n interview with politics? I disagreed with the late General Collins on the matter of the media
Did they find any cows up there on the moon, ? We know for sure, the dish ran away with the spoon, or did it really &
Impressive how the interviewer says so much that ain't true with so much confidence... he's a little confused
Yes aint too impressive. Footprint and a flag overthere proof, with a telescope?
Simply walk on the moon.... small deal.
Others were also Military dedicated too, with freemason history.
@@narajuna I’m not even sure what you’re trying to say, but all I’m saying is that the interviewer got a lot of details wrong
@@ewan.cartwright Guess so, not smart, for a unbeliever how is a supposed print overthere 'PROOF'? Landing there is no simple insignicant feat.
@@narajuna you’re right, it was very difficult, and it took hundreds of thousands of engineers a decade of work to accomplish. Their work is extremely well documented, which means there are two possibilities.
1.) every single one of those engineers has been lying for the past half century, a huge amount of documentation has been faked (blueprints, film, infrastructure, etc) and not one of them has ever been persuaded to tell the truth.
2.) Perhaps some of them weren’t faking and actually did build the things they claimed to build. This must be true for the Saturn V rocket, because millions of people personally witnessed its launch (unless they’re all faking too). To reduce the amount of mouths to be kept shut, perhaps other pieces of equipment were also built for real (the lunar rover, the TV camera, etc.).
In that case the question becomes, once you’ve built a decent amount of the equipment you would need to actually go to the moon, why not just... actually go there?
Well, he's a typical Washington belt-way, arrogant, contemptuous, leftist "journalist". I anticipated such nonsense before starting the video. It helped me from kicking the video screen.
One thing always bothered me...WAT part of the apollo mission required 100% oxygen atmosphere??..why did they try this in a capsule FILLED with switches and electrons? Insane
Not insane, but imprudent.
How can they say ethics and show Hillary in the intro??
Looks fragile does NOT mean fragile, at all.
Horrible audience’s questions. You get collins in a rooms do waste his time with ridiculous questions.
Not much better when the guy interviewing is asking unfair questions. He does focus on accuracy of statements, but fails to show regard for context and general fairness. Mike’s sarcasm saves the day.
Justin Trudeau told me astronauts are just actors.
Man Kind Sure👍
or not..
Picture the scene:
Mike, in his massive astronaut outfit, is 60 miles above the moon and circling at 4300 mph. This is so fast the human eye cannot see something moving that fast. Twice the speed of a bullet.
Neal and Buzz strap in and power up that lunar module, and begin headed up into the dark sky.
They turn on their transponder as they accelerate to 4300 MPH in order to find mike. using advanced Transponder technology, they call the Houston for Mike's GPS coordinates and find him.
They call Mike and tell him their GPS coordinates and when they see Mike tell him to open the rear cargo door and they enter it and Mike closes the hatch, and they return to earth.
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That is the script that you are to swallow hook , line and sinker.
In 1968, Transponder technology was crude in design and and had VERY limited functionality. They would not work on craft going more than 20 miles above the ground as they had very limited power and were all, line-of-site. Who knows that ? Pilots know that.
Hail hydra
Interviewer was horrible and awkward
Why would the earth look like a tiny, tiny little pebble, when the earth is actually 4 times LARGER than the moon. Does that make any sense ? Nope.
plus its more shinny with huge atmosphere aura
Earth’s diameter is 3 2/3 times the diameter of the Moon, so it would look larger than the Moon does from Earth by that factor. That’s small. It looked small because it was a long distance away. This is basic. A child understands it.
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@@GH-oi2jf Collins is lying
@@maxsmith695 Yes , I agree .
It was an honor to have been the first person to greet them when they splashed down! ua-cam.com/video/0bcajAwdiec/v-deo.html