“Michael Collins with his wife Pat at a beach in Texas, March, 1969. “The shot of Mike lying on the beach reading, with a stack of paperbacks under his head, like a pillow, really sort of captures him. It made sense that he’d be the Command Module pilot, orbiting alone above the moon while Neil and Buzz were on the surface. Mike was a very capable guy, obviously, and comfortable when he was by himself.” Photo and comments by Ralph Morse.