obituaries

Collins studies the flight plan during simulation training at the Kennedy Space Center before the scheduled Apollo 11 mission.

Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Dies

by Russell Lewis

Collins was the crew member who stayed in orbit on the Apollo 11 command module while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Later he oversaw building of the National Air and Space Museum.
Bob Fass, longtime radio host for WBAI, died Saturday. His show, Radio Unnameable, aired for more than 50 years.

Bob Fass, Free-Form Radio Pioneer, Dies At 87

by Jon Kalish

Bob Fass hosted the influential New York City radio show Radio Unnameable for more than 50 years. It served as a megaphone for the 1960s counterculture and boosted folk and blues artists.