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Michael Collins was also CAPCOM (capsule communicator - the one who was actually talking to the astronauts) when they initiated TLI (translunar injection - leav
by jmk123 3y ago
Michael Collins was also CAPCOM (capsule communicator - the one who was actually talking to the astronauts) when they initiated TLI (translunar injection - leaving earth's orbit for the first time). He was the one who said "Apollo 8, go for TLI".
- ChicagoBoy11 3y ago... and in the book hilariously laments how, for something so momentous, he should've thought of something more profound to say haha.
- bryananderson 3y agoI get what he means, but I have a hard time thinking of three words that give me more chills than “go for TLI”!