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The First Men on the Moon (Allegedly)
Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight that landed men on the moon. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on Earth's moon. Six hours after landing Armstrong was the first to set foot on the moon. Armstrong and Aldrin spent about 2 1/2 hours on foot on the moon's surface collecting 47 pounds of lunar material. Michael Collins was the pilot of a spacecraft that was orbiting the moon waiting for the men to bring them back to Earth. Apollo 11 was the fifth manned Apollo mission launched by NASA. When returning to Earth, the men landed in the Pacific Ocean on July 24. Collins was also supposed to be the command module pilot for Apollo 8, but had back surgery so his back up, Lovell, piloted Apollo 8 for him. Lovell was supposed to pilot the spacecraft orbiting the moon on the Apollo 11 mission, but since Collins was healed from his back surgery, he took Lovell's place.
The back up crew for Apollo 11 consisted of: James Lovell, Jr., Commander; William Anders, Command Module Pilot; and Fred Haise, Jr., Lunar Module Pilot. The support crew of Apollo 11 consisted of Charlie Duke, Ronald Evans, Owen Garriott, Don Lind, Ken Mattingly, Bruce MacCandless II, Harrison Schmitt, Bill Pogue, and Jack Swigert. The flight directors were Cliff Charlesworth, Gene Kranz, and Glynn Lunney.
The back up crew for Apollo 11 consisted of: James Lovell, Jr., Commander; William Anders, Command Module Pilot; and Fred Haise, Jr., Lunar Module Pilot. The support crew of Apollo 11 consisted of Charlie Duke, Ronald Evans, Owen Garriott, Don Lind, Ken Mattingly, Bruce MacCandless II, Harrison Schmitt, Bill Pogue, and Jack Swigert. The flight directors were Cliff Charlesworth, Gene Kranz, and Glynn Lunney.