to explore and collect rocks
His name was Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldren Jr.
Apollo 11, July 16, 1969 by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
N.A.S.A appoint all the astronauts. Answer: If you mean "accompanied" then it was Michael Collins.
ANSWER Neil ArmStrong. :D ANSWER The first man to land on the moon was Neil Armstrong. He was accompanied by Buzz Aldrin on the trip. Armstrong set foot on the Moon first, saying the famous words, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
Michael Collins was the astronaut who flew on Apollo 11 mission to the moon in 1969, but remained in lunar orbit as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the lunar surface. Collins piloted the command module Columbia while Armstrong and Aldrin explored the moon's surface.
The first manned flight "around" the Moon was by Apollo 8, December 21-27, 1968. Apollo 10 repeated this trip in May, 1969, and tested the Lunar Lander (LEM). The first lunar landing was by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin aboard Apollo 11, on July 20, 1969. Between 1969 and 1972, ten other astronauts walked on the Moon during five subsequent missions.
After the return to the earth safely. Neil Armstrong retired as a astronauts.
yes he did!
Neil Armstrong, as part of the Apollo 11 mission, traveled to the Moon in July 1969. The mission launched on July 16 and entered lunar orbit by July 19. Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon's surface on July 20, making the round trip take about eight days, with the actual lunar landing occurring about four days after launch.
The entire trips made by the American astronauts was funded by the U.S.A.
Neil Armstrong and astronaut Virgil grissom were together in their Gemini 8 spacecraft.
neil armstrong's trip to the moon affected lots of people. He has proven many things about the moon