Michael Collins.
Niel Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Niel and Buzz landed while Michael stayed in orbit
The name of the third crew member of Apollo 11 was Michael Collins.
Only two astronauts at a time were on the lunar surface while the third crew member remained in orbit. For the first landing mission, the two men that walked on the surface were Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. The third crew member in orbit was Michael Collins.
There have been six moon landings, each with two people (in each mission, a third crew member remained in orbit). So: 6 landings, 12 people.There was a seventh mission that was supposed to land but could not because of difficulties with the ship; the entire crew orbited the moon and came back without attempting to land.
The first men to orbit around the moon were the Apollo 8 space crew men Frank Borman , James Lovell and Willam Anders. on Christmas day. 1967.
The first people that walked on the moon was Neil Armstrong and Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin (the third crew-member of Apollo-11 was Michael Collins, he stayed in lunar orbit aboard the CSM); they landed on the Apollo 11 on July 20th, 1969.
Apollo 8 was the first mission to orbit the moon. Its crew was Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders.
The moon Phoebe, a moon of Saturn, is known to be in a retrograde orbit. Its orbit is opposite to the rotation of the planet it orbits, making it unique compared to most other moons in our solar system.
michael collins was the pilot so he did not walk on the moon
The Earth's moon orbits in an ellipse, just like every other closed gravitational orbit.
The crew of Apollo 8 was the first to orbit the Moon, paving the way for future Moon landings. They also captured the iconic "Earthrise" photo, highlighting the beauty and fragility of our planet from space. Additionally, they broadcasted a live TV broadcast from lunar orbit, reaching millions of people on Earth.
Our moon requires 27.3 days to orbit the earth. No other moon orbits our earth--they orbit other planets.