They were the first humans to see the far side of the moon!
The Apollo missions had different crew sizes, with the majority of missions having a crew of three astronauts. However, the first two Apollo missions (Apollo 7 and Apollo 9) were crewed by three astronauts, while Apollo 8 and Apollo 10 had crews of four. Apollo 11, which famously landed on the moon, had a crew of three.
Apollo 3 was a test flight and therefore had no crew.
21 December 1968 Crew: Anders, Borman, Lovell. Backup Crew: Aldrin, Armstrong, Haise.
Jim Lovell's crew was originally scheduled for Apollo 14, but due to medical reasons, the original Apollo 13 crew had to be replaced. Lovell and his crew were then re-assigned to Apollo 13.
Alan Shepard and his crew was supposed to fly Apollo 13, but he got an ear infection close to the launch, so the crew of Apollo 14 were moved up a place allowing Alan Shepard to fly Apollo 14. The reason the whole crew switched was because they trained with each other and were put together to compliment each others skills.
Apollo 8
The Apollo missions had different crew sizes, with the majority of missions having a crew of three astronauts. However, the first two Apollo missions (Apollo 7 and Apollo 9) were crewed by three astronauts, while Apollo 8 and Apollo 10 had crews of four. Apollo 11, which famously landed on the moon, had a crew of three.
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Apollo 3 was a test flight and therefore had no crew.
21 December 1968 Crew: Anders, Borman, Lovell. Backup Crew: Aldrin, Armstrong, Haise.
Jim Lovell's crew was originally scheduled for Apollo 14, but due to medical reasons, the original Apollo 13 crew had to be replaced. Lovell and his crew were then re-assigned to Apollo 13.
Alan Shepard and his crew was supposed to fly Apollo 13, but he got an ear infection close to the launch, so the crew of Apollo 14 were moved up a place allowing Alan Shepard to fly Apollo 14. The reason the whole crew switched was because they trained with each other and were put together to compliment each others skills.
Because he was the backup commander of Apollo 8. The crew rotation worked in the way that the backup crew would become the prime crew of 3 missions later. 11-8=3.
The Apollo 1 crew consisted of Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee
Apollo 4 was a test flight that did not have a crew. It launced November 9, 1967.
Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to orbit the moon. The crew members were Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, Jr., William A. Anders
Jim Lovell and his crew were bumped up from Apollo 14 to Apollo 13 after the original crew of Apollo 13 was exposed to measles. Lovell's crew was already in training and considered the backup crew, making them the natural choice to take over the mission.