The backup crew for Apollo 11 was James Lovell (CDR), Fred Haise (LMP) and Ken Mattingly (CMP). They later became the prime crew for Apollo 13, though Mattingly was removed from the Apollo 13 crew a few days before launch due to exposure to measles. Jack Swigert, Apollo 13 backup CMP, replaced him. Mattingly later filled what would likely have been Swigert's originally-planned seat on Apollo 16.
The name of the third crew member of Apollo 11 was Michael Collins.
Essentially it was their turn in the rotation. The astronaut office worked on a rotation to ensure each crew spent time as both primary and backup on various missions. When it was time to make a landing attempt, Armstrong's crew was up.
The Apollo 11 crew consisted of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the astronauts who landed on the moon while Michael Collins remained in orbit around the moon.
The Apollo 11 crew consisted of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first and second humans to walk on the moon, while Michael Collins orbited the moon in the command module.
The crew of Apollo 11 spent about 21 hours and 36 minutes on the moon's surface. This included two moonwalks by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
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.
Those were the crew on Apollo 11, which included Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins.
Neil Armstrong didn't "cut in front of" anyone for either of his space missions, Apollo 11 or his lesser-known first space flight, Gemini VIII. Apollo crews were assigned by the head of the astronaut office, Deke Slayton - himself an astronaut who had been grounded by a heart condition. Slayton set up a standard rotation whereby a crew that had been backup for one Apollo mission became the prime flight crew three missions later. Armstrong had been backup commander for the Apollo 8 mission, so by the normal crew rotation he became the prime commander of the Apollo 11 mission. Buzz Aldrin had been backup Command Module Pilot for Apollo 8, so he was also in the regular rotation for Apollo 11. Michael Collins, Command Module Pilot on Apollo 11, had originally been scheduled to fly on Apollo 8 but was replaced by Jim Lovell due to surgery. So he was given the opportunity to fly on Apollo 11.
It was the person who closed the hatch of Apollo 11.
The name of the third crew member of Apollo 11 was Michael Collins.
Apollo 11 crew
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Essentially it was their turn in the rotation. The astronaut office worked on a rotation to ensure each crew spent time as both primary and backup on various missions. When it was time to make a landing attempt, Armstrong's crew was up.
The three crew men of Apollo 11 are Neil armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins.
Along with Neil Armstrong , the other astronauts of Apollo 11 were Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins.
The Apollo 11 crew recovered and returned 47.51 lbs (21.55 kg) of rock and soil samples..
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