Apollo 11:-
Crew
Position | Astronaut | |
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Commander | Neil A. Armstrong Second spaceflight |
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Command Module Pilot | Michael Collins Second spaceflight |
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Lunar Module Pilot | Edwin "Buzz" E. Aldrin, Jr. Second spaceflight |
Collins was originally slated to be the Command Module Pilot (CMP) on Apollo 8 but was removed when he required surgery on his back and was replaced by Jim Lovell, his backup for that flight. After Collins was medically cleared, he took what would have been Lovell's spot on Apollo 11; as a veteran of Apollo 8, Lovell was transferred to Apollo 11's backup crew, but promoted to backup commander.