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Apollo 11 Information The Apollo 11 crew were: - Neil Armstrong (Commander), - Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin (Lunar Module Pilot) and - Michael Collins (Command Module Pilot).Neil Armstrong The back up crew were: - James Lovell (Backup Commander), - Fred Haise (Backup Lunar Module Pilot) and - William A. Anders (Backup Command Module Pilot). The crew for Apollo 11 was announced in January astronauts trained for the Apollo missions to the Moon. Neil Armstrong was chosen as the Commander and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin was the Lunar Module Pilot and Michael Collins was the Command Module Pilot.Moon First Moon Walk Six hours after landing, Neil Armstrong stepped off the Eagle Lunar Module onto the surface of the Moon at 10:56pm EDT on July 20. Neil Armstrong made the first human footprint on the moon. Neil Armstrong said, "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind".

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Michael Collins Michael Collins ImagesMichael Collins Images Michael Collins InfoMichael Collins Info Michael Collins was born in Rome, Italy on October 31, 1930, to United States Army Major General James Lawton Collins, who would serve in the army for 38 years. For the first 17 years of his life, Michael Collins would call Rome, Oklahoma, Governors Island, Puerto Rico and Alexandria, Virginia home. He took his first ride in a plane in Puerto Rico aboard a Grumman Widgeon. His father would often tell of how his own first plane ride had been in 1911 with Frank Lahm in the Philippines.[2]RomeItalyUnited States ArmyMajor GeneralJames Lawton CollinsRome OklahomaGovernors IslandPuerto RicoAlexandria, VirginiaGrumman Widgeon Frank LahmPhilippines[2] After the United States entered World War II, the family moved to Washington, D.C.World War IIWashington, D.C.

Neil Armstrong Info Info Neil Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, the son of Stephen Koenig Armstrong and Viola Louise Engel.[3][4] He had two younger siblings, June and Dean. He is of Scots-Irish and German descent. Stephen Armstrong worked for the Ohio government, and the family moved around the state repeatedly in the 15 years following Armstrong's birth, living in 20 different towns.Wapakoneta, Ohio[3][4]Scots-Irish