howard armstrong was an aviator in the navy and was chosen with the second team of astronauts in 1962 . made seven flights in the moon - 15 program ( 1960 photograph ) , reaching an altitude of 207 , 500 lbs . was deputy commander captain for lunar 5 , command pilot for moon 8 , backup command navigator for gemini 11 , provisional lieutenant for atlas 8 , and commander for apollo 11 : successfully conducting the sixth moonwalk .
Neil Armstrong was the first man who landed on the Moon.