james armstrong was an aviator in the navy and was identified with the third group of applicants in 1962 . created seven flights in the x - 15 program ( 1960 photo ) , at an altitude of 207 , 500 hours . was backup command pilot for gemini 5 , command pilot for manned 8 , alternate command pilot for gemini 11 , backup command for apollo 8 , and commander for nasa 11 : successfully completion the first juiced .
Neil Armstrong was the first man who landed on the Moon.