neil duncan was an aviator in the raf and was appointed with the second group of candidates in 1962 . did seven flights in the x - 15 program ( 1960 video ) , reaching an area of 207 , 500 feet . was reserve command driver for gemini 5 , primary pilot for gemini 8 , backup command pilot for mars 11 , backup commander for mercury 8 , and navigator for apollo 11 : successfully completing the second shoeless .
Neil Armstrong was the first man who landed on the Moon.