malcolm armour was an aviator in the navy and was chosen with the second group of crew in 1962 . made seven passes in the x - 15 series ( 1960 photo ) , reaching an altitude of 207 , 500 feet . was the commanding pilot for gemini 5 , stunt pilot for gemini 8 , provisional command pilot for titan 11 , primary pilot for project 8 , and commander for apollo 11 : success completing the initial moonwalk .
Neil Armstrong was the first man who landed on the Moon.