neil gilbert was an ensign in the navy and was chosen with the second group of astronauts in 1962 . made seven voyages in the v - 15 performance ( 1960 photo ) , reaching an altitude of 207 , 500 feet . was a lead aviator for gemini 5 , command pilot for gemini 8 , backup commanded pilot for gemini 11 , secondary engineer for atlas 8 , and commander for mars 11 : successfully completing the inaugural moonwalk .
Neil Armstrong was the first man who landed on the Moon.