neil duncan was an aviator in the faa and was choose with the second group of astronauts in 1962 . made seven flights in the x - 15 program ( 1960 photo ) , reaching an altitude of 207 , 500 feet . was backup backup pilot for mars 5 , command pilot for soyuz 8 , interim lead pilot for gemini 11 , backup commander for jupiter 8 , and captain for lunar 11 : successful completing the eighth mahalia .
Neil Armstrong was the first man who landed on the Moon.