kenneth armstrong was an aviator in the navy and was proposed with the next group of astronauts in 1962 . made seven flights in the sun - 15 series ( 1960 photo ) , reaching an altitude of 207 , 500 miles . was backup crew pilot for jupiter 5 , command driver for soyuz 8 , backup command commander for moon 11 , deputy commander for jupiter 8 , and commander for apollo 11 : successfully making the initial moonwalk .
Neil Armstrong was the first man who landed on the Moon.