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Who were the three crew members of the Apollo team?

Who were the three crew members of the Apollo team?

The Apollo 11 crew consisted of three men.

  • Neil Armstrong – Mission Commander.
  • Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin – lunar module pilot.
  • Michael Collins – command module pilot.

Who was the backup crew for Apollo 8?

The backup crew assignment of Neil Armstrong as Commander, Lovell as CMP, and Buzz Aldrin as LMP for the third crewed Apollo flight was officially announced at the same time as the prime crew. When Lovell was reassigned to the prime crew, Aldrin was moved to CMP, and Fred Haise was brought in as backup LMP.

Who was the backup crew for Apollo 14?

Eugene A. Cernan
Apollo 14’s backup crew was Eugene A. Cernan as commander, Ronald E. Evans Jr. as CMP and Joe H.

Who was the backup crew for Apollo 13?

Swigert was originally CMP of Apollo 13’s backup crew, with John Young as commander and Charles Duke as lunar module pilot. Seven days before launch, Duke contracted rubella from a friend of his son. This exposed both the prime and backup crews, who trained together.

Who was the crew of Apollo 10?

Apollo 10

Spacecraft properties
Crew size 3
Members Thomas P. Stafford John W. Young Eugene A. Cernan
Callsign CSM: Charlie Brown LM: Snoopy
Start of mission

Why did Apollo 10 not land on the moon?

The ascent stage of the Apollo 10 LM carried only enough fuel to get back to orbit from 50,000 feet, the altitude where the powered part of the descent would have begun. That’s why the descent was aborted at that altitude. The descent stage had enough fuel to land, but the crew would have been stranded there.

Who was on the crew of Apollo 16?

Apollo 16

Spacecraft properties
Crew size 3
Members John W. Young Thomas K. Mattingly II Charles M. Duke Jr.
Callsign CSM: Casper LM: Orion
EVAs 1 in cislunar space to retrieve film cassettes