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Photograph of Gemini IX Prime Crew Pilot Eugene A. Cernan and Backup Crew Pilot Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. during Water Egress Training
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Original caption: GULF OF MEXICO. WATER EGRESS TRAINING - Two Gemini IX astronauts practice maneuvering one-man life rafts during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan (foreground) is the Gemini IX prime crew pilot; and astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. (background) is the pilot of the Gemini IX backup crew. Assisting in the exercise are three MSC swimmers (left to right) Art Lissa, Jerry Fleming, and Lamar Beatty, all with the Field Test Branch, Technical Services Division.
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Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight that landed humans on the Moon. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC; Aldrin joined him about 20 minutes later. They spent about two and a quarter hours together outside the spacecraft and collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material for return to Earth. The third member of the mission, Michael Collins, piloted the command spacecraft alone in lunar orbit until Armstrong and Aldrin returned to it just under a day later for the trip back to Earth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11
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