Neil Armstrong23 December 1968
Is selected to command Apollo 11 after serving as Apollo 8 backup commander.
United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Is selected to command Apollo 11 after serving as Apollo 8 backup commander.
Offers Neil Armstrong command of Apollo 11 after Armstrong backs up Apollo 8.
This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.