Neil's passion for aviation and flight was kindled when he took his first aeroplane ride at age 6. He became a licensed pilot on his 16th birthday and a naval air cadet in 1947.
His studies in aeronautical engineering at University were interrupted in 1950 by his service in the Korean War, during which he was shot down once and was awarded three Air Medals.
He completed his degree in 1955, becoming a civilian research pilot for NACA, later known as NASA.
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Michael Collins was the command module pilot of Apollo 11 the first crewed lunar landing mission.
A graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, New York, Collins transferred to the air force, becoming a test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base in California. He joined the space program in 1963.
Buzz Aldrin original name Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr is an American astronaut who was the second person to set foot on the moon.
A graduate of the US Military Academy, Aldrin became an air force pilot. He flew 66 combat missions during the Korean War. Aldrin later served in West Germany. In 1963 he wrote a dissertation on orbital mechanics to earn a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Later that year he was chosen as an astronaut.