It carried the man who became the first human to step on the moon, Neil Armstrong, a former X-15 pilot.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin was pilot of the moon lander vehicle.

VOA: special.2009.07.15

Alan Bean was pilot of the moon lander.

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Buzz Aldrin, the pilot on the Apollo 11 moon landing, paid him this tribute in a BBC interview in 2009.

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The Conservative leader of Pendle Council, Joe Cooney, said he was "over the moon" Nelson had been selected for the pilot scheme.

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It is no different from a pilot hopping into a single-propeller Cessna and attempting to fly to the moon.

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