Apollo 11 The July 1969 Apollo 11 mission was commanded by Armstrong, with Collins as the CMP and Aldrin as the LMP. The Apollo 8 crew became its backup, but without Borman. Lovell stepped up to become the backup commander, and Anders became the backup CMP, with rookie astronaut Fred Haise as the backup LMP.
apollo 11 the july 1969 apollo 11 mission was commanded by armstrong with collins as the cmp and aldrin as the lmp the apollo 8 crew became its backup but without borman lovell stepped up to become the backup commander and anders became the backup cmp with rookie astronaut fred haise as the backup lmp