Stock Photo - (5 july 1969) --- the three prime crewmen of the apollo 11 lunar landing mission participate in a preflight press conference in the building 1 auditorium on july 5, 1969. left to right, are astronauts neil a. armstrong, commander; edwin e. aldrin jr., lunar module pilot; and michael collins, command module pilot. the box-like enclosure surrounding the three astronauts was part of elaborate precautions in effect to reduce the possibility of exposing the crewmen to infectious disease in the preflight period. apollo 11 preflight press conference. Apollo 11 mission, first landing on the moon, july 1969, with astronauts neil armstrong, edwin aldrin, and michael collins. these images tell the story of the apollo 11 project, from conception to the realization of the first human step on the moon on july 21, 1969.