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Back-Up Crews

Crewmembers, who have flown on the mission are marked in bold.

Mission Prime Crew Back-Up Crew Support Crew
Mercury-MR 3 Shepard, Alan Bartlett Glenn, John Herschel
Mercury-MR 4 Grissom, Virgil Ivan (Gus) Glenn, John Herschel
Mercury-MA 6 Glenn, John Herschel Carpenter, Malcolm Scott
Mercury-MA 7 Slayton, Donald KentCarpenter, Malcolm Scott Schirra, Walter Marty
Mercury-MA 8 Schirra, Walter Marty Cooper, Leroy Gordon
Mercury-MA 9 Cooper, Leroy Gordon Shepard, Alan Bartlett
Mercury-MA 10 Shepard, Alan Bartlett Cooper, Leroy Gordon
Gemini 3 Grissom, Virgil Ivan (Gus)
Young, John Watts
Schirra, Walter Marty
Stafford, Thomas Patten
Gemini 4 McDivitt, James Alton
White, Edward Higgins II.
Borman, Frank
Lovell, James Arthur jr.
Gemini 5 Cooper, Leroy Gordon
Conrad, Charles jr. (Pete)
Armstrong, Neil Alden
See, Elliott McKay jr.
Gemini 7 Borman, Frank
Lovell, James Arthur jr.
White, Edward Higgins II.
Collins, Michael
Gemini 6 Schirra, Walter Marty
Stafford, Thomas Patten
Grissom, Virgil Ivan (Gus)
Young, John Watts
Gemini 8 Armstrong, Neil Alden
Scott, David Randolph
Conrad, Charles jr. (Pete)
Gordon, Richard Francis
Gemini 9 See, Elliott McKay jr.Stafford, Thomas Patten
Bassett, Charles ArthurCernan, Eugene Andrew
Stafford, Thomas PattenLovell, James Arthur jr.
Cernan, Eugene AndrewAldrin, Edwin Eugene (Buzz)
Gemini 10 Young, John Watts
Collins, Michael
Lovell, James Arthur jr.Bean, Alan LaVerne
Aldrin, Edwin Eugene (Buzz)Williams, Clifton Curtis
Gemini 11 Conrad, Charles jr. (Pete)
Gordon, Richard Francis
Armstrong, Neil Alden
Anders, William Alison
Gemini 12 Lovell, James Arthur jr.
Aldrin, Edwin Eugene (Buzz)
Cooper, Leroy Gordon
Cernan, Eugene Andrew
(Apollo 204) Grissom, Virgil Ivan (Gus)
White, Edward Higgins II.
Chaffee, Roger Bruce
McDivitt, James AltonSchirra, Walter Marty
Scott, David RandolphEisele, Donn Fulton
Schweickart, Russell LuisCunningham, Ronnie Walter
Apollo 7 Schirra, Walter Marty
Eisele, Donn Fulton
Cunningham, Ronnie Walter
Stafford, Thomas Patten
Young, John Watts
Cernan, Eugene Andrew
Evans, Ronald Ellwin
Givens, Edward Galen jr.Swigert, John Leonard
Pogue, William Reid
Apollo 8 Borman, Frank
Collins, MichaelLovell, James Arthur jr.
Anders, William Alison
Armstrong, Neil Alden
Lovell, James Arthur jr.Aldrin, Edwin Eugene (Buzz)
Aldrin, Edwin Eugene (Buzz)Haise, Fred Wallace
Bull, John SumterBrand, Vance DeVoe
Carr, Gerald Paul
Mattingly, Thomas Kenneth
Apollo 9 McDivitt, James Alton
Scott, David Randolph
Schweickart, Russell Luis
Conrad, Charles jr. (Pete)
Gordon, Richard Francis
Bean, Alan LaVerne
Haise, Fred WallaceLousma, Jack Robert
Mitchell, Edgar Dean
Worden, Alfred Merrill
Apollo 10 Stafford, Thomas Patten
Young, John Watts
Cernan, Eugene Andrew
Cooper, Leroy Gordon
Eisele, Donn Fulton
Mitchell, Edgar Dean
Duke, Charles Moss jr.
Engle, Joe Henry
Irwin, James BensonLousma, Jack Robert
Apollo 11 Armstrong, Neil Alden
Collins, Michael
Aldrin, Edwin Eugene (Buzz)
Lovell, James Arthur jr.
Anders, William Alison
Haise, Fred Wallace
Evans, Ronald Ellwin
Mattingly, Thomas KennethSwigert, John Leonard
Pogue, William Reid
Apollo 12 Conrad, Charles jr. (Pete)
Gordon, Richard Francis
Bean, Alan LaVerne
Scott, David Randolph
Worden, Alfred Merrill
Irwin, James Benson
Carr, Gerald Paul
Gibson, Edward George
Weitz, Paul Joseph
Apollo 13 Lovell, James Arthur jr.
Mattingly, Thomas KennethSwigert, John Leonard
Haise, Fred Wallace
Young, John Watts
Swigert, John Leonard
Duke, Charles Moss jr.
Brand, Vance DeVoe
Lousma, Jack Robert
Pogue, William Reid
Apollo 14 Shepard, Alan Bartlett
Roosa, Stuart Allen
Mitchell, Edgar Dean
Cernan, Eugene Andrew
Evans, Ronald Ellwin
Engle, Joe Henry
Pogue, William Reid
McCandless, Bruce
Fullerton, Charles Gordon
Apollo 15 Scott, David Randolph
Worden, Alfred Merrill
Irwin, James Benson
Gordon, Richard Francis
Brand, Vance DeVoe
Schmitt, Harrison Hagan
Allen, Joseph Percival
Henize, Karl Gordon
Parker, Robert Alan Ridley
Apollo 16 Young, John Watts
Swigert, John LeonardMattingly, Thomas Kenneth
Duke, Charles Moss jr.
Haise, Fred Wallace
Pogue, William ReidRoosa, Stuart Allen
Carr, Gerald PaulMitchell, Edgar Dean
England, Anthony Wayne
Hartsfield, Henry Warren
Overmyer, Robert Franklyn
Apollo 17 Cernan, Eugene Andrew
Evans, Ronald Ellwin

Engle, Joe Henry  ← Schmitt, Harrison Hagan
Scott, David RandolphYoung, John Watts
Worden, Alfred MerrillRoosa, Stuart Allen
Irwin, James BensonDuke, Charles Moss jr.
Fullerton, Charles Gordon
Overmyer, Robert Franklyn
Parker, Robert Alan Ridley
Apollo 18 Gordon, Richard Francis *
Brand, Vance DeVoe *
Schmitt, Harrison Hagan * → (A-17)
Apollo 19 Haise, Fred Wallace *
Pogue, William Reid * (→ SL 4)
Carr, Gerald Paul * (→ SL 4)
Apollo 20 Roosa, Stuart Allen ** (→ SL 2)
Weitz, Paul Joseph ** (→ SL 2)
Lousma, Jack Robert ** (→ SL 3)
Skylab 2 Conrad, Charles jr. (Pete)
Kerwin, Joseph Peter
Weitz, Paul Joseph
Schweickart, Russell Luis
Musgrave, Franklin Story
McCandless, Bruce
Crippen, Robert Laurel
Truly, Richard Harrison
Hartsfield, Henry Warren
Thornton, William Edgar
Skylab 3 Bean, Alan LaVerne
Garriott, Owen Kay
Lousma, Jack Robert
Brand, Vance DeVoe
Lenoir, William Benjamin
Lind, Don Leslie
Crippen, Robert Laurel
Truly, Richard Harrison
Hartsfield, Henry Warren
Thornton, William Edgar
Skylab 4 Carr, Gerald Paul
Gibson, Edward George
Pogue, William Reid
Brand, Vance DeVoe
Lenoir, William Benjamin
Lind, Don Leslie
Crippen, Robert Laurel
Truly, Richard Harrison
Hartsfield, Henry Warren
Thornton, William Edgar
Skylab 5 Brand, Vance DeVoe
Lenoir, William Benjamin
Lind, Don Leslie
ASTP Stafford, Thomas Patten
Brand, Vance DeVoe
Slayton, Donald Kent
Bean, Alan LaVerne
Evans, Ronald Ellwin
Lousma, Jack Robert
Crippen, Robert Laurel
Truly, Richard Harrison
Overmyer, Robert Franklyn
Bobko, Karol Joseph
STS-1 Young, John Watts
Crippen, Robert Laurel
Engle, Joe Henry
Truly, Richard Harrison
STS-2 Engle, Joseph Henry
Truly, Richard Harrison
Mattingly, Thomas Kenneth
Hartsfield, Henry Warren
STS-3 Lousma, Jack Robert
Fullerton, Charles Gordon
Mattingly, Thomas Kenneth
Hartsfield, Henry Warren

*   Crews based on nominal crew rotation
** Apollo 20 Crew speculatitve on  nominal crew rotation

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