<P> During a plugs - out test on January 27, 1967, a fire kills the Apollo 1 crew, and Armstrong hears the news while representing NASA at the White House . The next year, after nearly being killed ejecting from the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle, Armstrong is selected to command Apollo 11, and Slayton informs him that it will likely be the first lunar landing . Just prior to the launch, Janet confronts Armstrong about the possibility that he won't survive the flight, and insists that he explain the risks of the mission to their young sons . After telling them about the risks he faces, Armstrong says goodbye to his family and departs . </P> <P> Apollo 11 successfully launches, and arrives at the Moon on the fourth day out . Armstrong and Aldrin undock in the Lunar Module and begin the landing attempt, but as they descend towards their landing site, Aldrin realizes the area is full of large boulders, forcing Armstrong to take manual control of the spacecraft . The lunar module successfully lands with minimal fuel remaining . After setting foot on the Moon, Armstrong drops Karen's bracelet into Little West crater . With their mission complete, the astronauts return home and are placed in quarantine, where Armstrong and Janet share a quiet moment of reflection . </P> <Ul> <Li> Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, the astronaut who became the first man to walk on the Moon during Apollo 11 . </Li> <Li> Claire Foy as Janet Shearon, Armstrong's first wife . </Li> <Li> Corey Stoll as Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon during Apollo 11 . </Li> <Li> Pablo Schreiber as Jim Lovell, Gemini astronaut and backup commander on Armstrong's Apollo 11 mission . </Li> <Li> Jason Clarke as Ed White, the first American to walk in space, who died during a pre-launch test for Apollo 1, which was to be the first manned Apollo mission . </Li> <Li> Kyle Chandler as Deke Slayton, one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts, who became NASA's first Chief of the Astronaut Office . </Li> <Li> Christopher Abbott as David Scott, who flew with Armstrong on the Gemini 8 mission . </Li> <Li> Patrick Fugit as Elliot See, a member of NASA Astronaut Group 2 . Armstrong and See were the backup crew for Gemini 5, and both were later chosen for command assignments: Armstrong on Gemini 8, and See on Gemini 9 . See was killed in 1966 when his NASA trainer jet crashed into the McDonnell Space Center in St. Louis, where he was training for that mission . </Li> <Li> Lukas Haas as Michael Collins, the Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11, who also flew on Gemini 10 . </Li> <Li> Shea Whigham as Gus Grissom, one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts . He was killed during a pre-launch test for Apollo 1, which was to be the first manned Apollo mission . </Li> <Li> Brian d'Arcy James as Joseph A. Walker, Armstrong's fellow X-15 test pilot who became the seventh man in space by taking that plane into space twice . </Li> <Li> Cory Michael Smith as Roger B. Chaffee, capsule communicator for the Gemini 3 and Gemini 4 missions, and the third crew member who was killed with Grissom and White in the Apollo 1 pre-launch test . </Li> <Li> J.D. Evermore as Christopher C. Kraft Jr., NASA's first Flight Director, who was in charge of America's first manned spaceflight and first manned orbital flight, as well as the Gemini 4 mission . </Li> <Li> John David Whalen as John Glenn, one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts . He became the first American to orbit the Earth . </Li> <Li> Ethan Embry as Pete Conrad, Pilot of Gemini 5 and backup commander for Gemini 8 . </Li> <Li> Skyler Bible as Richard F. Gordon Jr., the backup pilot for Gemini 8 and pilot of Gemini 11 . </Li> <Li> Ben Owen as John Hodge, the NASA Flight Director in charge of Gemini 8 . </Li> <Li> Olivia Hamilton as Patricia White, Ed's wife . </Li> <Li> Kris Swanberg as Marilyn See, Elliot's wife . </Li> <Li> Ciarán Hinds as Robert R. Gilruth, the first director of NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center . </Li> <Li> Shawn Eric Jones as Wally Schirra, one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts and the ninth person to travel to space . </Li> <Li> William Gregory Lee as Gordon Cooper, one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts, who piloted the longest and final Mercury spaceflight . He was commander of Gemini 5 . </Li> <Li> Steven Coulter as Guenter Wendt, the launch pad leader who was in charge of the spacecraft close - out crews, at the launch pads for the Mercury and Gemini programs, and all manned Apollo missions . </Li> <Li> Leon Bridges as Gil Scott - Heron, a singer and poet . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, the astronaut who became the first man to walk on the Moon during Apollo 11 . </Li>

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