a dress rehearsal for the moon mission the astronauts tested all the equipment and procedures that would be involved in an actual landing. the flight that would place astronauts on the surface of the moon apollo 11 was now just 2 months away. armstrong was under enormous pressure as he revealed in a 2010 interview. he's satisfied was arraigned this day and they caught it. 100-1000 that's a sure thing he didn't want to know it was given to. so. the u.s.s.r. was also working hard to put a man on the moon. alexei laon an experienced cosmonaut was chosen to command the 1st lunar landing mission. the soviets had been carrying out tests of the huge and one rocket that would carry the crew into space. but in july 1969