Editing List of Apollo astronauts (section)

===1963===
{{Further|NASA Astronaut Group 3}}
[[File:Astronaut Group Three - GPN-2000-001476.jpg|right|thumb|NASA Astronaut Group 3]]
This was the first class of astronauts for which test pilot experience was not required, but military jet fighter pilot experience was acceptable.

Five of this group got their first spaceflight experience as second seat on Gemini:
* [[David Scott|David R. Scott]] – Second-seat veteran of [[Gemini 8]], flew as Command Module Pilot on [[Apollo 9]], and commanded the [[Apollo 15]] lunar landing.
* [[Gene Cernan|Eugene A. Cernan]] – Second-seat veteran on [[Gemini 9A]], flew as Lunar Module Pilot on [[Apollo 10]], and commanded the final lunar landing mission [[Apollo 17]].
* [[Michael Collins (astronaut)|Michael Collins]] – Second-seat veteran on [[Gemini 10]], flew as Command Module Pilot on [[Apollo 11]].
* [[Buzz Aldrin|Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr.]] – Second-seat veteran on [[Gemini 12]], flew as Lunar Module Pilot on [[Apollo 11]], the first Moon landing.
* [[Richard F. Gordon Jr.]] – Second-seat veteran on [[Gemini 11]], flew as Command Module Pilot on [[Apollo 12]]. Gordon was selected to command the [[Canceled Apollo missions#Follow-on lunar missions|Apollo 18]] lunar landing, which was later canceled.

The remaining six members of this group were selected for their first space flights on Apollo:
* [[Roger B. Chaffee]] – Selected as Pilot (third seat) on [[Apollo 1]], was killed with Grissom and White in the fire.
* [[Donn F. Eisele]] – Flew second seat on [[Apollo 7]].
* [[Walter Cunningham|R. Walter Cunningham]] – Flew third seat on [[Apollo 7]].
* [[Rusty Schweickart|Russell L. "Rusty" Schweickart]] – Flew as Lunar Module Pilot on [[Apollo 9]]. Schweickart performed an [[extravehicular activity|EVA]] outside the spacecraft, testing the [[portable life support system]] used on the Moon.
* [[William Anders|William A. Anders]] – Flew third seat on [[Apollo 8]].
* [[Alan Bean|Alan L. Bean]] – Flew as Lunar Module Pilot on [[Apollo 12]]. He later served as commander for Skylab 3.