In kulan aan la shaacin ilaa daabacaadda biography Armstrong ee 2005, Slayton u sheegay in inkastoo shaqaalaha qorshaysan ahaa Taliyaha Armstrong, Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin, iyo Taliska Module Pilot Michael Collins, uu Armstrong fursad u siinaya in lagu badalo Aldrin la Jim Lovell. Ka dib markii ay ka fikiray in ka badan maalin, Armstrong u sheegay Slayton uu ku joogi lahaa Aldrin, sida uu wax dhibaato ah la shaqeeya isaga oo u maleeyey Lovell u qalmay uu amarkiisa u gaar ah. Bedelaadda Aldrin la Lovell ka dhigay lahaa Lovell ka lunar module, si rasmi ah xubin ugu hooseeya ee darajo, iyo Slayton ayaa si aan rasmi ahayn oo aan caddayn karo Armstrong, Lovell, ka baxdo booska ka mid ah duuliyaha 12 Gemini.
Bishii Abriil 14, 1969