In article , OM wrote:

That swap actually occured after C.C. died and was replaced by Al Bean.

...You miss the point. Had A8 & A9 not been switched - and had CC not
augered - the rotation as it was shaping up would have put both of
them on the first landing attempt.

Perhaps I'm missing something, but would CC have flown? I find it odd,
in retrospect, that for the first landing they'd take a rookie... not
that it's really significant, but I'm sure I saw a comment somewhere
about an all-vet crew being a concious choice.

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-Andrew Gray