List of people who flew to the Moon

List of people who flew to the Moon

The Apollo programs six lunar landing sites on the Moon's near side

Twenty-four humans have traveled to the Moon's neighborhood, with twenty-two of them entering orbit and twelve of them landing. These 24 astronauts are also the only humans to travel beyond low Earth orbit.

Between December 1968 and December 1972, the NASA Apollo program sent 24 astronauts on nine crewed lunar missions; six landed two astronauts each on the lunar surface, two orbited without landing, and Apollo 13 looped around the Moon 158 miles above the surface without entering orbit. Three astronauts reached the Moon twice: Jim Lovell orbited the Moon on the Apollo 8 mission and later flew on Apollo 13; John Young and Eugene Cernan both orbited the Moon on the Apollo 10 mission and landed on separate missions.

In April 2026, NASA's Artemis II mission will carry four astronauts on a circumlunar flyby roughly 4,700 miles from the surface without orbiting. As the mission remains in progress, it is expected that, upon completion, the total number of humans who have flown to the lunar neighborhood will rise to 28.

To date, twelve people, all American men, have walked on the Moon. The first were Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in July 1969, and the most recent was Eugene Cernan in December 1972. All crewed lunar landings to date have taken place as part of the Apollo program. The Artemis program aims to return humans to the Moon with Artemis IV, a two-person lunar landing with two astronauts remaining in lunar orbit, which is expected to launch in early 2028.

Missions summary

List of people who flew to the Moon

<table><thead><tr><th>Designation</th><th>Date</th><th>LV</th><th>CSM</th><th>LM</th><th>Crew</th><th>Summary</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Apollo 8</td><td>December 21–27, 1968</td><td>SA-503</td><td>CSM-103</td><td>LTA-B</td><td></td><td>First crewed flight of Saturn V; First crewed flight to Moon; First people to orbit the Moon; CSM made 10 lunar orbits in 20 hours.</td></tr><tr><td>Apollo 10</td><td>May 18–26, 1969</td><td>SA-505</td><td>CSM-106 Charlie Brown</td><td>LM-4 Snoopy</td><td></td><td>Dress rehearsal for first lunar landing; flew LM down to 50,000 ft (15 km; 9.5 mi) from lunar surface.</td></tr><tr><td>Apollo 11</td><td>July 16–24, 1969</td><td>SA-506</td><td>CSM-107 Columbia</td><td>LM-5 Eagle</td><td></td><td>First people to walk on the Moon. First landing, in Tranquility Base, Sea of Tranquility. Surface EVA time: 2h 31m. Samples returned: 47.51 lb (21.55 kg).</td></tr><tr><td>Apollo 12</td><td>November 14–24, 1969</td><td>SA-507</td><td>CSM-108 Yankee Clipper</td><td>LM-6 Intrepid</td><td></td><td>Second landing, in Ocean of Storms near Surveyor 3. Surface EVA time: 7h 45m. Samples returned: 75.62 lb (34.30 kg).</td></tr><tr><td>Apollo 13</td><td>April 11–17, 1970</td><td>SA-508</td><td>CSM-109 Odyssey</td><td>LM-7 Aquarius</td><td></td><td>First crewed lunar flyby without entering orbit; Third landing attempt aborted in transit to the Moon, due to SM failure. Crew used LM as "lifeboat" to return to Earth. Greatest distance from Earth reached by a crewed mission (400,171 km); Mission called a "successful failure".</td></tr><tr><td>Apollo 14</td><td>January 31 – Feb 9, 1971</td><td>SA-509</td><td>CSM-110 Kitty Hawk</td><td>LM-8 Antares</td><td></td><td>Third landing, in Fra Mauro formation. Surface EVA time: 9h 21m. Samples returned: 94.35 lb (42.80 kg).</td></tr><tr><td>Apollo 15</td><td>July 26 – Aug 7, 1971</td><td>SA-510</td><td>CSM-112 Endeavour</td><td>LM-10 Falcon</td><td></td><td>Fourth landing, in Hadley-Apennine. First extended mission, used Rover on Moon. Surface EVA time: 18h 33m. Samples returned: 169.10 lb (76.70 kg).</td></tr><tr><td>Apollo 16</td><td>April 16–27, 1972</td><td>SA-511</td><td>CSM-113 Casper</td><td>LM-11 Orion</td><td></td><td>Fifth landing, in Plain of Descartes. Second extended mission, used Rover on Moon. Surface EVA time: 20h 14m. Samples returned: 207.89 lb (94.30 kg).</td></tr><tr><td>Apollo 17</td><td>December 7–19, 1972</td><td>SA-512</td><td>CSM-114 America</td><td>LM-12 Challenger</td><td></td><td>Sixth landing, in Taurus–Littrow. Only Saturn V night launch. Third extended mission, used Rover on Moon. First geologist on the Moon. Apollo's last crewed Moon landing. Surface EVA time: 22h 2m. Samples returned: 243.40 lb (110.40 kg).</td></tr><tr><td>Artemis II</td><td>April 1, 2026 – Ongoing</td><td>SLS Block 1</td><td>CM-003 Integrity</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>If successful: First four-person lunar flyby. First woman, first Black man, and first non-American to flew to the Moon. First crewed flight of SLS Block 1. First flight to the Moon since 1972.</td></tr></tbody></table>

People who walked on the Moon

List of people who flew to the Moon

	Portrait	Name and group	Born	Died	Age at first step	Mission	Lunar Module Landing Time (UTC)	Lunar Module Ascent Time (UTC)	Elapsed Time on Lunar Surface	Lunar EVA dates (UTC)	Lunar EVAs	Total EVA duration	Astronaut service
1		Neil Armstrong (NASA Astronaut Group 2)	August 5, 1930	August 25, 2012 (aged 82)	38y 11m 15d	Apollo 11	July 20, 1969 at 20:17	July 21, 1969 at 17:54	21 hours 37 minutes	July 21, 1969	1	2 hours 31 minutes	NASA
2		Buzz Aldrin (NASA Astronaut Group 3)	January 20, 1930		39y 6m 0d	July 21, 1969	1	2 hours 31 minutes	US Air Force
3		Pete Conrad (NASA Astronaut Group 2)	June 2, 1930	July 8, 1999 (aged 69)	39y 5m 17d	Apollo 12	November 19, 1969 at 6:54	November 20, 1969 at 14:25	1 day 7 hours 31 minutes	November 19–20, 1969	2	7 hours 45 minutes	US Navy
4		Alan Bean (NASA Astronaut Group 3)	March 15, 1932	May 26, 2018 (aged 86)	37y 8m 4d	November 19–20, 1969	2	7 hours 45 minutes	US Navy
5		Alan Shepard (Mercury Seven)	November 18, 1923	July 21, 1998 (aged 74)	47y 2m 18d	Apollo 14	February 5, 1971 at 9:18	February 6, 1971 at 18:48	1 day 9 hours 30 minutes	February 5–6, 1971	2	9 hours 21 minutes	US Navy
6		Edgar Mitchell (NASA Astronaut Group 5)	September 17, 1930	February 4, 2016 (aged 85)	40y 4m 19d	February 5–6, 1971	2	9 hours 21 minutes	US Navy
7		David Scott (NASA Astronaut Group 3)	June 6, 1932		39y 1m 25d	Apollo 15	July 30, 1971 at 22:16	August 2, 1971 at 17:11	2 days 18 hours 55 minutes	July 31–August 2, 1971	3	18 hours 33 minutes	US Air Force
8		James Irwin (NASA Astronaut Group 5)	March 17, 1930	August 8, 1991 (aged 61)	41y 4m 14d	July 31–August 2, 1971	3	18 hours 33 minutes	US Air Force
9		John Young (NASA Astronaut Group 2)	September 24, 1930	January 5, 2018 (aged 87)	41y 6m 28d	Apollo 16	April 21, 1972 at 2:23	April 24, 1972 at 1:25	2 days 23 hours 2 minutes	April 21–23, 1972	3	20 hours 14 minutes	US Navy
10		Charles Duke (NASA Astronaut Group 5)	October 3, 1935		36y 6m 18d	April 21–23, 1972	3	20 hours 14 minutes	US Air Force
11		Eugene Cernan (NASA Astronaut Group 3)	March 14, 1934	January 16, 2017 (aged 82)	38y 9m 7d	Apollo 17	December 11, 1972 at 19:54	December 14, 1972 at 22:54	3 days 3 hours 0 minutes	December 11–14, 1972	3	22 hours 2 minutes	US Navy
12		Harrison Schmitt (NASA Astronaut Group 4)	July 3, 1935		37y 5m 8d	December 11–14, 1972	3	22 hours 2 minutes	NASA

People who flew to the Moon without landing

Successful missions

	Portrait	Name and group	Born	Died	Age at flyby	Mission	Astronaut service	Notes
1		Frank Borman (NASA Astronaut Group 2)	March 14, 1928	November 7, 2023 (aged 95)	40	Apollo 8 December 21–27, 1968	US Air Force
2		Jim Lovell (NASA Astronaut Group 2)	March 25, 1928	August 7, 2025 (aged 97)	40 42	Apollo 8 December 21–27, 1968 Apollo 13 April 11–17, 1970	US Navy	Intended to land on Apollo 13; only person to fly to the Moon twice without landing.
3		Bill Anders (NASA Astronaut Group 3)	October 17, 1933	June 7, 2024 (aged 90)	35	Apollo 8 December 21–27, 1968	US Air Force
4		Tom Stafford (NASA Astronaut Group 2)	September 17, 1930	March 18, 2024 (aged 93)	38	Apollo 10 May 18–26, 1969	Air Force	Later flew on Apollo–Soyuz Test Project.
5		Michael Collins (NASA Astronaut Group 3)	October 31, 1930	April 28, 2021 (aged 90)	38	Apollo 11 July 16–24, 1969	US Air Force
6		Dick Gordon (NASA Astronaut Group 3)	October 5, 1929	November 6, 2017 (aged 88)	40	Apollo 12 November 14–24, 1969	US Navy	Trained to land, slated for Apollo 18 (canceled).
7		Jack Swigert (NASA Astronaut Group 5)	August 30, 1931	December 27, 1982 (aged 51)	38	Apollo 13 April 11–17, 1970	US Air Force
8		Fred Haise (NASA Astronaut Group 5)	November 14, 1933		36	Apollo 13 April 11–17, 1970	Marines, US Air Force	Intended to land; later trained to land and slated to command Apollo 19 (canceled); flew the Space Shuttle on approach / landing tests.
9		Stuart Roosa (NASA Astronaut Group 5)	August 16, 1933	December 12, 1994 (aged 61)	37	Apollo 14 January 31 – February 9, 1971	US Air Force	In rotation to land on Apollo 20 (canceled).
10		Alfred Worden (NASA Astronaut Group 5)	February 7, 1932	March 18, 2020 (aged 88)	39	Apollo 15 July 26 – August 7, 1971	US Air Force
11		Ken Mattingly (NASA Astronaut Group 5)	March 17, 1936	October 31, 2023 (aged 87)	36	Apollo 16 April 16–27, 1972	US Navy	Later flew two Space Shuttle missions.
12		Ronald Evans (NASA Astronaut Group 5)	November 10, 1933	April 7, 1990 (aged 56)	39	Apollo 17 December 7–19, 1972	US Navy

Ongoing missions

	Portrait	Name and group	Born	Died	Age at flyby	Mission	Astronaut service	Notes
13		Reid Wiseman (NASA Astronaut Group 20)	November 11, 1975		50	Artemis II April 1, 2026 – Ongoing	US Navy
14		Victor Glover (NASA Astronaut Group 21)	April 30, 1976		49	Artemis II April 1, 2026 – Ongoing	US Navy
15		Christina Koch (NASA Astronaut Group 21)	January 29, 1979		47	Artemis II April 1, 2026 – Ongoing	NASA
16		Jeremy Hansen (NASA Astronaut Group 20)	January 27, 1976		50	Artemis II April 1, 2026 – Ongoing	Canadian Air Force