Twenty-four astronauts have been on or near the Moon. Twelve of these landed on the Moon and actually walked on its surface. Celebrate the Century - 1960s - Man on Moon This image is a postage stamp produced by the United States Postal Service after 1978. ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit (MMU) outside the Challenger in 1984. ... Crust composition Oxygen 43% Silicon 21% Aluminium 10% Calcium 9% Iron 9% Magnesium 5% Titanium 2% Nickel 0. ...

All are men from the United States of America who traveled to the Moon as part of NASA's Apollo program during the period from December 1968 to December 1972. Image of a man on the Pioneer plaque sent to interstellar space A man is a male human adult, in contrast to an adult female, which is a woman. ... NASA Logo Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Description Role: Earth and Lunar Orbit Crew: 3; CDR, CM pilot, LM pilot Dimensions Height: 36. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...

Apart from these 24 people, no human being has ever left Earth orbit (with a height of a few hundred km); they have thus gone farther from the Earth than anyone else has ever gone (see "where no man has gone before"). Earth orbit is an orbit around the planet Earth. ... Where no man has gone before is a saying used in the introductory sequence of episodes of the science fiction television series Star Trek. ...

There were no in-flight fatalities in the Apollo program.

People who have walked on the Moon

As of 2005, only the following twelve people have walked on the Moon, each on one mission only. Nobody has walked on the Moon since 1972, and no additional individuals are expected to join this list for at least another decade. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1. Neil Armstrong - Apollo 11 - July, 1969
2. Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin - Apollo 11 - July, 1969
3. Charles "Pete" Conrad - Apollo 12 - November, 1969 (may have been scheduled to land again on Apollo 20, though unlikely as he had already walked on the Moon)
4. Alan Bean - Apollo 12 - November, 1969
5. Alan Shepard - Apollo 14 - February, 1971
6. Edgar Mitchell - Apollo 14 - February, 1971
7. David Scott - Apollo 15 - July, 1971
8. James Irwin - Apollo 15 - July, 1971
9. John Young - Apollo 16 - April, 1972 (also on Apollo 10, without landing)
10. Charles Duke - Apollo 16 - April, 1972
11. Eugene Cernan - Apollo 17 - December, 1972 (also on Apollo 10, without landing)
12. Harrison Schmitt - Apollo 17 - December, 1972

Neil Alden Armstrong (born August 5, 1930) is a former American test pilot and astronaut who was the first man to walk on the Moon. ... The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned lunar landing. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Buzz Aldrin Colonel Edwin Eugene Buzz Aldrin, Jr. ... The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned lunar landing. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Pete Conrad, NASA File Photo Charles Pete Conrad, Jr. ... Apollo 12 was the sixth manned mission in the Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Apollo 20 was a cancelled flight within the Apollo Program. ... Alan Beans NASA photo Alan Bean (born March 15, 1932 in Wheeler, Texas) is a former NASA Astronaut. ... Apollo 12 was the sixth manned mission in the Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. ... Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the Apollo program and the third mission to land on the moon. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Edgar Mitchell (right) poses with Stuart Roosa (left) and Alan Shepard (center) Edgar D. Mitchell (born September 17, 1930) was the sixth man to walk on the moon. ... Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the Apollo program and the third mission to land on the moon. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... David Randolph Scott (born June 6, 1932) a former NASA Astronaut, was one of the third group of astronauts named by NASA in October 1963 and is one of only twelve men who have walked on the moon. ... Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fourth mission to land on the Moon. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Apollo 15 Lunar Module Pilot Jim Irwin James Irwins Apollo 15 space suit James Benson Irwin (March 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991) was a member of the Apollo 15 mission and the eighth man to walk on the Moon. ... Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fourth mission to land on the Moon. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... John W. Young in 1986 John Watts Young (born September 24, 1930) is a former NASA astronaut who walked on the Moon on Apollo 16, April 21, 1972. ... Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fifth mission to land on the Moon. ... Look up April in Wiktionary, the free dictionary April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Apollo 10 was the fourth manned mission in the Apollo program, and the first (and only manned Saturn V) mission to launch from pad 39B. The mission included the second crew to orbit the Moon, and the test of the lunar module in lunar orbit. ... Charles Moss Duke, Jr. ... Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fifth mission to land on the Moon. ... Look up April in Wiktionary, the free dictionary April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Eugene Cernan Eugene A. Cernan (born March 14, 1934) is a former United States astronaut. ... Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo program, and was the sixth and last mission to date to land on the Moon. ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Template:DecemberCalendar2006 December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Apollo 10 was the fourth manned mission in the Apollo program, and the first (and only manned Saturn V) mission to launch from pad 39B. The mission included the second crew to orbit the Moon, and the test of the lunar module in lunar orbit. ... Harrison Jack Schmitt (left) poses with Gene Cernan (seated) and Ronald Evans (right) Dr. Harrison Hagan Jack Schmitt (born July 3, 1935) is a geologist, astronaut, and former senator. ... Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo program, and was the sixth and last mission to date to land on the Moon. ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Template:DecemberCalendar2006 December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...

People who have encountered the Moon closely without landing

On each of the (first listed) missions above one astronaut orbited the Moon while the other two landed. In addition each of the Apollo 8, Apollo 10 and Apollo 13 missions had a three man crew and closely encountered the Moon (entering orbit in the case of the former two missions, while Apollo 13 only passed around it). Thus 12 more people have been within a few hundred kilometers of the Moon:

1. Frank Borman - Apollo 8
2. Jim Lovell - Apollo 8, Apollo 13: intended to land
3. Bill Anders - Apollo 8
4. Tom Stafford - Apollo 10 (may have been scheduled to land on Apollo 21)
5. Michael Collins - Apollo 11
6. Dick Gordon - Apollo 12 (had been scheduled to land on Apollo 18)
7. Jack Swigert - Apollo 13
8. Fred Haise - Apollo 13: intended to land (had been scheduled to land on Apollo 19)
9. Stuart Roosa - Apollo 14 (may have been scheduled to land on Apollo 20)
10. Al Worden - Apollo 15
11. Ken Mattingly - Apollo 16
12. Ronald Evans - Apollo 17

Lovell, Young, and Cernan are the only three astronauts to serve on two lunar missions. Of these three, only Lovell did not walk on the lunar surface. Lovell and Haise would have walked on the Moon, but were prevented from doing so by the malfunction on Apollo 13 that resulted in the mission being aborted. Frank Borman (right) poses with Jim Lovell (left) and Bill Anders (center) for an Apollo 8 publicity photo Frank Borman (born March 14, 1928) was a NASA astronaut, best remembered as one of the three crewmembers of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon. ... Apollo 8 was the second manned mission of the Apollo space program, in which Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders became the first humans to leave Earth orbit and to orbit around the Moon. ... Portrait of Apollo 13 Commander James A. Lovell, Jr. ... Apollo 8 was the second manned mission of the Apollo space program, in which Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders became the first humans to leave Earth orbit and to orbit around the Moon. ... Apollo 13 was an American space mission, part of the Apollo program. ... William A. Anders (b. ... Apollo 8 was the second manned mission of the Apollo space program, in which Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders became the first humans to leave Earth orbit and to orbit around the Moon. ... See also: Tom Stafford (astronomer). ... Apollo 10 was the fourth manned mission in the Apollo program, and the first (and only manned Saturn V) mission to launch from pad 39B. The mission included the second crew to orbit the Moon, and the test of the lunar module in lunar orbit. ... Apollo 21 was cancelled in 1969 after the successful Apollo 11 mission. ... Michael Collins Michael Collins (born in Rome, October 31, 1930) was an astronaut in the Gemini and Apollo space programs. ... The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned lunar landing. ... Richard F. Gordon, Jr. ... Apollo 12 was the sixth manned mission in the Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. ... Apollo 18 was a cancelled flight within the Apollo Program, which would have been the eighth attempted lunar landing. ... John Leonard Jack Swigert, Jr. ... Apollo 13 was an American space mission, part of the Apollo program. ... Fred Haise Fred Wallace Haise, Jr. ... Apollo 13 was an American space mission, part of the Apollo program. ... Apollo 19 was a cancelled flight within the Apollo Program. ... Stuart Roosa (left) poses with Alan Shepard (middle) and Edgar Mitchell (right) Stuart Allen Roosa (August 16, 1933 - December 12, 1994) was a NASA astronaut, who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 14 mission. ... Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the Apollo program and the third mission to land on the moon. ... Apollo 20 was a cancelled flight within the Apollo Program. ... Alfred Merrill Worden (born February 7, American astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 15 moon mission in July_August 1971. ... Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fourth mission to land on the Moon. ... Thomas Kenneth (Ken) Mattingly II (born March 17, 1936) is an American astronaut who flew on the Apollo 16, STS-4, and STS-51-C missions. ... Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fifth mission to land on the Moon. ...  Ronald Evans (right) poses with Harrison Schmitt (left) and Gene Cernan (seated) for an Apollo 17 publicity photo Ronald E. Evans (November 10, 1933 - April 7, 1990) (Captain, USN Ret. ... Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo program, and was the sixth and last mission to date to land on the Moon. ... Apollo 13 was an American space mission, part of the Apollo program. ...