News | April 13, 2023
Who Has Walked on the Moon?

This unusual photograph, taken during the second Apollo 12 extravehicular activity (EVA), shows two U.S. spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. The Apollo 12 Lunar Module (LM) is in the background. The unmanned Surveyor 3 spacecraft is in the foreground. Credit: NASA | › Full Image and Caption ›
Editor's Note: Four more human beings are set to return to the Moon in late 2024. NASA's Artemis II crew will include the first woman and first person of color to visit the Moon.
Who Has Walked on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin were the first of 12 human beings to walk on the Moon. Four of America's moonwalkers are still alive: Aldrin (Apollo 11), David Scott (Apollo 15), Charles Duke (Apollo 16), and Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17).
In all, 24 American astronauts made the trip from Earth to the Moon between 1968 and 1972. Three astronauts made the journey from Earth to the Moon twice: James Lovell (Apollo 8 and Apollo 13), John Young (Apollo 10 and Apollo 16), and Gene Cernan (Apollo 10 and Apollo 17).]]
The 12 Moon Walkers
- Neil Armstrong (1930-2012)–Apollo 11
- Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (1930-)–Apollo 11
- Charles "Pete" Conrad (1930-1999)–Apollo 12
- Alan Bean (1932-2018)–Apollo 12
- Alan B. Shepard Jr. (1923-1998)–Apollo 14
- Edgar D. Mitchell (1930-2016)–Apollo 14
- David R. Scott (1932-)–Apollo 15
- James B. Irwin (1930-1991)–Apollo 15
- John W. Young (1930-2018)–Apollo 10 (orbital), Apollo 16 (landing)
- Charles M. Duke (1935-)–Apollo 16
- Eugene Cernan (1934-2017)–Apollo 10 (orbital), Apollo 17 (landing)
- Harrison H. Schmitt (1935-)–Apollo 17
Who Orbited the Moon?
- Frank Borman (1928-)–Apollo 8
- William A. Anders (1933-)–Apollo 8
- James A. Lovell Jr. (1928-)–Apollo 8, Apollo 13
- Thomas Stafford (1930-)–Apollo 10
- Michael Collins (1930-2021)–Apollo 11
- Richard F. Gordon Jr. (1929-2017)–Apollo 12
- Fred W. Haise Jr. (1933-)–Apollo 13
- John L. Swigert Jr. (1931-1982)–Apollo 13
- Stuart A. Roosa (1933-1994)–Apollo 14
- Alfred M. Worden (1932-2020)–Apollo 15
- Thomas K. Mattingly II (1936-)–Apollo 16
- Ronald E. Evans (1933-1990)–Apollo 17