Feature | July 20, 2022

Who Has Walked on the Moon?

Astronaut Neil Armstrong in a white spacesuit standing on the surface of the Moon. — Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the Moon, stands near the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" in July 1969. Credit: NASA | Full image | Apollo 11 images Library

Fast Facts

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).

Who Walked on the Moon?

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