The first crewed lunar landing in the year of 1969 was a historic triumph for the United states and humankind. Including the biggest mission of the Apollo 11 , 12 men have walked on the Moon.
Who was the first person on the Moon?
At the time of 02:56 GMT on 21 July 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong is became the first person to walk on the Moon. He stepped out from the Apollo 11 lunar module and onto the Moon\’s surface, in an place are called the \’Sea of the Tranquility.\’
Who Walked on the Moon?
Twelve people have only walked on the Moon, all of them as part of the Apollo program only. In this Four of them are still living as of November 2021. All of the crewed Apollo lunar landings took place between the year of July 1969 and December 1972.
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- 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
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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