Apollo Program
The Moon Missions
Between 1969 and 1972, twelve astronauts walked on the lunar surface across six successful landings—each site since revisited by orbiters such as LRO.
Use the interactive Moon map for geographic context, the evidence catalogue for LRO, LLR, and archival entries, and the sources index to open NASA, ASU/LROC, and partner archives directly.
6
Successful landings
12
Moonwalkers
80+
Hours on surface
382
kg of samples
July 1969
Apollo 11
Commander
Neil A. Armstrong
Landing Site
Sea of Tranquility
First crewed Moon landing in human history
November 1969
Apollo 12
Commander
Charles Conrad Jr.
Landing Site
Ocean of Storms
Precision landing near Surveyor 3
February 1971
Apollo 14
Commander
Alan B. Shepard Jr.
Landing Site
Fra Mauro
First highlands landing; extended surface traversal
August 1971
Apollo 15
Commander
David R. Scott
Landing Site
Hadley Rille
First use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle
April 1972
Apollo 16
Commander
John W. Young
Landing Site
Descartes Highlands
First mission in central lunar highlands
December 1972
Apollo 17
Commander
Eugene A. Cernan
Landing Site
Taurus-Littrow
Final crewed Moon landing mission