List of people who have walked on the Moon facts for kids
Twelve people have walked on Earth's Moon, starting with Neil Armstrong and ending with Gene Cernan. All crewed lunar landings took place between July 1969 and December 1972 as part of the United States Apollo program. All twelve people who have walked on the Moon are American men.
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Image | No. | Name | Mission | Born | Died | Lunar EVA dates (UTC) | Lunar EVAs | Total EVA duration | Astronaut service |
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1. | Neil Armstrong | Apollo 11 | August 5, 1930 | August 25, 2012 | (aged 82)July 21, 1969 | 1 | 2 hours 31 minutes | NASA | |
2. | Buzz Aldrin | Apollo 11 | January 20, 1930 | July 21, 1969 | 1 | 2 hours 31 minutes | Air Force | ||
3. | Pete Conrad | Apollo 12 | June 2, 1930 | July 8, 1999 | (aged 69)November 19–20, 1969 | 2 | 7 hours 45 minutes | Navy | |
4. | Alan Bean | Apollo 12 | March 15, 1932 | May 26, 2018 | (aged 86)November 19–20, 1969 | 2 | 7 hours 45 minutes | Navy | |
5. | Alan Shepard | Apollo 14 | November 18, 1923 | July 21, 1998 | (aged 74)February 5–6, 1971 | 2 | 9 hours 21 minutes | Navy | |
6. | Edgar Mitchell | Apollo 14 | September 17, 1930 | February 4, 2016 | (aged 85)February 5–6, 1971 | 2 | 9 hours 21 minutes | Navy | |
7. | David Scott | Apollo 15 | June 6, 1932 | July 31–August 2, 1971 | 3 | 18 hours 33 minutes | Air Force | ||
8. | James Irwin | Apollo 15 | March 17, 1930 | September 8, 1991 | (aged 61)July 31–August 2, 1971 | 3 | 18 hours 33 minutes | Air Force | |
9. | John Young | Apollo 16 | September 24, 1930 | January 5, 2018 | (aged 87)April 21–23, 1972 | 3 | 20 hours 14 minutes | Navy | |
10. | Charles Duke | Apollo 16 | October 3, 1935 | April 21–23, 1972 | 3 | 20 hours 14 minutes | Air Force | ||
11. | Gene Cernan | Apollo 17 | March 14, 1934 | January 16, 2017 | (aged 82)December 11–14, 1972 | 3 | 22 hours 2 minutes | Navy | |
12. | Harrison Schmitt | Apollo 17 | July 3, 1935 | December 11–14, 1972 | 3 | 22 hours 2 minutes | NASA |
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In Spanish: Anexo:Personas que han caminado sobre la Luna para niños
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