Mission

Crew

Results

Apollo 8 1968 December 21–27

Frank Borman James. A. Lovell William A. Anders

First humans to reach the Moon. Orbited the Moon 10 times. First manned Saturn V launch.

Apollo 10 1969 May 18–26

Thomas P. Stafford John W. Young Eugene A. Cernan

Dress rehearsal of Moon landing, in lunar orbit. Orbited Moon for two and a half days.

Apollo 11 1969 July 16–24

Neil A. Armstrong Michael Collins Edwin E. Aldrin

Armstrong and Aldrin in the Lunar Module Eagle made first manned lunar landing in southwestern Mare Tranquillitatis, July 20. Collected 21.55 kg of lunar samples. Time on surface 21h 36m.

Apollo 12 1969 November 14–24

Charles Conrad Richard F. Gordon Alan L. Bean

Conrad and Bean in the Lunar Module Intrepid landed in southeastern Oceanus Procellarum on November 19, next to the unmanned robot probe Surveyor 3. Collected 34.35 kg of lunar samples. Time on surface 31h 31m.

Apollo 13 1970 April 11–17

James A. Lovell John L. Swigert Fred W. Haise

Landing cancelled after explosion in service module. Looped behind Moon without going into orbit. Lunar Module Aquarius was used as emergency living quarters.

Apollo 14 1971 January 31– February 9

Alan B. Shepard Stuart A. Roosa Edgar D. Mitchell

Shepard and Mitchell in the Lunar Module Antares landed on February 5 near the crater Fra Mauro. Collected 42.28 kg of lunar samples. Time on surface 33h 31m.

Apollo 15 1971 July 26– August 7

David R. Scott Alfred M. Worden James B. Irwin

Scott and Irwin in the Lunar Module Falcon landed on July 30 near Hadley Rille at the foot of the Apennine mountains. First use of lunar roving vehicle. Subsatellite released into lunar orbit from the Service Module. Collected 77.31 kg of lunar samples. Time on surface 66h 55m.

Apollo 16 1972 April 16–27

John W. Young Thomas K. Mattingly Charles M. Duke

Young and Duke in the Lunar Module Orion landed on April 21 near the crater Descartes in the lunar highlands. Subsatellite released into lunar orbit from Service Module. Collected 95.71 kg of lunar samples. Time on surface 71h 02m.

Apollo 17 1972 December 7–19

Eugene A. Cernan Ronald E. Evans Harrison H. Schmitt

Cernan and Schmitt in Lunar Module Challenger landed on December 11 near the crater Littrow, on the southeastern edge of Mare Serenitatis. Collected 110.52 kg of lunar samples. Time on surface 75h 00m.