List Of Apollo Astronauts: Wiki list article
NASA assigned 32 American astronauts to the Apollo lunar landing program, and 24, flying on nine missions between December 1968 and December 1972, orbited the Moon.
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During six two-man landing missions twelve astronauts walked on the lunar surface, and six of those drove Lunar Roving Vehicles. Three flew to the Moon twice, one orbiting both times and two landing once apiece.
Apollo astronauts who walked on the Moon
| Image | Name | Born | Died | Age at first step | Mission | Lunar EVA dates | Military service | Alma Mater | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Neil Armstrong | August 5, 1930 | August 25, 2012 (aged 82) | 38y 11m 15d | Apollo 11 | July 21, 1969 | Civilian | Purdue University, University of Southern California |
| 2 |  | Buzz Aldrin | January 20, 1930 | 39y 6m 0d | Air Force | United States Military Academy, MIT | |||
| 3 |  | Pete Conrad | June 2, 1930 | July 8, 1999 (aged 69) | 39y 5m 17d | Apollo 12 | November 19–20, 1969 | Navy | Princeton University |
| 4 | .jpg) | Alan Bean | March 15, 1932 | May 26, 2018 (aged 86) | 37y 8m 4d | Navy | University of Texas, Austin | ||
| 5 | .jpg) | Alan Shepard | November 18, 1923 | July 21, 1998 (aged 74) | 47y 2m 18d | Apollo 14 | February 5–6, 1971 | Navy | United States Naval Academy, Naval War College |
| 6 |  | Edgar Mitchell | September 17, 1930 | February 4, 2016 (aged 85) | 40y 4m 19d | Navy | Carnegie Mellon University, Naval Postgraduate School, MIT | ||
| 7 |  | David Scott | June 6, 1932 | 39y 1m 25d | Apollo 15 | July 31 – August 2, 1971 | Air Force | University of Michigan, United States Military Academy, MIT | |
| 8 |  | James Irwin | March 17, 1930 | August 8, 1991 (aged 61) | 41y 4m 14d | Air Force | United States Naval Academy, University of Michigan | ||
| 9 | .jpg) | John Young | September 24, 1930 | January 5, 2018 (aged 87) | 41y 6m 28d | Apollo 16 | April 21–23, 1972 | Navy | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 10 |  | Charles Duke | October 3, 1935 | 36y 6m 18d | Air Force | United States Naval Academy, MIT | |||
| 11 |  | Eugene Cernan | March 14, 1934 | January 16, 2017 (aged 82) | 38y 9m 7d | Apollo 17 | December 11–14, 1972 | Navy | Purdue University, Naval Postgraduate School |
| 12 |  | Harrison Schmitt | July 3, 1935 | 37y 5m 8d | Civilian | Caltech, University of Oslo, Harvard University |
Apollo astronauts who flew to the Moon without landing
| Image | Name | Born | Died | Age | Mission | Military service | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Frank Borman | March 14, 1928 | November 7, 2023 (aged 95) | 40 | Apollo 8 December 21–27, 1968 | Air Force | |
| 2 |  | Jim Lovell | March 25, 1928 | 40 42 | Apollo 8 December 21–27, 1968 Apollo 13 April 11–17, 1970 | Navy | Intended to land on Apollo 13; only person to fly to the Moon twice without landing. | |
| 3 |  | Bill Anders | October 17, 1933 | 35 | Apollo 8 December 21–27, 1968 | Air Force | ||
| 4 |  | Tom Stafford | September 17, 1930 | March 18, 2024 (aged 93) | 38 | Apollo 10 May 18–26, 1969 | Air Force | Later flew on Apollo–Soyuz Test Project. |
| 5 | .jpg) | Michael Collins | October 31, 1930 | April 28, 2021 (aged 90) | 38 | Apollo 11 July 16–24, 1969 | Air Force | |
| 6 |  | Dick Gordon | October 5, 1929 | November 6, 2017 (aged 88) | 40 | Apollo 12 November 14–24, 1969 | Navy | Trained to land, slated for Apollo 18 (canceled). |
| 7 |  | Jack Swigert | August 30, 1931 | December 27, 1982 (aged 51) | 38 | Apollo 13 April 11–17, 1970 | Air Force | |
| 8 |  | Fred Haise | November 14, 1933 | 36 | Apollo 13 April 11–17, 1970 | Marines, Air Force | Intended to land; later trained to land and slated to command Apollo 19 (canceled); flew the Space Shuttle on approach / landing tests. | |
| 9 |  | Stu Roosa | August 16, 1933 | December 12, 1994 (aged 61) | 37 | Apollo 14 January 31 – February 9, 1971 | Air Force | In rotation to land on Apollo 20 (canceled). |
| 10 |  | Al Worden | February 7, 1932 | March 18, 2020 (aged 88) | 39 | Apollo 15 July 26 – August 7, 1971 | Air Force | |
| 11 |  | Ken Mattingly | March 17, 1936 | October 31, 2023 (aged 87) | 36 | Apollo 16 April 16–27, 1972 | Navy | Later flew two Space Shuttle missions. |
| 12 |  | Ron Evans | November 10, 1933 | April 7, 1990 (aged 56) | 39 | Apollo 17 December 7–19, 1972 | Navy |
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