Apollo 8

NASA

Launched in 1968

Crewed by Frank Borman, James Lovell, William Anders

The first crewed mission to orbit the Moon, launched on December 21, 1968, with astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders completing 10 lunar orbits and capturing the iconic "Earthrise" photograph before returning safely to Earth.

Apollo 10

NASA

Launched in 1969

Crewed by Thomas Stafford, Gene Cernan, John Young

The Apollo 10 mission, launched in May 1969, served as a full dress rehearsal for the Moon landing, with astronauts flying the Lunar Module to within 8.4 nautical miles of the lunar surface before returning safely to Earth.

Apollo 11

NASA

Launched in 1969

Crewed by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins

The first crewed spacecraft to land humans on the Moon launched on July 16, 1969, carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins on their historic mission that culminated in Armstrong and Aldrin's 21-hour lunar surface exploration while Collins orbited above.

Apollo 13

NASA

Launched in 1970

Crewed by Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, Fred Haise

A lunar mission launched in 1970 that suffered a near-catastrophic oxygen tank explosion en route to the Moon, forcing the crew to abort their landing and return safely to Earth after a harrowing journey around the lunar far side.

Apollo 14

NASA

Launched in 1971

Crewed by Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, Edgar Mitchell

The third crewed mission to land on the Moon launched on January 31, 1971, with astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell spending 33.5 hours on the Fra Mauro highlands and conducting extensive scientific experiments despite communication problems during their lunar descent.

Apollo 15

NASA

Launched in 1971

Crewed by David Scott, Alfred Worden, James Irwin

Apollo 15 landed astronauts David Scott and James Irwin on the Moon's Hadley-Apennine region in July 1971, where they conducted three EVAs, deployed scientific instruments, and became the first mission to use the Lunar Roving Vehicle.

Apollo 16

NASA

Launched in 1972

Crewed by John Young, Ken Mattingly, Charlie Duke

Launched in April 1972, Apollo 16 carried astronauts John Young and Charles Duke to the Moon's Descartes Highlands where they conducted three EVAs, collected 95.8 kg of lunar samples, and set a lunar land speed record of 17.1 km/h in their rover.

Apollo 17

NASA

Launched in 1972

Crewed by Gene Cernan, Ronald Evans, Jack Schmitt

The final mission in the Apollo program, launched on December 7, 1972, carried astronauts Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt, and Ronald Evans to the Moon, where Cernan and Schmitt conducted three EVAs totaling 22 hours in the Taurus-Littrow valley while Evans orbited above.