How many times have men been on the moon?

Answer 1

Twelve men have walked on the moon as part of NASA's Apollo program between 1969 and 1972. The first man on the moon was Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, followed by eleven others on subsequent missions. The last man to walk on the moon was astronaut Eugene Cernan during the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972.

Answer 2

Six times, In each case, a 3-man crew was sent to the Moon, two of whom landed, whilst the third remained on the mother ship in orbit around the Moon. The twelve who landed on the Moon and their spaceships were:

Apollo 11 [July 20, 1969]:

[1] Neil Armstrong "One small step for (a) man, One giant leap for mankind..."

[2] Buzz Aldrin

Apollo 12 [November 19-20, 1969]:

[3] Pete Conrad

[4] Alan Bean

Apollo 13 is famous for not getting there and the heroic efforts needed to save the crew.

Apollo 14 [February 5-6, 1971]:

[5] Alan Shepard

[6] Edgar Mitchell

Apollo 15 [July 31-August 2, 1971]:

[7] David Scott

[8] James Irwin

Apollo 16 [April 21-23, 1972]:

[9] John W. Young

[10] Charles Duke

Apollo 17 [December 11-14, 1972]:

[11] Eugene Cernan

[12] Harrison Schmitt

Answer 3

A total of 12 men have walked on the moon as part of NASA's Apollo missions from 1969 to 1972. These missions included six manned Apollo landings on the lunar surface.