Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Jesus' Twelve Apostles


 

The People who Traveled to the Moon


 This image provides a great visual breakdown of the 24 humans who have traveled to the Moon across nine Apollo missions between 1968 and 1972.

It's important to note the distinction in the graphic: the astronauts placed directly on the Moon's surface are those who landed, while those around the edges remained in lunar orbit.


Apollo Lunar Landing Missions

These astronauts descended to the lunar surface in the Lunar Module (LM).

MissionAstronauts (Moon Walkers)Mission Dates
Apollo 11Neil Armstrong, Buzz AldrinJuly 16–24, 1969
Apollo 12Pete Conrad, Alan BeanNov 14–24, 1969
Apollo 14Alan Shepard, Edgar MitchellJan 31 – Feb 9, 1971
Apollo 15David Scott, James IrwinJuly 26 – Aug 7, 1971
Apollo 16John Young, Charles DukeApril 16–27, 1972
Apollo 17Eugene Cernan, Harrison SchmittDec 7–19, 1972

Apollo Orbital Missions

These crews orbited the Moon but did not land. This includes the "Command Module Pilots" from landing missions and the crews of Apollo 8, 10, and 13.

MissionAstronauts (Orbit Only)Mission Dates
Apollo 8Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, William AndersDec 21–27, 1968
Apollo 10Thomas Stafford, John Young, Eugene CernanMay 18–26, 1969
Apollo 11Michael CollinsJuly 16–24, 1969
Apollo 12Richard GordonNov 14–24, 1969
Apollo 13Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, Fred HaiseApril 11–17, 1970
Apollo 14Stuart RoosaJan 31 – Feb 9, 1971
Apollo 15Alfred WordenJuly 26 – Aug 7, 1971
Apollo 16Ken MattinglyApril 16–27, 1972
Apollo 17Ronald EvansDec 7–19, 1972

Fun Fact: Because of the way rotations worked, three men (Jim Lovell, John Young, and Eugene Cernan) actually went to the Moon twice, which is why you see their names appearing in multiple sections of the photo!