People who have walked on the moon People who have walked on the moon Alan LaVern Bean (born March 15, 1932 in Wheeler, Texas) is a former NASA Astronaut. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alan Bean"
Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. ( November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) ( Rear Admiral, USN, Ret.) was the first U.S. astronaut in space. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alan Shepard"
Colonel Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., Sc.D (born January 20, 1930) is an American pilot and astronaut who became the second human to set foot on the Moon (after Neil Armstrong) during the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned lunar landing. Aldrin was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. He graduated from Montclair High School and attended the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. He graduated third in his class in 1951 with a bachelor of science degree. Aldrin was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and served as a jet fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, where he flew 66 combat missions in F-86 Sabres and shot down two Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 aircraft. After leaving Korea, Aldrin was an aerial gunnery instructor at Nellis Air Force Base in southern Nevada, and later an aide to the dean of faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy. After leaving this assignment, Aldrin flew F-100 Super Sabres as a flight commander at Bitburg, Germany. ...more on Wikipedia about "Buzz Aldrin"
Charles Moss Duke, Jr. (born 3 October 1935), ( Brigadier General, USAF, Retired) was a United States astronaut for NASA. He is one of only twelve men who have walked on the moon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charles Moss Duke, Jr."
David Randolph Scott (born June 6, 1932) a former NASA Astronaut, was one of the third group of astronauts named by NASA in October 1963 and is one of only twelve men who have walked on the moon. ...more on Wikipedia about "David Scott"
Edgar D. Mitchell (born September 17, 1930) was the sixth man to walk on the moon. He did this with Alan Shepard as part of the Apollo 14 mission on February 9 1971. The mission was NASA's third manned moon landing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Edgar Mitchell"
Eugene A. Cernan (born March 14, 1934) is a former United States astronaut. He has been into space three times: as co-pilot of Gemini 9A in June 1966; as lunar module pilot of Apollo 10 in May 1969; and as commander of Apollo 17 in December 1972, when he became "the last man on the moon". He was also a reserve crew member for the Gemini 12, Apollo 7 and Apollo 14 missions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eugene Cernan"
Dr. Harrison Hagan "Jack" Schmitt (born July 3, 1935) is a geologist, astronaut and former senator. He was the twelfth man to walk on the Moon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harrison Schmitt"
James Benson Irwin ( March 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991) was a member of the Apollo 15 mission and the eighth man to walk on the Moon. He was the first man to drive a lunar rover on the Moon. ...more on Wikipedia about "James Irwin"
John Watts Young (born September 24, 1930) is a former NASA astronaut who walked on the Moon on Apollo 16, April 21, 1972. ...more on Wikipedia about "John W. Young"
(List of lunar astronauts) # Neil Armstrong - Apollo 11 - July, 1969 ...more on Wikipedia about "List of lunar astronauts"
Neil Alden Armstrong (born August 5, 1930) is a former American test pilot and astronaut who was the first man to walk on the Moon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Neil Armstrong"
Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. ( June 2, 1930 – July 8, 1999), was an American astronaut and the third man to walk on the moon. He served on Gemini 5 & 11, Apollo 12, and Skylab 2 missions, and may have been scheduled for the Apollo 20 mission, which was canceled. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pete Conrad"
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