How Many People Have Been to the Moon?: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Photos and Videos

Apollo 8: Earthrise photograph

The Artemis II crew-Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman-smile and give thumbs up for a group photo inside the Orion spacecraft with U.S. and Canadian flags visible.

Infographic timeline of NASA's Apollo missions, showing key dates, mission patches, astronaut names, mission achievements, time and distance statistics, and a map of Apollo landing sites on the Moon. Includes milestones such as Apollo 11's first Moon landing, Apollo 13's survival after an explosion, and total moonwalkers and human visitors.

Neil Armstrong Takes Humankind's First Steps on the Lunar Surface During NASA's Apollo 11 Mission

Illustration of a spacecraft above the lunar surface with the text "we're sending astronauts into DEEP SPACE" and a blue arrow pointing toward the spacecraft.

See All Videos and Images →

Topics

Moon exploration What Have We Left on the Moon?Moon Landing: Just the Facts The New Space Race Chang’e Was the Moon Landing Fake?Artemis Apollo Chandrayaan Today in History—July 20: First Contact with a Hazardous Surface Lunar Prospector