NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Number of Moons! Mercury = 0 Venus = 0 Earth = 1 Mars = 2 Jupiter = 50 Saturn = 53 Uranus = 27 Neptune = 13

The Moon!

Man on the Moon! On July 20, 1969, Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon. By the end of 1972, five more Apollo crews had landed there. These six missions resulted in 12 American astronauts exploring and photographing the moon.

Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong on the Moon!

Apollo Moon Landings

Apollo 11 Date: July 20, 1969 Time There: 22 Hours (Earth = 2 hours short of a day) Fact: Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut to set foot on the moon

Apollo 12 Date: November 19, 1969 Time There: 32 Hours (Earth = 1 day and 8 hours) Fact: The crew recovers instruments put on the moon in April of Because of these instruments, the effects of long- term, exposure to the moon’s environment can now be measured.

Apollo 13 Date: April 11, 1970 Fact: This mission did not successfully land on the moon. They had difficulties with the spacecraft.

Apollo 14 Date: February 5, 1971 Time There: 34 Hours (Earth = 1 day and 10 hours) Fact: One famous moment is when commander Alan Shepard hits two golf balls on the moon!

Apollo 15 Date: July 30, 1971 Time There: 67 Hours (Earth = 2 days and 19 hours) Fact: This is the first Apollo crew to use a lunar rover for transportation.

Lunar Rover

Apollo 16 Date: April 21, 1972 Time There: 71 Hours (Earth = 2 days and 23 hours) Fact: This crew is the first to land in and explore a highlands area.

Apollo 17 Date: December 11, 1972 Time There: 75 Hours (Earth = 3 days and 3 hours) Fact: This is the longest and last Apollo mission to land on the moon.

Timeline Activity Moon Landings Apollo 11 – Landed on July 20, 1969 Apollo 12 – Landed on November 19, 1969 Apollo 14 – Landed on February 5, 1971 Apollo 15 – Landed on July 30, 1971 Apollo 16 – Landed on April 21, 1972 Apollo 17 – December 11, 1972