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List of Lunar Landings

Apollo Lunar Landing Missions:

  • Apollo 11 (July 1969): First landing (Sea of Tranquility) – Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin.
  • Apollo 12 (Nov 1969): Second landing (Ocean of Storms) – Pete Conrad, Alan Bean.
  • Apollo 13 (Apr 1970): Aborted due to explosion.
  • Apollo 14 (Feb 1971): Third landing (Fra Mauro) – Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell.
  • Apollo 15 (July 1971): Fourth landing (Hadley-Apennine) – David Scott, James Irwin.
  • Apollo 16 (Apr 1972): Fifth landing (Descartes) – John Young, Charles Duke.
  • Apollo 17 (Dec 1972): Sixth landing (Taurus-Littrow) – Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt.