List of lunar astronauts

Twenty-four astronauts have been on or near the Moon. Twelve of these landed on the Moon and actually walked on its surface.

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Astronaut - Moon

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All are men from the United States of America who traveled to the Moon as part of NASA's Apollo program during the period from December 1968 to December 1972.

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Men - United States of America - NASA - Apollo program - 1968 - 1972

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Apart from these 24 people, no human being has ever left Earth orbit (with a height of a few hundred km); they have thus gone farther from the Earth than anyone else has ever gone (see "where no man has gone before").

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Earth orbit - Where no man has gone before

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There were no in-flight fatalities in the Apollo program.

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