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12 astronauts have set foot on the Moon

Since astronaut Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon on July 20, 1969, in history there have been 12 people who have left their footprints on the Moon, carrying with them humanity's desire to conquer space.

1. Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong was the Commander of Apollo 11 and the first person in history to set foot on the Moon. His statement when setting foot on Earth's only natural satellite became an immortal saying: "That's one small step for a person, but one giant step forward for mankind."

After completing the mission to explore the Moon, Neil Armstrong lived a quiet life, quit his job at the US Space Agency (NASA) and spent a lot of time teaching at the University of Cincinnati in the US. Ohio. He died in 2012 in his hometown due to complications after heart surgery.

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2. Buzz Aldrin

As a pilot on Apollo 11, Buzz Aldrin was the second person to set foot on the Moon, after commander Neil Armstrong. After the mission to explore the Moon, Aldrin said that America needed to go further in the field of space exploration and the next goal was to conquer Mars.
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3. Charles Pete Conrad

After Apollo 11, Apollo 12 was the second probe to successfully land on the Moon. Under the command of Charles Pete Conrad, this ship landed on the Moon on November 19, 1969. After stopping his work at NASA, he held the position of Vice President of the American Television and Media Corporation and died in 1999 in a traffic accident.

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4. Alan Bean

Along with Charles Pete Conrad, Alan Bean was a member of the Apollo 12 mission that completed the second Moon landing. In 1973, he commanded a flight to Skylab, America's first space station. After retiring, he spent a lot of time painting, his favorite subjects being the universe and space exploration.

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5. Alan Shepard

Responsible for commanding Apollo 14 during its exploration of the Moon in February 1971. He is the one who made the golf swing on the Moon. The ball flew about several hundred meters in a zero-gravity environment. Alan Shepard's two golf balls are among the objects humans left behind on the Moon.

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6. Edgar Mitchell

Edgar Mitchell was the 6th person to walk on the Moon after traveling on the Apollo 14 spacecraft. He was one of the astronauts who held the view that aliens were real and believed that aliens had visited many times. visit Earth.
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7. David Scott

David Scott commanded Apollo 15 to land on the Moon in July 1971. During this expedition, he and his colleagues drove 3 specialized electric vehicles to collect soil and rock samples and bring them back for research.
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8. James Irwin

Together with David Scott, James Irwin carried out the mission to collect soil and rock samples on the Moon's surface. The two people spent 3 days on the Moon, including more than 18 hours operating outside the lander and collecting 77 kg of soil and rock for scientific research.
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9. John Young

Astronaut John Young is the only person in history to participate in all three space exploration programs on NASA's Gemini, Apollo and Shuttle. He flew into space 6 times and was the pilot of the Apollo 16 lunar probe in 1972, becoming the 9th person to set foot on the Moon.

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10. Charles Duke

Along with astronaut John Young, during the journey to explore the Moon's surface, Charles Duke collected 90 kg of soil and rock samples. While collecting samples, Duke left a family photo (he took with his wife and two sons) on the Moon.
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11. Eugene Cernan

He was the commander of the Apollo 17 spacecraft that landed on the Moon in 1972. He flew into space 3 times and flew to the Moon twice. During his first flight to the Moon in 1969 on Apollo 10, he did not land on the Moon but only collected data to prepare for the first landing of Apollo 11.
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12. Harrison Schmitt

Up to now, astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt are the last people to leave footprints on the Moon. After leaving NASA, Mr. Harrison Schmitt participated in political activities and served as a New Mexico State Senator.
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