![]() ![]() When the crew reached lunar orbit, the mission almost had to be aborted because of a problem with the command and service module's main engine. John Young and Charlie Duke were the next men to walk on the moon. They launched on January 31, 1971, and landed in the Fra Mauro region of the moon, the original destination for Apollo 13.ĭave Scott and James Irwin landed on the moon and stayed for three days, until August 2. The Apollo 12 crew experienced two lightning strikes just after their Saturn V rocket launched.Īlan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell were part of the Apollo 14 mission. Pete Conrad and Alan Bean were the moon walkers on the Apollo 12 mission. Neil Armstrong made history by becoming the first person to set foot on the lunar surface, before he he was followed by crewmate Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin.ģ + 4. In total 12 people have walked on the moon. ![]()
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