posted on: October 19, 2020
Haise was meant to again walk on the Moon as part of the Apollo 19 mission. The only individuals to have ever explored the surface of the Moon were from the United States. [29][30] On 10 January 2020, NASA's 22nd astronaut group, nicknamed the "Turtles", graduated and were assigned to the Artemis program. Irwin came onto the lunar surface soon after his commander, Scott. Whether the object orbits or lands on the Moon will also determine the speed. John Young and Charles Duke were the next men to walk on the Moon as part of Apollo 16. The mission's original objective was to land on the Moon, but the probe went too fast and ended up in orbit around the Moon, where it remains today. Crewed missions tend to take longer than passenger-free spacecraft due to the additional size and weight needed to support human life. [31], "Moonwalkers" redirects here. Dani Dyer shows off her baby bump as she goes shopping with Georgia Steele, Phil Collins's wife dumped him with ‘I’ve found someone else’ text, I loved lockdown with my man, ex & his new fella, says Rebecca Adlington, Manchester hospitals 'to run out of beds' as PM offers £100m for Tier 3 lockdown, SAS: Who Dares Wins chaos as Ulrika, Vicky Pattison & Jake Quickenden quit, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. From Pete Conrad to Eugene Cernan, and Harrison Schmitt here are the 12 men who have made it to the moon. This passed the Moon in 8 hours and 35 minutes on its way to Pluto. David Scott and James Irwin were next to land on the moon, July 31 1971. It also never lost any crew members or payloads between 1967 and 1973. Apollo 10 holds the record for the highest velocity reached by a crewed spacecraft at 24,791 miles per hour. Haise was meant to again walk on the Moon as part of the Apollo 19 mission. But these well-known space explorers are not the only residents of Earth to successfully make the journey - can you name all 12? Twelve people have walked on Earth's Moon, starting with Neil Armstrong and ending with Gene Cernan. The pair landed on the moon on December 11 1972. //-->