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Yes, 12 astronauts in total have walked on the moon. The Apollo program from NASA sent astronauts to the moon six times between 1969 and 1972.
Apollo 14 was launched as Apollo 13 failed to land on the moon and do experiments. Apollo 14 astronauts did that job.
Apollo 11, Apollo 12, Apollo 14, Apollo 15, Apollo 16, and Apollo 17 were the missions that successfully landed men on the moon.
To the moon
Apollo 14 spent 33.5 hours on the Moon's surface, with astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell conducting two moonwalks totaling approximately 9 hours and 23 minutes.
There were six manned landings on the moon before Apollo 11: Apollo 11, Apollo 12, Apollo 14, Apollo 15, Apollo 16, and Apollo 17.
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Apollo missions 15, 16, and 17 utilized lunar rovers on the moon. Each mission deployed a Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) that allowed astronauts to travel greater distances and conduct more extensive exploration.
No. The Apollo mission were to the Moon
Apollo 13's goal was to land on the moon and return safely to Earth, but a critical malfunction during the mission forced the crew to abort the lunar landing and focus on safely returning to Earth.
Edgar Mitchell was the sixth person to walk on the moon during the Apollo 14 mission in 1971.
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