How many people have walked on the Moon?
Science easy Data from 2024
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The answer
12 people
Roughly 12.
Twelve people have walked on the Moon, all between 1969 and 1972, all American, all men. Nobody has been back in over fifty years — more people have summited Everest in a single morning than have ever walked on another world.
Where this number comes from
| Source | NASA |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2024 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | people |
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