172 Hours on the Moon

Midori Yoshida (15, Yokohama Japan)

Watch Midori Yoshida as she journeys to the moon!

Mia Nomeland (16, Stavanger, Norway)

Follow Mia Nomeland on her journey to spend 172 hours on the moon.

Antoine Devereux (17, Paris, France)

Follow Antoine on his journey to spend 172 hours on the moon.

Moon Misc.

Apollo 11: First Moon Landing

Apollo 11 was the first U.S. spaceflight mission which landed the first humans, Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr, on Earth's Moon on July 20, 1969, at 20:17:39 UTC.

Apollo 14

Apollo 15

Apollo 15 was the 9th manned mission in the American Apollo space program, the 4th to land on the Moon, and the 8th successful manned mission. It was the first of what were termed "J missions", long duration stays on the Moon with a greater focus on science than had been possible on previous missions. It was also the first mission where the Lunar Roving Vehicle was used.

Apollo 16

Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the American Apollo space program, the fifth and penultimate to land on the Moon and the first to land in the lunar highlands. The second of the so-called J-missions, the mission was crewed by Commander John Young, Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke and Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly. Launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:54 PM EST on April 16, 1972, the mission lasted eleven days, one hour, and fifty-one minutes, and concluded at 2:45 PM EST on April 27.

Apollo 17: Final Moon Mission

Apollo 17 was the final manned mission in the American Apollo space program. Launched at 12:33 a.m. EST on December 7, 1972, with a three-member crew consisting of Commander Eugene Cernan, Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans, and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 remains the most recent manned Moon landing and the most recent manned flight beyond low Earth orbit.