12 men who walked on the moon, from 1969 to 1972

[August 27, 2012]  (AP) -- The Apollo space program stretched from 1961 to 1972, culminating in a dozen men walking on the moon in its final years. The moonwalkers were, in order:

• Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11, 1969

• Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Apollo 11, 1969

• Charles "Pete" Conrad, Apollo 12, 1969

• Alan L. Bean, Apollo 12, 1969

• Alan Shepard, Apollo 14, 1971

• Edgar D. Mitchell, Apollo 14, 1971

• David Scott, Apollo 15, 1971

• James B. Irwin, Apollo 15, 1971

• John Young, Apollo 16, 1972

• Charles M. Duke Jr., Apollo 16, 1972

• Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 17, 1972

• Harrison "Jack" Schmitt, Apollo 17, 1972

[Associated Press]

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