Apollo Space Program

William Anders (1933–2024), astronaut who took Earthrise photo

William Anders was an astronaut who orbited the moon on Apollo 8 and took the iconic “Earthrise” photograph from space.

James McDivitt (1929–2022), NASA astronaut who led first U.S. spacewalk mission

James McDivitt was a NASA astronaut who commanded the Gemini 4 and Apollo 9 missions.

Alfred Worden (1932–2020), astronaut orbited the moon

Alfred “Al" Worden orbited the moon as the command pilot for Apollo 15.TheformerNASA astronaut is one of only 24 people to have flown to the moon.During the 1971 mission, Worden orbited the earth many times as astronauts James Irwin andDavid Scott walked on the moon to explore the surface. He was the first human to do a deep space spacewalk. NASA selected Worden, a military pilot,as an astronaut in 1966.

Chris Kraft (1924–2019), NASA’s visionary first flight director

Chris Kraft was NASA’s visionary first flight director, who guided astronauts as they orbited Earth and landed on the Moon.

Alan Bean (1932 – 2018), Apollo astronaut walked on the Moon

Alan Bean, the NASA astronaut who became the fourth person to walk on the moon, died Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Houston after a short illness, according to the Associated Press. He was 86.

John Young (1930–2018), astronaut walked on the Moon

Legendary astronaut John Young walked on the moon and later commanded the first space shuttle flight.

Richard Gordon (1929 – 2017), Apollo 12 astronaut

Flew around the moon for the Apollo 12 mission…

Neil Armstrong and NASA: One Giant Leap

First man on the moon Neil Armstrong routinely credited the thousands of scientists, technicians, and others who made his historic flight possible.