AtlasLuna

To the Moon,
Mission by Mission

Every crewed and robotic mission to the Moon, past, present, and planned. Nearly seven decades of building toward a lasting
presence on the Moon.

123
77/46
Total Missions
53
37/16
U.S.
49
23/26
USSR / Russia
9
9/0
China
12
8/4
Other

From the Observations

How long each crewed flight took

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0 days613 days
Apollo 111969 · first landing
8d 03h
Apollo 151971 · first rover
12d 07h
Apollo 171972 · last crewed
12d 14h
To the Moon On the Moon In lunar orbit Return

Active Missions

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2007-004B, 2007-004COrbiterActive

ARTEMIS-THEMIS

2007 – 2011USA flagUSANational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Two recycled probes, first to orbit the Earth-Moon Lagrange points.
2009-031AOrbiterActive

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

2009USA flagUSANational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

NASA’s longest-running orbiter, still mapping the Moon in detail.
2013-070ARoverLanderActive

Chang'e 3 and Yutu

2013China flagCHNChina National Space Administration (CNSA)

First soft landing since 1976, and still active on the Moon.

The MoonBound print: every lunar mission's trajectory on one chart
The Print
All missions past, present and planned: MoonBound
Every mission to the Moon on one chart from Pioneer to Artemis II.
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Upcoming Missions

Launching in the next 12 months · NET = no earlier than

Last updated August 3, 2026 · reviewed weekly

Landmark Missions

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1959-014AImpactorSuccess

Luna 2

1959USSR flagSOVExperimental Design Bureau-1 (OKB-1)

First spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon; first spacecraft to impact on another celestial body.
1959-008AFlybySuccess

Luna 3

1959USSR flagSOVExperimental Design Bureau-1 (OKB-1)

First images of the farside of the Moon.
1966-006ALanderSuccess

Luna 9

1966USSR flagSOVLavochkin Design Bureau

First spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon and return surface photos.