Lunar Human Spaceflight

Crewed capsule · since 1968

The Apollo Command and Service Module carried three astronauts to lunar orbit and back; the Command Module was the only part to return to Earth.

Crewed lunar lander · since 1969

The Apollo Lunar Module was the two-stage craft that carried two astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface of the Moon and back.

Crewed capsule · since 2014

Orion is NASA's deep-space crew vehicle for the Artemis program, with a European Service Module built by ESA; it flew uncrewed around the Moon on Artemis I.

1961–1972

The Apollo program landed the first humans on the Moon between 1969 and 1972.

2017–present

Artemis is NASA's program to return humans to the Moon and build a sustainable lunar presence.

International partnership

The Lunar Gateway is a planned small space station in orbit around the Moon, to be built by NASA and international partners as part of the Artemis program. It is not yet operational.