Lunar Human Spaceflight
Spacecraft, programs, and stations for crewed exploration of the Moon.
6 entries.
Apollo Command and Service Module
RetiredCrewed 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.
Apollo Lunar Module
RetiredCrewed 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.
Orion
ActiveCrewed 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.
Apollo program
Completed1961–1972
The Apollo program landed the first humans on the Moon between 1969 and 1972.
Artemis program
Active2017–present
Artemis is NASA's program to return humans to the Moon and build a sustainable lunar presence.
Lunar Gateway
PlannedInternational 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.