| Spacewalks by the Apollo 9 Crew | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo 9 Launch: | March 3, 1969 | Apollo 9 Landing: | March 13, 1969 |
| Spacewalkers: | David Scott <> Russell Schweickart | ||
| Apollo 9 Crew: | CDR James McDivitt <> CMP David Scott <> LMP Russell Schweickart | ||
| Apollo 9 Spacewalk 1 | Scott and Schweickart tested the ability of the Lunar Module and Command Module to support contingency spacewalk transfer between the two modules. They checked out the Apollo space suits and Portable Life Support System backpack. Scott performed a standing spacewalk from the Command Module while Schweickart exited the Lunar Module. | ||
| March 6, 1969 | |||
| 46 minutes | |||
| Spacewalks by the Apollo 11 Crew | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo 11 Launch: | July 16, 1969 | Apollo 11 Lunar Landing: | July 20, 1969 |
| Apollo 11 Lunar Lift-off: | July 21, 1969 | Apollo 11 Landing: | July 24, 1969 |
| Moonwalkers: | Neil Armstrong <> Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin | ||
| Apollo 11 Crew: | CDR Neil Armstrong <> CMP Michael Collins <> LMP Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin | ||
| Apollo 11 Moonwalk 1 | Armstrong and Aldrin performed the first moonwalk fulfilling the political goal of placing a man on the surface of the moon. They placed the American flag and the Early Apollo Scientific Experiment Package on the lunar surface and collected lunar samples. | ||
| July 20, 1969 | |||
| 2 hours 32 minutes | |||
| Spacewalks by the Apollo 12 Crew | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo 12 Launch: | November 14, 1969 | Apollo 12 Lunar Landing: | November 19, 1969 |
| Apollo 12 Lunar Lift-off: | November 20, 1969 | Apollo 12 Landing: | November 24, 1969 |
| Moonwalkers: | Charles Conrad <> Alan Bean | ||
| Apollo 12 Crew: | CDR Charles Conrad <> CMP Richard Gordon <> LMP Alan Bean | ||
| Apollo 12 Moonwalk 1 | Conrad and Bean deployed the Advanced Lunar Science Experiment Package on the lunar surface and planted the American flag. They also collected a contingency lunar sample. Unfortunately, Bean pointed the TV camera at the sun, burning it out. | ||
| November 19, 1969 | |||
| 3 hours 39 minutes | |||
| Apollo 12 Moonwalk 2 | Conrad and Bean performed the first long traverse to Surveyor 3. They collected more lunar samples from craters along the way and removed parts off Surveyor 3. The TV camera was retrieved for the ride home for examination. | ||
| November 20, 1969 | |||
| 3 hours 48 minutes | |||
| Spacewalks by the Apollo 14 Crew | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo 14 Launch: | January 31, 1971 | Apollo 14 Lunar Landing: | February 5, 1971 |
| Apollo 14 Lunar Lift-off: | February 6, 1971 | Apollo 14 Landing: | February 9, 1971 |
| Moonwalkers: | Alan Shepard <> Edgar Mitchell | ||
| Apollo 14 Crew: | CDR Alan Shepard <> CMP Stuart Roosa <> LMP Edgar Mitchell | ||
| Apollo 14 Moonwalk 1 | Shepard and Mitchell deployed the Advanced Lunar Science Experiment Package on the lunar surface and planted the American flag and a S-band dish antenna. They took care to avoid pointing the TV camera at the sun. | ||
| February 5, 1971 | |||
| 4 hours 49 minutes | |||
| Apollo 14 Moonwalk 2 | Shepard and Mitchell performed a traverse to the rim of Cone Crater. The astronauts towed the Modularized Equipment Transporter cart for hauling tools, cameras and lunar samples. Shepard and Mitchell failed to find the rim due to the undulating terrain, but managed to collect 22 pounds of lunar samples. | ||
| February 6, 1971 | |||
| 4 hours 46 minutes | |||
| Spacewalks by the Apollo 15 Crew | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo 15 Launch: | July 26, 1971 | Apollo 15 Lunar Landing: | July 30, 1971 |
| Apollo 15 Lunar Lift-off: | August 2, 1971 | Apollo 15 Landing: | August 7, 1971 |
| Moonwalkers: | David Scott <> James Irwin | ||
| Deep Space Spacewalker: | Alfred Worden | ||
| Apollo 15 Crew: | CDR David Scott <> CMP Alfred Worden <> LMP James Irwin | ||
| Apollo 15 Moonwalk 1 | Scott performed a standing spacewalk to survey the Hadley-Apennine landing site from the top hatch of the Lunar Module. With improved spacesuits and the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), Apollo 15 marked a new era of lunar exploration. Scott reported no boulders to block the progress of the LRV. | ||
| July 30, 1971 | |||
| 33 minutes | |||
| Apollo 15 Moonwalk 2 | Scott and Irwin deployed the LRV and drove south to St. George Crater for lunar sample collection. They returned back to the Lunar Module and set up the Advanced Lunar Science Experiment Package. | ||
| July 31, 1971 | |||
| 6 hours 34 minutes | |||
| Apollo 15 Moonwalk 3 | Scott and Irwin drove the LRV southeast to Mt. Hadley Delta and back. They collected several interesting lunar samples from Spur Crater. They deployed the heat flow experiment and planted the American flag. | ||
| August 1, 1971 | |||
| 7 hours 13 minutes | |||
| Apollo 15 Moonwalk 4 | Scott and Irwin drove the LRV west to Scarp Crater and the Hadley Rille. Before leaving they removed the core tube for the heat flow experiment but could not take it apart for stowage since the LRV vise was assembled backwards on Earth. | ||
| August 2, 1971 | |||
| 4 hours 20 minutes | |||
| Apollo 15 Spacewalk 5 | Worden performed the first spacewalk beyond the Earth's protective inner magnetosphere. He made two trips to the Service Module's Scientific Instrument Module (SIM) bay to retrieve file cassettes and a third unplanned trip to inspect malfunctioning instruments in the SIM bay. | ||
| August 5, 1971 | |||
| 41 minutes | |||
| Spacewalks by the Apollo 16 Crew | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo 16 Launch: | April 16, 1972 | Apollo 16 Lunar Landing: | April 21, 1972 |
| Apollo 16 Lunar Lift-off: | April 24, 1972 | Apollo 16 Landing: | April 27, 1972 |
| Moonwalkers: | John Young <> Charles Duke | ||
| Deep Space Spacewalker: | Thomas Mattingly | ||
| Apollo 16 Crew: | CDR John Young <> CMP Thomas Mattingly <> LMP Charles Duke | ||
| Apollo 16 Moonwalk 1 | Young and Duke deployed the Advanced Lunar Science Experiment Package and the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), and planted the American flag. Young accidentally walked over the heat flow experiment cable, tearing it loose. Young and Duke drove the LRV to Flag Crater. | ||
| April 21, 1972 | |||
| 7 hours 11 minutes | |||
| Apollo 16 Moonwalk 2 | Young and Duke drove the LRV up Survey to Stone Mountain. They collected lunar samples on Stone Mountain. Mission Control decided against repairing the heat flow experiment cable, since it would take too much time. | ||
| April 22, 1972 | |||
| 7 hours 23 minutes | |||
| Apollo 16 Moonwalk 3 | Young and Duke drove the LRV to Smoky Mountain. They collected lunar samples from House Rock, the largest rock sampled during the Apollo missions, and discovered the largest remnant magnetic field on the moon. The LRV's camera was used to track the Lunar Module's ascent stage. | ||
| April 23, 1972 | |||
| 5 hours 40 minutes | |||
| Apollo 16 Spacewalk 4 | Mattingly made two trips to the Service Module's Scientific Instrument Module (SIM) bay to retrieve file cassettes. He inspected the spacecraft's exterior and exposed the Microbial Ecological Evaluation Device to space for 10 minutes. Mattingly opened his visor to see the stars, avoiding looking into the sun, before returning to the cabin. | ||
| April 25, 1972 | |||
| 1 hour 24 minutes | |||
| Spacewalks by the Apollo 17 Crew | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo 17 Launch: | December 7, 1972 | Apollo 17 Lunar Landing: | December 11, 1972 |
| Apollo 17 Lunar Lift-off: | December 14, 1972 | Apollo 17 Landing: | December 19, 1972 |
| Moonwalkers: | Eugene Cernan <> Harrison Schmitt | ||
| Deep Space Spacewalker: | Ronald Evans | ||
| Apollo 17 Crew: | CDR Eugene Cernan <> CMP Ronald Evans <> LMP Harrison Schmitt | ||
| Apollo 17 Moonwalk 1 | Cernan and Schmitt deployed the Advanced Lunar Science Experiment Package (ALSEP) and the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), and planted the American flag. Cernan accidentally knocked off part of one of the LRV's fenders and repaired it with tape. The fender fell off during the drive to Steno Crater showering the astronauts with dust. | ||
| December 11, 1972 | |||
| 7 hours 12 minutes | |||
| Apollo 17 Moonwalk 2 | Cernan and Schmitt repaired the LRV's fender using folded maps and two lamp clamps. They drove the LRV to South Massif and discovered orange soil at Shorty Crater. Samples of the orange soil were collected and turned out to ancient volcanic glass blasted to the surface when Shorty Crater formed. | ||
| December 12, 1972 | |||
| 7 hours 37 minutes | |||
| Apollo 17 Moonwalk 3 | Cernan and Schmitt drove the LRV to North Massif. They made final adjustments to the Lunar Surface Gravimeter, and unveiled a plague marking the final moonwalk of the Apollo program. Cernan and Schmitt placed explosive packages on all three moonwalks to be set off after their departure and recorded of the geophones in the ALSEP. | ||
| December 13, 1972 | |||
| 7 hours 16 minutes | |||
| Apollo 17 Spacewalk 4 | Evans made three trips to the Service Module's Scientific Instrument Module (SIM) bay to retrieve file cassettes in the last spacewalk in deep space to date. | ||
| December 17, 1972 | |||
| 1 hour 7 minutes | |||
| Key | |
|---|---|
| CDR | Commander |
| CMP | Command Module Pilot |
| LMP | Lunar Module Pilot |
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Updated - January 11, 2007