List of missions to the Moon - wikipedia List of missions to the Moon It has been suggested that List of lunar probes be merged into this article. ( Discuss ) Proposed since October 2016. Surveyor 3 on the Moon The first image taken of the far side of the Moon, returned by Luna 3 As part of human exploration of the Moon, numerous space missions have been undertaken to study Earth 's natural satellite. Of the Moon landings ; Luna 2 was the first spacecraft to reach its surface successfully, intentionally impacting the Moon on 13 September 1959. In 1966, Luna 9 became the first spacecraft to achieve a controlled soft landing, while Luna 10 became the first mission to enter orbit. Between 1968 and 1972, manned missions to the Moon were conducted by the United States as part of the Apollo program. Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to enter orbit in December 1968, and was followed by Apollo 10 in May 1969. Six missions landed men on the Moon, beginning with Apollo 11 in July 1969, during which Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon. Apollo 13 was intended to land, however it was restricted to a flyby due to a malfunction aboard the spacecraft. All nine manned missions returned safely to the Earth. While the United States focused on the manned Apollo program, the Soviet Union conducted unmanned missions that deployed rovers and returned samples to the Earth. Three rover missions were launched, of which two were successful, and eleven sample return flights were attempted with three successes. Missions to the Moon have been conducted by the Soviet Union, United States, European Space Agency, Japan, India and the People 's Republic of China. The Moon has also been visited by five spacecraft not dedicated to studying it ; four spacecraft have flown past it to gain gravity assistance, and a radio telescope, Explorer 49, was placed into selenocentric orbit in order to use the Moon to block interference from terrestrial radio sources. Contents 1 Missions to date 2 Future missions 2.1 Funded 2.1. 1 Funded lunar probe missions currently under development 2.2 Proposed but full funding still unclear 2.2. 1 Proposed but full funding still unclear, lunar probe missions 2.2. 2 Proposed but full funding still unclear, crewed lunar missions 2.3 Cancelled or indefinitely postponed 3 See also 4 References Missions to date Spacecraft Launch Date Carrier rocket Operator Mission Outcome Pioneer 0 ( Able I ) 000000001958 - 08 - 17 - 0000 17 August 1958 Thor DM - 18 Able I USAF Orbiter Launch failure First attempted launch beyond Earth orbit ; failed to orbit due to turbopump gearbox malfunction resulting in first stage explosion. Reached apogee of 16 kilometres ( 9.9 mi ) E-1 No. 1 000000001958 - 09 - 23 - 0000 23 September 1958 Luna OKB - 1 Impactor Launch failure Failed to orbit ; rocket disintegrated due to excessive vibration Pioneer 1 ( Able II ) 000000001958 - 10 - 11 - 0000 11 October 1958 Thor DM - 18 Able I NASA Orbiter Launch failure Failed to orbit ; premature second stage cutoff due to accelerometer failure. Later known as Pioneer 1. Reached apogee of 113,800 kilometres ( 70,700 mi ). E-1 No. 2 000000001958 - 10 - 11 - 0000 11 October 1958 Luna OKB - 1 Impactor Launch failure Failed to orbit ; carrier rocket exploded due to excessive vibration. Pioneer 2 ( Able III ) 000000001958 - 11 - 08 - 0000 8 November 1958 Thor DM - 18 Able I NASA Orbiter Launch failure Failed to orbit ; premature second stage cutoff due to erroneous command by ground controllers ; third stage failed to ignite due to broken electrical connection Reached apogee of 1,550 kilometres ( 960 mi ). E-1 No. 3 000000001958 - 12 - 04 - 0000 4 December 1958 Luna OKB - 1 Impactor Launch failure Failed to orbit ; seal failure in hydrogen peroxide pump cooling system resulted in core stage underperformance Pioneer 3 000000001958 - 12 - 06 - 0000 6 December 1958 Juno II NASA Flyby Launch failure Failed to orbit ; premature first stage cutoff. Reached apogee of 102,360 kilometres ( 63,600 mi ). Mechta ( E-1 No. 4 ) 000000001959 - 01 - 02 - 0000 2 January 1959 Luna OKB - 1 Impactor Launch failure Carrier rocket guidance problem resulted in failure to impact Moon, flew past in heliocentric orbit, later known as Luna 1 Closest approach 5,995 kilometres ( 3,725 mi ) on 4 January. Pioneer 4 000000001959 - 03 - 03 - 0000 3 March 1959 Juno II NASA Flyby Partial failure Second stage overperformance resulted in flyby at greater altitude than expected, out of instrument range, with 58,983 kilometres of distance. Closest approach at 22 : 25 UTC on 4 March. First U.S. spacecraft to leave Earth orbit. E-1A No. 1 000000001959 - 06 - 18 - 0000 18 June 1959 Luna OKB - 1 Impactor Launch failure Failed to orbit ; guidance system malfunction Luna 2 ( E-1A No. 2 ) 000000001959 - 09 - 12 - 0000 12 September 1959 Luna OKB - 1 Impactor Success Successful impact at 21 : 02 on 14 September 1959. First spacecraft to reach lunar surface Luna 3 ( E-2A No. 1 ) 000000001959 - 10 - 04 - 0000 4 October 1959 Luna OKB - 1 Flyby Success Returned first images of the far side of the Moon P - 3 Able IVB 000000001959 - 11 - 26 - 0000 26 November 1959 Atlas - D Able NASA Orbiter Launch failure Failed to orbit ; payload fairing disintegrated due to design fault E-3 No. 1 000000001960 - 04 - 15 - 0000 15 April 1960 Luna OKB - 1 Flyby Launch failure Failed to orbit ; premature third stage cutoff E-3 No. 2 000000001960 - 04 - 16 - 0000 16 April 1960 Luna OKB - 1 Flyby Launch failure Failed to orbit ; rocket disintegrated ten seconds after launch P - 30 ( Able VA ) 000000001960 - 09 - 25 - 0000 25 September 1960 Atlas - D Able NASA Orbiter Launch failure Failed to orbit ; second stage oxidiser system malfunction resulting in premature cutoff payload fairing disintegrated due to design fault P - 31 ( Able VB ) 000000001960 - 12 - 15 - 0000 15 December 1960 Atlas - D Able NASA Orbiter Launch failure Failed to orbit ; second stage ignited while first stage was still attached and burning, vehicle exploded Ranger 3 ( P - 34 ) 000000001962 - 01 - 26 - 0000 26 January 1962 Atlas LV - 3 Agena - B NASA Impactor Spacecraft failure Partial launch failure due to guidance problem ; attempt to correct using spacecraft 's engine resulted in it missing the Moon by 36,793 kilometres ( 22,862 mi ) Ranger 4 ( P - 35 ) 000000001962 - 04 - 23 - 0000 23 April 1962 Atlas LV - 3 Agena - B NASA Impactor Spacecraft failure Failed to deploy solar panels, ran out of power ten hours after launch ; incidental impact on the far side of the Moon on 26 April Ranger 5 ( P - 36 ) 000000001962 - 10 - 18 - 0000 18 October 1962 Atlas LV - 3 Agena - B NASA Impactor Spacecraft failure Solar panels erroneously disengaged from power system, failed ​ 8 ⁄ hours after launch when batteries were depleted. Missed the Moon as course correction was not completed E-6 No. 2 000000001963 - 01 - 04 - 0000 4 January 1963 Molniya - L OKB - 1 Lander Launch failure Failed to depart Low Earth orbit ; guidance system power failure prevented upper stage ignition E-6 No. 3 000000001963 - 02 - 03 - 0000 3 February 1963 Molniya - L OKB - 1 Lander Launch failure Failed to orbit ; guidance failure Luna 4 ( E-6 No. 4 ) 000000001963 - 04 - 02 - 0000 2 April 1963 Molniya - L OKB - 1 Lander Spacecraft failure Failed to perform mid-course correction, remained in high Earth orbit until given escape velocity by orbital perturbation Ranger 6 ( P - 54 ) 000000001964 - 01 - 30 - 0000 30 January 1964 Atlas LV - 3 Agena - B NASA Impactor Spacecraft failure Impacted on 2 February 1964, failed to return images due to power system failure E-6 No. 6 000000001964 - 03 - 21 - 0000 21 March 1964 Molniya - M OKB - 1 Lander Launch failure Failed to orbit ; third stage underperformed due to oxidiser valve failure E-6 No. 5 000000001964 - 04 - 20 - 0000 20 April 1964 Molniya - M OKB - 1 Lander Launch failure Failed to orbit ; power failure caused by broken connection resulted in premature third stage cutoff Ranger 7 000000001964 - 07 - 28 - 0000 28 July 1964 Atlas LV - 3 Agena - B NASA Impactor Success Impacted on 30 July 1964 at 13 : 25 : 48 UTC Ranger 8 000000001965 - 02 - 17 - 0000 17 February 1965 Atlas LV - 3 Agena - B NASA Impactor Success Impacted on 20 February 1965 at 09 : 57 : 37 UTC Kosmos 60 ( E-6 No. 9 ) 000000001965 - 03 - 12 - 0000 12 March 1965 Molniya - L Lavochkin Lander Launch failure Upper stage failed to restart due to guidance system short - circuit. Failed to depart low Earth orbit Ranger 9 000000001965 - 03 - 21 - 0000 21 March 1965 Atlas LV - 3 Agena - B NASA Impactor Success Impacted on 24 March 1965 at 14 : 08 : 20 UTC E-6 No. 8 000000001965 - 04 - 10 - 0000 10 April 1965 Molniya - L Lavochkin Lander Launch failure Third stage failed to ignite due to loss of oxidiser pressure, failed to orbit Luna 5 ( E-6 No. 10 ) 000000001965 - 05 - 09 - 0000 9 May 1965 Molniya - M Lavochkin Lander Spacecraft failure Loss of control after gyroscope malfunction, failed to decelerate for landing and impacted the Moon at 19 : 10 UTC on 12 May 1965. Luna 6 ( E-6 No. 7 ) 000000001965 - 06 - 08 - 0000 8 June 1965 Molniya - M Lavochkin Lander Spacecraft failure Engine failed to shut down after performing mid-course correction manoeuvre, flew past the Moon in heliocentric orbit. Zond 3 ( 3MV - 4 No. 3 ) 000000001965 - 07 - 18 - 0000 18 July 1965 Molniya Lavochkin Flyby Success Flew past the Moon on 20 July 1965 at a distance of 9,200 kilometres ( 5,700 mi ). Conducted technology demonstration for future planetary missions. Luna 7 ( E-6 No. 11 ) 000000001965 - 10 - 04 - 0000 4 October 1965 Molniya Lavochkin Lander Spacecraft failure Attitude control failure shortly before landing prevented controlled descent ; impacted the lunar surface 22 : 08 : 24 UTC on 7 October 1965. Luna 8 ( E-6 No. 12 ) 000000001965 - 12 - 03 - 0000 3 December 1965 Molniya Lavochkin Lander Spacecraft failure Landing airbag punctured, resulting in loss of attitude control shortly before planned touchdown, impacted Moon at 21 : 51 : 30 UTC on 6 December 1965 Luna 9 ( E-6 No. 13 ) 000000001966 - 01 - 31 - 0000 31 January 1966 Molniya - M Lavochkin Lander Success First spacecraft to land successfully on the Moon ; touchdown at 18 : 45 : 30 UTC on 3 February 1966. Returned data until 22 : 55 UTC on 6 February. Kosmos 111 ( E-6S No. 204 ) 000000001966 - 03 - 01 - 0000 1 March 1966 Molniya - M Lavochkin Orbiter Launch failure Upper stage lost attitude control and failed to ignite ; spacecraft never left low Earth orbit Luna 10 ( E-6S No. 206 ) 000000001966 - 03 - 31 - 0000 31 March 1966 Molniya - M Lavochkin Orbiter Success Entered orbit at 18 : 44 UTC on 3 April 1966, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit the Moon. Continued to return data until 30 May. Surveyor 1 000000001966 - 05 - 30 - 0000 30 May 1966 Atlas LV - 3C Centaur - D NASA Lander Success Landed in Oceanus Procellarum at 06 : 17 : 36 UTC on 2 June 1966. Returned data until loss of power on 13 July. Explorer 33 ( AIMP - D ) 000000001966 - 07 - 01 - 0000 1 July 1966 Delta E1 NASA Orbiter Launch failure Magnetospheric probe ; rocket imparted greater velocity than had been planned, leaving spacecraft unable to enter orbit. Repurposed for Earth orbit mission which was completed successfully. Lunar Orbiter 1 000000001966 - 08 - 10 - 0000 10 August 1966 Atlas SLV - 3 Agena - D NASA Orbiter Partial failure Orbital insertion at around 15 : 36 UTC on 14 August. Deorbited early due to lack of fuel and to avoid communications interference with the next mission, impacted the Moon at 13 : 30 UTC on 29 October 1966. Luna 11 ( E-6LF No. 101 ) 000000001966 - 08 - 21 - 0000 21 August 1966 Molniya - M Lavochkin Orbiter Partial failure Entered orbit on 28 August 1966. Failed to return images ; other instruments operated correctly. Conducted gamma ray and X-ray observations to study the composition of the Moon, investigated the lunar gravitational field, the presence of meteorites in the lunar environment and the radiation environment at the Moon. Ceased operations on 1 October 1966 after power was depleted. Surveyor 2 000000001966 - 09 - 20 - 0000 20 September 1966 Atlas LV - 3C Centaur - D NASA Lander Spacecraft failure One thruster failed to ignite during mid-course correction manoeuvre resulting in loss of control. Impacted the Moon at 03 : 18 UTC on 23 September 1966. Luna 12 ( E-6LF No. 102 ) 000000001966 - 10 - 22 - 0000 22 October 1966 Molniya - M Lavochkin Orbiter Success Entered orbit on 25 October 1966 and returned data until 19 January 1967. Completed photography mission intended for Luna 11. Lunar Orbiter 2 000000001966 - 11 - 06 - 0000 6 November 1966 Atlas SLV - 3 Agena - D NASA Orbiter Success Entered orbit at about 19 : 51 UTC on 10 November 1966 to begin photographic mapping mission. Impacted on the far side of the lunar surface following deorbit burn on 11 October 1967 at end of mission. Luna 13 ( E-6M No. 205 ) 000000001966 - 12 - 21 - 0000 21 December 1966 Molniya - M Lavochkin Lander Success Successfully landed in Oceanus Procellarum at 18 : 01 UTC on 24 December 1966. Returned images from the surface and studied the lunar soil. Operated until depletion of power at 06 : 31 UTC on 28 December. Lunar Orbiter 3 000000001967 - 02 - 05 - 0000 5 February 1967 Atlas SLV - 3 Agena - D NASA Orbiter Success Entered orbit at 21 : 54 UTC on 8 February 1967. Deorbited at end of mission and impacted the Moon on 9 October 1967. Surveyor 3 000000001967 - 04 - 17 - 0000 17 April 1967 Atlas LV - 3C Centaur - D NASA Lander Success Landed at 00 : 04 UTC on 20 April 1967 and operated until 3 May. Visited by Apollo 12 astronauts in 1969, with some parts removed for return to Earth. Lunar Orbiter 4 000000001967 - 05 - 04 - 0000 4 May 1967 Atlas SLV - 3 Agena - D NASA Orbiter Success Entered orbit at 21 : 54 UTC on 8 May 1967, operated until 17 July. Decayed from orbit, with lunar impact occurring on 6 October 1967. Surveyor 4 000000001967 - 07 - 14 - 0000 14 July 1967 Atlas LV - 3C Centaur - D NASA Lander Spacecraft failure Contact with spacecraft lost at 02 : 03 UTC on 17 July, two and a half minutes before scheduled landing. NASA determined that the spacecraft may have exploded, otherwise it impacted the Moon. Explorer 35 ( AIMP - E ) 000000001967 - 07 - 19 - 0000 19 July 1967 Delta E1 NASA Orbiter Success Magnetospheric probe, studying the Moon and interplanetary space. Deactivated on 27 June 1973. Presumed to have impacted the Moon during the 1970s. Lunar Orbiter 5 000000001967 - 08 - 01 - 0000 1 August 1967 Atlas SLV - 3 Agena - D NASA Orbiter Success Final mission in the Lunar Orbiter series, entered selenocentric orbit on 5 August at 16 : 48 UTC and conducted a photographic survey until 18 August. Deorbited and impacted the Moon on 31 January 1968. Surveyor 5 000000001967 - 09 - 08 - 0000 8 September 1967 Atlas SLV - 3C Centaur - D NASA Lander Success Landed in Mare Tranquillitatis at 00 : 46 : 44 UTC on 11 September. Last signals received at 04 : 30 UTC on 17 December 1967. 7K - L1 No. 4L 000000001967 - 09 - 27 - 0000 27 September 1967 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Flyby Launch failure Technology demonstration for planned manned missions. Failed to reach orbit after a blocked propellant line caused one of the first stage engines not to ignite. Surveyor 6 000000001967 - 11 - 07 - 0000 7 November 1967 Atlas SLV - 3C Centaur - D NASA Lander Success Landed in Sinus Medii at 01 : 01 : 04 UTC on 10 November. Made brief flight from lunar surface at 10 : 32 UTC on 17 November, followed by second landing after travelling 2.4 metres ( 7 ft 10 in ). Last contact at 19 : 14 UTC on 14 December. 7K - L1 No. 5L 000000001967 - 11 - 22 - 0000 22 November 1967 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Flyby Launch failure Technology demonstration for planned manned missions ; unable to achieve orbit after second stage engine failed to ignite. Surveyor 7 000000001968 - 01 - 07 - 0000 7 January 1968 Atlas SLV - 3C Centaur - D NASA Lander Success Final Surveyor mission. Landed 29 kilometres ( 18 mi ) from Tycho crater at 01 : 05 : 36 UTC on 10 January. Operated until 21 February 1968. E-6LS No. 112 000000001968 - 02 - 07 - 0000 7 February 1968 Molniya - M Lavochkin Orbiter Launch failure Failed to orbit after third stage ran out of fuel. Luna 14 ( E-6LS No. 113 ) 000000001968 - 04 - 07 - 0000 7 April 1968 Molniya - M Lavochkin Orbiter Success Tested communications for proposed manned missions and studied the mass concentration of the Moon. Entered orbit on 10 April at 19 : 25 UTC. 7K - L1 No. 7L 000000001968 - 04 - 22 - 0000 22 April 1968 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Flyby Launch failure Technology demonstration for planned manned missions. Failed to orbit after second stage engine incorrectly commanded to shut down ; although spacecraft was recovered using its prototype launch escape system. Zond 5 ( 7K - L1 No. 9L ) 000000001968 - 09 - 14 - 0000 14 September 1968 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Flyby, circled Success Two tortoises and other life forms on board a technology demonstration for planned manned missions. Made a closest approach of 1,850 kilometres ( 1,150 mi ) on 18 September, and circled the moon before returning to Earth. Landed in the Indian Ocean on 21 September at 16 : 08 UTC, becoming first Lunar spacecraft to be recovered successfully and carried the first Earth life to travel to and around the moon. Zond 6 ( 7K - L1 No. 12L ) 000000001968 - 11 - 10 - 0000 10 November 1968 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Flyby Spacecraft failure Technology demonstration for planned manned missions. Flyby occurred on 14 November, with a closest approach of 2,420 kilometres ( 1,500 mi ). Reentered Earth 's atmosphere on 17 November however recovery was unsuccessful after parachutes were prematurely jettisoned. Apollo 8 000000001968 - 12 - 21 - 0000 21 December 1968 Saturn V NASA Manned Orbiter Success First manned mission to the Moon ; entered orbit around the Moon with four - minute burn beginning at 09 : 59 : 52 UTC on 24 December. Completed ten orbits of the Moon before returning to Earth with an engine burn at 06 : 10 : 16 UTC on 25 December. Landed in the Pacific Ocean at 15 : 51 UTC on 27 December. 7K - L1 No. 13L 000000001969 - 01 - 20 - 0000 20 January 1969 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Flyby Launch failure Technology demonstration for planned manned missions. Failed to orbit after one of the four second stage engines shut down prematurely. Third stage engine also shut down prematurely. The spacecraft was recovered using its launch escape system. E-8 No. 201 000000001969 - 02 - 19 - 0000 19 February 1969 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Lander / Rover Launch failure First launch of the Lunokhod rover. Launch vehicle disintegrated 51 seconds after launch and exploded. 7K - L1S No. 3 000000001969 - 02 - 21 - 0000 21 February 1969 N1 OKB - 1 Orbiter Launch failure First launch of N1 rocket ; intended to orbit the Moon and return to Earth. First stage prematurely shut down 70 seconds after launch ; launch vehicle crashed 50 kilometres ( 31 mi ) from launch site. Spacecraft landed some 35 kilometres ( 22 mi ) from the launch pad after successfully using its launch escape system. Apollo 10 000000001969 - 05 - 18 - 0000 18 May 1969 Saturn V NASA Manned Orbiter Success Dress rehearsal for Apollo 11 E-8 - 5 No. 402 000000001969 - 06 - 14 - 0000 14 June 1969 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Sample return Launch failure Intended to land on the Moon and return lunar soil sample. Did not reach Earth orbit after fourth stage failed to ignite. 7K - L1S No. 5 000000001969 - 07 - 03 - 0000 3 July 1969 N1 OKB - 1 Orbiter Launch failure Intended to orbit the Moon and return to Earth. All first stage engines shut down 10 seconds after launch ; launch vehicle crashed and exploded on the launch pad. Spacecraft landed safely 2 kilometres ( 1.2 mi ) from the launch site after using launch escape sequence. Luna 15 ( E-8 - 5 No. 401 ) 000000001969 - 07 - 13 - 0000 13 July 1969 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Sample return Spacecraft failure Reached lunar orbit at 10 : 00 UTC on 17 July. Descent retro - rocket burn started at 15 : 47 UTC on 21 July. Contact lost 3 minutes after de-orbit burn ; probably crashed on the Moon. Apollo 11 000000001969 - 07 - 16 - 0000 16 July 1969 Saturn V NASA Manned Orbiter / Lander Success First manned landing on the Moon. LM landed at 20 : 17 UTC on 20 July 1969 Zond 7 ( 7K - L1 No. 11L ) 000000001969 - 08 - 07 - 0000 7 August 1969 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Flyby Success Technology demonstration for planned manned missions. Lunar flyby on 10 August, with a closest approach of 1,200 kilometres ( 750 mi ) ; returned to Earth and landed in Kazakhstan at 18 : 13 UTC on 14 August. Kosmos 300 ( E-8 - 5 No. 403 ) 000000001969 - 09 - 23 - 0000 23 September 1969 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Sample return Launch failure Third attempt at lunar sample return. After reaching low Earth orbit, the fourth stage engine failed to fire for trans - lunar injection due to oxidiser leak. Spacecraft re-entered Earth 's atmosphere about 4 days after launch. Kosmos 305 ( E-8 - 5 No. 404 ) 000000001969 - 10 - 22 - 0000 22 October 1969 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Sample return Launch failure Fourth attempt at lunar sample return. After reaching low Earth orbit, the fourth stage engine failed to fire for trans - lunar injection due to control system malfunction. Spacecraft re-entered Earth 's atmosphere within one orbit after launch. Apollo 12 000000001969 - 11 - 14 - 0000 14 November 1969 Saturn V NASA Manned Orbiter / Lander Success E-8 - 5 No. 405 000000001970 - 02 - 06 - 0000 6 February 1970 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Sample return Launch failure Failed to orbit Apollo 13 000000001970 - 04 - 11 - 0000 11 April 1970 Saturn V NASA Manned Orbiter / Lander Spacecraft failure Mission aborted following oxygen tank explosion, flew past the Moon without entering orbit and returned to Earth Luna 16 ( E-8 - 5 No. 406 ) 000000001970 - 09 - 12 - 0000 12 September 1970 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Sample return Success Zond 8 ( 7K - L1 No. 14L ) 000000001970 - 10 - 20 - 0000 20 October 1970 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Flyby Success Technology demonstration for planned manned missions ; returned to Earth successfully Luna 17 ( E-8 No. 203 ) 000000001970 - 11 - 10 - 0000 10 November 1970 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Lander / Rover Success Deployed Lunokhod 1 Apollo 14 000000001971 - 01 - 31 - 0000 31 January 1971 Saturn V NASA Manned Orbiter / Lander Success Apollo 15 000000001971 - 07 - 26 - 0000 26 July 1971 Saturn V NASA Manned Orbiter / Lander / Rover Success PFS - 1 000000001971 - 07 - 26 - 0000 26 July 1971 Saturn V NASA Orbiter Success Deployed from Apollo 15 Luna 18 ( E-8 - 5 No. 407 ) 000000001971 - 09 - 02 - 0000 2 September 1971 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Sample return Spacecraft failure Failed during descent to lunar surface Luna 19 ( E-8LS No. 202 ) 000000001971 - 09 - 28 - 0000 28 September 1971 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Orbiter Success Luna 20 ( E-8 - 5 No. 408 ) 000000001972 - 02 - 14 - 0000 14 February 1972 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Sample return Success Apollo 16 000000001972 - 04 - 16 - 0000 16 April 1972 Saturn V NASA Manned Orbiter / Lander / Rover Success PFS - 2 000000001972 - 04 - 16 - 0000 16 April 1972 Saturn V NASA Orbiter Success Deployed from Apollo 16 7K - LOK No. 1 000000001972 - 07 - 03 - 0000 3 July 1972 N1 OKB - 1 Orbiter Launch failure Failed to orbit ; intended to orbit the Moon and return to Earth Apollo 17 000000001972 - 12 - 07 - 0000 7 December 1972 Saturn V NASA Manned Orbiter / Lander / Rover Success Last manned Moon landing Luna 21 ( E-8 No. 204 ) 000000001973 - 01 - 08 - 0000 8 January 1973 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Lander / Rover Success Deployed Lunokhod 2 Explorer 49 ( RAE - B ) 000000001973 - 06 - 10 - 0000 10 June 1973 Delta 1913 NASA Orbiter Success Radio astronomy spacecraft, operated in selenocentric orbit to avoid interference from terrestrial radio sources Mariner 10 ( RAE - B ) 000000001973 - 11 - 03 - 0000 3 November 1973 Delta 1913 NASA Flyby Success Interplanetary spacecraft, mapped lunar north pole to test cameras. Luna 22 ( E-8LS No. 206 ) 000000001974 - 05 - 29 - 0000 29 May 1974 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Orbiter Success Luna 23 ( E-8 - 5M No. 410 ) 000000001974 - 10 - 28 - 0000 28 October 1974 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Sample return Spacecraft failure Tipped over upon landing E-8 - 5M No. 412 000000001975 - 10 - 16 - 0000 16 October 1975 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Sample return Launch failure Failed to orbit Luna 24 ( E-8 - 5M No. 413 ) 000000001976 - 08 - 09 - 0000 9 August 1976 Proton - K / D Lavochkin Sample return Success Final mission of the Luna programme. Entered orbit on 11 August 1976 and landed in Mare Crisium at 16 : 36 UTC on 18 August. Sample capsule launched at 05 : 25 UTC on 19 August and recovered ​ 96 ⁄ hours later. Returned 170.1 grams ( 6.00 oz ) of lunar regolith. ISEE - 3 ( ICE / Explorer 59 ) 000000001978 - 08 - 12 - 0000 12 August 1978 Delta 2914 NASA Gravity assist N / A Five flybys in 1982 and 1983 en route to comet 21P / Giacobini -- Zinner Hiten ( MUSES - A ) 000000001990 - 01 - 24 - 0000 24 January 1990 Mu - 3S - II ISAS Flyby / Orbiter Success Designed for flyby, placed into selenocentric orbit during extended mission after failure of Hagoromo Hagoromo 000000001990 - 01 - 24 - 0000 24 January 1990 Mu - 3S - II ISAS Orbiter Spacecraft failure Deployed from Hiten. Communications failure ; entered selenocentric orbit but returned no data Geotail 000000001992 - 07 - 24 - 0000 24 July 1992 Delta II 6925 ISAS / NASA Gravity assist N / A Series of flybys to regulate high Earth orbit Clementine ( DSPSE ) 000000001994 - 01 - 25 - 0000 25 January 1994 Titan II ( 23 ) G Star - 37FM USAF / NASA Orbiter Success Completed Lunar objectives successfully ; failed following departure from selenocentric orbit HGS - 1 000000001997 - 12 - 24 - 0000 24 December 1997 Proton - K / DM3 Hughes Gravity assist N / A Communications satellite ; made two flybys in May and June 1998 en route to geosynchronous orbit after delivery into wrong orbit Lunar Prospector ( Discovery 3 ) 000000001998 - 01 - 07 - 0000 7 January 1998 Athena II NASA Orbiter Success Nozomi ( PLANET - B ) 000000001998 - 07 - 03 - 0000 3 July 1998 Mu - 5M-V ISAS Gravity assist N / A Two flybys en route to Mars SMART - 1 000000002003 - 09 - 27 - 0000 27 September 2003 Ariane 5G ESA Orbiter Success Impacted moon in LQ26 quadrangle at end of mission on 3 September 2006 ARTEMIS P1 000000002007 - 02 - 17 - 0000 17 February 2007 Delta II 7925 NASA Orbiter Operational THEMIS spacecraft moved to selenocentric orbit for extended mission ; entered orbit July 2011 ARTEMIS P2 000000002007 - 02 - 17 - 0000 17 February 2007 Delta II 7925 NASA Orbiter Operational THEMIS spacecraft moved to selenocentric orbit for extended mission ; entered orbit July 2011 Kaguya ( SELENE ) 000000002007 - 09 - 14 - 0000 14 September 2007 H - IIA 2022 JAXA Orbiter Success Impacted the Moon in LQ30 quadrangle at end of mission on 10 June 2009 Okina ( RSAT ) 000000002007 - 09 - 14 - 0000 14 September 2007 H - IIA 2022 JAXA Orbiter Success Deployed from Kaguya, decayed and impacted moon in LQ08 quadrangle on 12 February 2009 after end of mission Ouna ( VRAD ) 000000002007 - 09 - 14 - 0000 14 September 2007 H - IIA 2022 JAXA Orbiter Success Deployed from Kaguya, completed operations on 29 June 2009 but remains in selenocentric orbit Chang'e 1 000000002007 - 10 - 24 - 0000 24 October 2007 Chang Zheng 3A CNSA Orbiter Success Impacted moon in LQ21 quadrangle on 1 March 2009, at end of mission Chandrayaan - 1 000000002008 - 10 - 21 - 0000 21 October 2008 PSLV - XL ISRO Orbiter Success Succeced through mission, terminated the mission in 2009, remains in selenocentric orbit ; discovered water on Moon Moon Impact Probe 000000002008 - 10 - 21 - 0000 21 October 2008 PSLV - XL ISRO Impactor Success Deployed from Chandrayaan - 1, impacted Moon in LQ30 quadrangle on 14 November 2008 LRO 000000002009 - 06 - 18 - 0000 18 June 2009 Atlas V 401 NASA Orbiter Operational LCROSS 000000002009 - 06 - 18 - 0000 18 June 2009 Atlas V 401 NASA Impactor Success Observed impact of Centaur upper stage that launched it and LRO, then impacted itself. Impacts in LQ30 quadrangle Chang'e 2 000000002010 - 10 - 01 - 0000 1 October 2010 Chang Zheng 3C CNSA Orbiter Success Following completion of six month Lunar mission, departed selenocentric orbit for Earth -- Sun L2 Lagrangian point ; subsequently flew by asteroid 4179 Toutatis Ebb ( GRAIL - A ) 000000002011 - 09 - 10 - 0000 10 September 2011 Delta II 7920H NASA Orbiter Success Part of the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory, impacted the Moon in LQ01 quadrangle on 17 December 2012 at end of mission. Flow ( GRAIL - B ) 000000002011 - 09 - 10 - 0000 10 September 2011 Delta II 7920H NASA Orbiter Success Part of the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory, impacted the Moon in LQ01 quadrangle on 17 December 2012 at end of mission. LADEE 000000002013 - 09 - 07 - 0000 7 September 2013 Minotaur V NASA Orbiter Success Mission ended on 18 April 2014, when the spacecraft 's controllers intentionally crashed LADEE into the far side of the Moon Chang'e 3 000000002013 - 12 - 01 - 0000 1 December 2013 Chang Zheng 3B CNSA Lander / Rover Success Entered orbit on 6 December 2013 with landing at 13 : 12 UTC on 14 December. Deployed Yutu rover, which landed on the Moon. Chang'e 5 - T1 000000002014 - 10 - 23 - 0000 23 October 2014 Chang Zheng 3C CNSA Flyby Operational Demonstration of re-entry capsule for Chang'e 5 sample - return mission at lunar return velocity. 4M 000000002014 - 10 - 23 - 0000 23 October 2014 Chang Zheng 3C LuxSpace Flyby Success Attached to third stage of CZ - 3C used to launch Chang'e 5 - T1 Future missions There are several future lunar missions scheduled or proposed by various nations or organisations. Funded Funded lunar probe missions currently under development Country Name Launch due Nature of mission USA TESS 2018 flyby China Chang'e 4 2018 ( far side ) landing and roving India Chandrayaan - 2 2018 landing, roving, sample analyzing ( Private ) MX - 1E 2019 hopping China Chang'e 5 2019 sample return ( Private ) Astrobotic Technology 2019 landing and roving ( Private ) PTScientists 2019 landing and roving USA EM - 1 late 2019 unmanned test of Orion spacecraft in Lunar orbit USA BioSentinel late 2019 flyby USA Cislunar Explorers late 2019 USA CU - E late 2019 flyby USA CuSP late 2019 flyby Japan EQUULEUS late 2019 flyby USA LunaH - Map late 2019 mapping hydrogen deposits USA Lunar Flashlight late 2019 searching for water ice deposits USA Lunar IceCube late 2019 searching for water ice deposits USA NEA Scout late 2019 flyby Japan OMOTENASHI late 2019 hard landing, measuring radiation USA SkyFire late 2019 flyby, remote sensing Japan SLIM 2021 pinpoint landing, roving Japan DESTINY+ 2022 flyby China Chang'e 6 2020s sample return Japan SELENE - 2 2020s orbiting, landing and roving USA EM - 2 2023 manned flight, lunar orbit Proposed but Full funding still unclear Proposed but full funding still unclear, lunar probe missions The following robotic space probe missions have been proposed : Country Name Launch due Nature of mission ( Private ) SpaceIL 2018 hopping ( Private ) Synergy Moon 2018 ( Private ) TeamIndus 2018 landing and roving ( Private ) Hakuto 2018 roving Russia Luna - Glob ( Luna 25, Luna 26, Luna 27 ) 2025 + North Korea Moon mission 2026 or before South Korea Moon Orbiter 2020 South Korea Moon Lander 2025 UK Lunar Mission One 2024 USA South Pole Aitken Basin Sample Return May compete in New Frontiers program NF5 selection USA Resource Prospector 2020s Rover for in - situ resource utilization demonstration Proposed but Full funding still unclear, crewed lunar missions Country Name Proposed launch date Nature of proposed mission Russia Luna - Glob 2028 Manned lunar orbiter ; proposed by Roscosmos Russia Luna - Glob 2030 Manned lunar landing ; proposed by Roscosmos Japan JAXA 2030 Manned moon landing ; proposed by JAXA. China CLEP 2036 Manned moon landing ; proposed by CNSA. Russia Lunnyj Poligon 2037 Completion of robotic lunar base ; proposed by Roscosmos ( Note : Launch dates are aspirational and may change drastically as the planning and preparation progresses. ) Cancelled or indefinitely postponed Country Name Launch due Japan Lunar - A Integrated into Russia 's Luna - Glob 1 mission Germany LEO 2012 Mission postponed indefinitely due to budgetary constraints UK MoonLITE 2014 USA Constellation program 2020 Mission cancelled by Congress Europe Lunar Lander 2018 Cancelled in 2012 USA MoonRise 2018 Not funded by NASA in 2011 funding competition, may be re-competed in NF4 or NF5 selections ( Private ) DSE - Alpha 2018 Mission to transport the first space tourists to fly around the Moon using Soyuz ; proposed by Space Adventures ( 2005 ). ( Private ) SpaceX Moon Mission Late 2018 Two private citizens on a lunar fly - by. 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Question: when was the last flight to the moon
Answer: 23 October 2014