<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
number of apollo missions that landed on the moon
number of apollo missions that landed on the moon
Six
Six