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Has any astronaut slept on the moon?

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Neither Neil Armstrong nor Buzz Aldrin could manage the few hours of sleep they were due before take-off. Aldrin had the sweet spot on the floor; Armstrong curled up on the Eagle's engine cover and closed his eyes. read more

On the Moon, for Apollos 11, 12 and 14, the astronauts stayed in their suits for sleep. For Apollos 15, 16 and 17, the longer surface stays, the astronauts took off their suits and slept in their liquid cooled garments. read more

Apollo astronauts who flew to the Moon without landing. Besides the 12 people who have walked on the Moon, 12 more have flown to within 0.001 lunar distance of its surface. During each of the six missions with successful lunar landings, one astronaut remained in lunar orbit while the other two landed. read more

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