Here’s the latest consolidated update on living Apollo astronauts.
As of mid-2025 reports, six Apollo astronauts who flew to the Moon were still alive: Buzz Aldrin, David Scott, Russell Schweickart, Fred Haise, Charles Duke, and Harrison Schmitt. Jim Lovell had died in August 2025, reducing the number of living Moon voyagers to five [Britannica: "How many Apollo astronauts are still alive?"; Space.com coverage].[1][4]
William Anders (Apollo 8) died in 2024, and since then the count of living Apollo Moon travelers has proceeded from seven to five, given that Anders didn’t walk on the Moon but orbited it with the crew [Britannica; Apollo-focused reports].[3][4]
Several sources note that the pool of living Apollo astronauts has continued to shrink with time, but the exact current tally can vary depending on the date of reporting and whether you count orbit-only crew versus those who landed on the Moon. The consensus in late 2025 pointed to five living Moon-landing or Moon-orbit astronauts, with the majority being in their 80s–90s [Britannica; Space.com; satellite updates].[4][1]
Illustration of the current status:
Notes and caveats:
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