The following is a list of fictional astronauts on moonbases and performing other feats of lunar exploration not yet achieved.
Moon
Name(s)Appeared inProgram / Mission / SpacecraftFictional dateUnited States:Edward McCauley, Col.Joseph Hale, Maj. (Communications Officer)Renza HaleBilly Williams, Maj. (Navigational Officer)Patrick Donon, Maj.Mason Trett, Maj.Russ Russell, Dr. (Scientist)George Gould, Col.Jeffrey Tuttle, Capt.Kenneth Moresby, Capt.Rick Gordon, Lt.Frank Werner, Lt.Hal Roberts, Capt.Hargaves, Lt.Tom Farrow, Capt. (Radioman)Robbins, Capt.BruglePeter Riber, Dr.FaddenDan Freer, Capt. (Spacecraft commander)Charles Cooper, Dr. (Biologist)Neil Templeton, Lt. (Navigator)Dobbs, Lt.Pat Warren, Lt.Johnny Baker, Lt.Hardy Stockman, Maj.Markey, Maj.Oliver Farrar, Prof. (Astronomer)Jim Nichols (Astronomer)Warnecke, Maj. (Dr.) (Physician)Teal, Lt.Adams, Col.Bob Kelly, Lt.Prescott, Dr. (Scientist)David Orrin, Dr. (Scientist)Denny, Lt.Rowland Kennedy, Dr. (Scientist)Doug Bowers, Capt.John Arnold, Maj.Jimmy Manx (Reporter)Paul Carlson (Reporter)Gorman, Lt.Harold Carter, Dr. (Scientist)Perry Holcomb, Dr. (Scientist)Van Fleet, Capt.Narry, Dr. (Mineralogist)Bromfield, Dr. (Scientist)Rice, Dr. (Scientist)Orr, Dr. (Scientist)Stubblefield, Maj.Jim Blythe, Maj.Bernard Bush, Dr. (Scientist)George Coldwell, Dr. (Scientist)Guthrie Durlock, Dr. (Scientist)Walker, Lt.Kyle Rennish, Capt. (Photographer)Rudy Manton, Lt.McIntyre, Maj.Charles Randolph, Maj.John Leonard, Lt.Ingram, Maj.Tom Jackson, Maj. (Spacecraft commander)Henry, Capt.Parker, Dr. (Geologist)Richard Jackson, Capt.Rumbough, Capt.Marlowe, Capt.Webb, Capt. (Radio Operator)Don Miller, Capt.Tim O'Leary, Maj.Frank Bartlett, Col.Tucker, Sgt.Vic Enright, Maj.OthersRussia:Tolchek, Col. (Moon base commander)Gulyt, Maj.Kralenko, Maj. (NK-1 commander)Alexandrov, Col.OthersMen into Space (a.k.a. Space Challenge) (1959–60), TVUnited States Air Force:Various missionsRussia:Moon baseNK-1c. 1970–1980Future astronauts on Moon missions and Moon base crews.Aerobee:Ed McCauley, 1st Lt.Randy (alternate)X-21:Ed McCauley, Maj. (Pilot)Furness, Maj. (Observer)Space Platform:Ed McCauley, Maj. (Commander)Randy Hall, Capt.Sammy Breen, 2nd Lt.Grimaldi Base:Ed McCauley, Col. (Base Commander)HolmesKentUnnamed communications officer2 other crewmembersVenus ship:Ed McCauley, Col. (Commander)Randy Hall, Maj. (Second-in-Command)Bramwell, Dr. (civilian scientist)First Martian Expedition:Ed McCauley, Col. (Commander)Randy Hall, Maj. (Second-in-Command)BrettJoe Fallon (impersonating Andrew Fallon) (Mechanic)Hathaway (Meteorologist)SoamesMen into Space (1960), novelSpace Service (United States):Aerobee (suborbital rocket)X-21 (spaceplane)Space PlatformGrimaldi Base (moonbase)Venus shipFirst Martian Expeditionc. 1960–1980Tie-in novel based on TV series of same name but featuring original stories. McCauley makes first crewed spaceflight aboard Aerobee and first orbital spaceplane flight in X-21. First Martian Expedition lands on Eros to refuel en route to Mars.Rog EverettWillie Sanger"Contact" (1960), short short storyObservatory No. 1FutureMoon-based observers unknowingly witness end of life on Mars.Unnamed commanderUnnamed astronauts"Report on the Nature of the Lunar Surface" (1960), short short storyProject Diana:Moonbase OneNear FutureFirst astronauts on the Moon discover contamination of lunar surface by earlier uncrewed spacecraft.John Anderson, Capt. (Commander) (US)Luis Vargas, Dr. (First Pilot/Communications) (Brazil)Sigrid Bromark, Dr. (Physician/Physicist) (Sweden)Selim Hamid, Dr. (Space Medicine) (Turkey)Erik Heinrich, Dr. (born Hanisch Bernauer) (Rocket designer) (Germany)Hideko Murata, Dr. (Astrophotographer/Pharmacist) (Japan)Asmara Makonnen, Dr. (Chief Navigator/Astronomer) (Nigeria)Etienne Martel, Dr. (Engineer/Technician) (France)Robert "Rod" Murdock, Dr. (Mathematician) (US)Feodor Orloff, Dr. (Geologist/Mapmaker) (USSR)Sir William Rochester, Dr. (Geophysicist) (UK)David Ruskin, Dr. (Aeronautic Engineer/Recorder) (Israel)12 to the Moon (1960), filmInternational Space Order:Lunar Eagle #1Space taxic. 1960s/1970sFirst crewed Moon mission is international project. Anderson made three previous orbital flights.Perry Rhodan, Maj.Reginald Bell, Capt.Clark G. Fletcher, Capt.Eric Manoli, Lt.Mike Bull (names from the US-English translation)Perry Rhodan series (1961–present), novellas, comics, audiobooks, filmEnterprise Stardust1971The astronauts are members of the United States Space Force (USSF) and their mission is the first landing on the Moon – where they find a marooned alien space ship and its crew.Wheel Five:Meloni, Capt. (Commander)Vinson, Lt.Reed Kieran (Astrophysicist)Unnamed personnelFerry:Charles Wandek, Lt.Unnamed astrophysicist (France)Unnamed magnetic field expertUnnamed pump technician"The Stars, My Brothers" (1962), novellaUnited Nations Reconnaissance Corps (UNRC):Space Laboratory Number 5 ("Wheel Five")FerryMay 1981Kieran, killed in crash of ferry with lunar-orbit space station, is left frozen in space for future revival.Three unnamed astronauts (US, UK, USSR)Joseph CavorKatherine CallenderArnold BedfordFirst Men in the Moon (1964), filmUN 1 (spacecraft)Cavorite sphere1964Flashback to 1899UN crew on Moon discover evidence of 19th-century British lunar expedition. Aged survivor Bedford tells what occurred.Luna Station:Sir Ian Macdonald (Director)Gloria Brittain, Dr. (Psychiatrist)Jeff CarterCrombie, Maj.Bob HowardMaryOttoway, Prof.Avril Simpson (Dietician)Felix Larsen, Prof. (Psychologist/Special agent)Other personnelRoyal Commission:Lord SevernConnor (Accountant)Meeson (Junior Minister)Prentice (Biologist)Watts, Gen.Moon Base (1964), novelUnited Kingdom:Luna StationRoyal CommissionFutureLarsen, ostensibly a laser mechanic, travels by rocket to Moon base with investigatory Royal Commission. He is actually a British special agent looking into possible treason at base.Lee Stocker, Gen. (Commander)Clint Anderson, Maj.Diana Brice, Prof.Phillip Mendl, Dr.Ernie Travers, Lt.The Outer LimitsMoonstone (1964), TVLunar Expedition OneNear FutureMoonbase crew make contact with alien fugitives.Gompert (Commander)Dufresne"Yo" JohannsenDonald Barnard Merriam, Lt.The Wanderer (1964), novelU.S. Space ForceMoon Project:Moonbase, U.S.Three rocket ships ("Baba Yagas")Near FutureAstronauts at moonbase in crater Plato when artificial planet emerges from hyperspace into Earth orbit.Lavinia PickerellCow:Unnamed captainThurston Williston (Co-pilot/Navigator)Two unnamed crewmembersLunar Base:M. M. Manborough (Base Commander)Finch, Maj.Foster Esticott, Lt. (Selenodetic survey)Guffey, Dr. (Microbiologist)Rugby (Cafeteria/Supply room)Unnamed Lunar Patrol OfficerUnnamed personnelMiss Pickerell on the Moon (1965), novelSpace Force (Moon Force):Cargo Spaceship No. 00-41-233 (Cow)Space Force Lunar Base (Moonport)Rocketcraft No. 12-12-22Mooncraft No. 1Near FutureMiss Pickerell travels to Moon to find antibiotic for animal epidemic. Landing site in Descartes; lunar base in Mare Cognitum. Sequel to Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars (q.v.).Pete (no last name given)Unnamed prospector"Moon Duel" (1965), short storyN/AFutureProspectors attacked in Gioja crater by alien criminal marooned on Moon.Space Station X-7:Frank Cromwell, Col. (Commanding Officer)Andrews, Sgt. (no first name given)Connie Engstrom, Lt. (Communications Officer)Hoffman, Dr. (Physician)Faith Montaine, Dr. (Biochemist)Olsen (no first name given)Unnamed personnelProbe Ship Number 5:Gordon Towers, Maj.Don Webber, Capt.Mutiny in Outer Space (a.k.a. Invasion From the Moon, Space Station X, Space Station X-14, Invasion to the Moon) (1965), filmUnited States:Space Station X-7Probe Ship Number 5March 1990Astronauts returning from Moon aboard probe ship inadvertently contaminate space station with fungus from lunar ice caves.Link Day (Commander)Mike Capoferri, Dr.Terry Holmes, Dr. (Linguist)Carlos (no last name given)26 unnamed astronauts"Wrong Way Street" (1965), short storyUnited Nations:UN Flight Four1989While investigating alien base and spacecraft on Moon, scientist Capoferri accidentally travels back in time. Walnikov is mentioned as the first human on Mars.Sirius (USAF):DavisActon (Last names not given)Space Station One: 'Santa Fe' :Felix Coulter, Dr. (Director)Unnamed US astronautsLittle Bear:Melvin K. Green (V-POTUS)Hunter-Killer (1966), novelSiriusSpace Station One: Santa FeLittle BearAlternate 1970sAfter the Air Force sends two men to the Moon but fails to bring them back safely, the Navy decides to upstage them by sending the Vice-President into orbit using an uprated Polaris missile.Schmidlap (US) (Weathernaut)Hoffman (US) (Weathernaut)Peter Mattemore (US)Eileen Forbes (US) (Astronomer)Igor Valkleinokov (USSR)Anna Soblova (USSR)Way...Way Out (1966), filmUnknown1994US sends a married couple to live on the Moon and operate a weather station close to a nearby Soviet lunar base. Couples have a space race to see who will have the first "Moon baby".Project Settlement:Perkins, Cmdr.Unnamed crewProject Rescue:Steve (no last name given)Unnamed crewNight GalleryThe Nature of the Enemy (1970), TVU.S. Department of Space:Project SettlementProject RescueNear FutureAstronaut on rescue mission discovers giant mousetrap on the Moon.Clarence "Clancy" BallouJackRoger (no last names given for last two)"Now I'm Watching Roger" (1972), short storyUnknownFutureInterpersonal tensions among astronauts on moonbase.Siren II:Stan BaileyMiroslava Space Detachment:NatashaOlgaLyudmillaTanyaUnnamed female cosmonautsTwo unnamed male cosmonautsThe Moonlovers: An Erotic Space Odyssey (1975), novelUnknownSiren IISoviet Lunar ColonyNear future NASA astronaut whose long-duration Earth orbital mission is suddenly endangered when a mysterious force pulls his spacecraft towards the Moon. The ending hints that the story may be a dream.Moonbase Sinus MediiEd Speedwell, Capt (Commander)Ivan Flyenov, Capt (2nd in Command)Jerry Owyee, Lt (3rd in Command)Rocky Rhodes, Lt.Harold Cummings, Dr.Irene Stone, Dr.Lois White, Dr.Mike O'RileyUnnamed astronautsMoon Orbiting Space Station 1Six unnamed astronautsMoon Orbiting Space Station 2Yuri Chisodva, Capt.Five unnamed astronautsAristotleDick Peterson, Capt.Unnamed astronautsAgamemnonEd Speedwell, Capt.Jean Chelsea-Smith, Lt. (RAF)Peter ChorosousClass G-Zero (1976?), novelMoonbaseSinus MediiSpace StationSkylab VMoon Orbiting Space Station 1Moon Orbiting Space Station 2Space Shuttles:Orbiter 8Orbiter 10Nuclear Lunar Shuttles:AristotleAgamemnonNear Future (Alternate 1990s?)Astronauts of the International Space Agency (ISA) who find themselves dealing with a first contact situation.Unnamed astronautChallenge of the SuperfriendsThe World's Deadliest Game (1978), TVSpaceplane 16Space stationContemporary/Near FutureWonder Woman, Hawkman and Black Vulcan assist spacewalking astronaut with repairs of space station in lunar orbit.NASA:Douglas CummingsDon WayneWehrmacht:Franz BethwigVengeance 10 (1980), novelUnknownV-10May 6, 2009, flashback to 1938–45Two American astronauts stumble across the final remnants of Nazi Germany's Moon Program.Malcolm Tanner, Col. (Station Commandant/Geophysicist)Joel GilfillanUnnamed personnel"It Isn't Love That Makes the World Go 'Round" (1981), short storyUnited States:Moon Stationc. 1996 (November)Five days before closure of Moon Station, Tanner and Gilfillan make incredible discovery in Lubinicky A.Douglas MorganLisa MorganFred SimpsonMartin KobolWilliam DemainCatherine DemainLarry LaStrandeSylvia DortmanBlairMarrettHaley (First names not given for the last three)Other unnamed astronautsTest of Fire (1982), novelUnknown Space StationSpace ShuttleNear FuturePersonnel at a moonbase in the crater Alphonsus which becomes the last outpost of civilization when the Earth is devastated by a massive solar flare and the nuclear strikes it triggers. Revision of When the Sky Burned (1972).USJersey ColonyEli SteinmetzWillie SheaKurt Perry, Dr.Dawson (First name not given)Gallagher (First name not given)C