History Main / TripToTheMoonPlot

Although the Apollo program ended in 1972, and no humans have been to the Moon since then, this doesn't stop authors from writing stories about people travelling to the Moon, with varying scientific accuracy. The journey's goal can vary from scientific exploration to treasure hunting or an evil ploy to TakeOverTheWorld (granted they don't [[ThatsNoMoon make their own moon]]).

Although the Apollo program ended in 1972, and no humans have been to the Moon since then, this doesn't stop authors from writing stories about people travelling to the Moon, with varying scientific accuracy. The journey's goal can vary from scientific exploration to treasure hunting or an evil ploy to TakeOverTheWorld.

* ''Series/ForAllMankind'' has this as the premise of the first two seasons: [[ForWantOfANail due to the Russians landing a Cosmonaut on the Moon first]], NASA extends the Space Race to greater lengths against the Cosmonauts, from discovering water ice on the Moon to eventually creating permanently-manned Moonbases.

* Both ''Film/{{Munchausen}}'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfBaronMunchausen'' depict the main character visiting a surreal high-fantasy depiction of the Moon.

* ''WesternAnimation/CaptureTheFlag'' is about 2 kids and a retired former astronaut travelling to the moon to stop a CorruptCorporateExecutive from destroying any evidence about the moonlanding, and claiming the moon for himself.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' episode, "[[Recap/RugratsS3E13DestinationMoonAngelicasBirthday Destination Moon]]", when Chuckie throws his toy rocket ship, Tommy, Phil, and Lil believe he threw it all the way to the moon. The babies then have an ImagineSpot where Grandpa Lou's new trailer is a rocket ship that they use to travel to the moon to get Chuckie's toy rocket back. In reality, the moon is Tommy's garage.

* ''Film/{{Countdown}}'', the only science fiction film Creator/RobertAltman ever directed, depicts a realistic moon landing in 1968 just a year before Apollo 11.

The dream became a reality in the 1960s, when the Apollo space program successfully sent people to the moon. The first two people setting foot there were Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, the crew of Apollo 11, in 1969. It was "one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind". There have been five further successful Moon landings in the following three years, with twelve people having walked on the Moon in total.

* ''Manga/TouhouBougetsushou'' starts when rumors that Yukari is planning a second invasion of the Moon, and Remilia decides she's gonna beat her to the punch and claim the Moon for herself, commissioning a magical spaceship from Patchouli (who also serves as MissionControl) for Remilia, Sakuya, Marisa and Reimu to visit the True Moon, which is perfectly habitable beneath the illusion of a barren satellite the resident Lunarians put up to avoid any attempts at conquest from humanity.