Yes moon landings, with an s.
Americans went back to land humans on the moon after Apollo 11, for those still asking why they didn't.
And they did so multiple times.
In fact Apollo 11 was so named because it was the eleventh Apollo moon mission, the first 10 were in preparation for the 11th and future Apollo missions.
True, yes there are doubts on the first landing. But there were six similar flights back to the moon after that. Five of which landed humans successfully after the first one. Each time an astronaut planted an American flag. If there was doubt, no one was doubting anymore since the 70s, even the Soviets.
12 Men Walked On The Moon
A total of 12 men (two on each trip) walked on the moon. In 1972, the Apollo program was halted and future crewed moon landing missions cancelled.
There was no more need or doubt. Americans have convincingly won the space race as several trips and several Americans have successfully landed and were the first humans to walk on the surface of the moon.
Doubts Remain
And yes, we are guessing those who were doubting are too young, born in and around that time, or decades later.
The 50s and 60s were a different time. The world and the motivations were different.
Apollo 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 were NASA's seven manned missions whose sole purpose was to land humans on the moon. Only lucky #13 failed. There was a movie about that.
Evidence
Cameras attached to NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter have photographed five of the six flags planted by astronauts from these Apollo missions who had men set foot on the lunar surface in the late 60s and early 70s.
Dates and Names of Those Who Landed on the Moon
July 20, 1969
Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong and Edwin Buzz Aldrin
Orbiting command module third pilot Michael Collins
Aside from a flag, a plaque was also planted
November 19, 1969
Apollo 12: Charles Conrad and Alan Bean
Third pilot Richard Gordon
Apollo 13: Failed to land
February 5, 1971
Apollo 14: Aland Shepard and Edgar Mitchell
Orbiting command module pilot Stuart Roosa
Shepard struck and left two golf balls on the moon
July 30, 1971
Apollo 15: David Scott and James Irvin
Third pilot Alfred Worden
Lunar rover used and left on the moon
April 21, 1972
Apollo 16: John Young and Charles Duke
Third pilot Thomas Mattingly
December 11, 1972
Apollo 17: Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt
Command module third pilot Ronald Evans
The truth is out there.
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