1,7-17 were manned apollo missions
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No, Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to orbit the Moon, and Apollo 17 was the last manned mission to the Moon. No other manned missions have been to the Moon or beyond Earth orbit before or after those missions.
The Apollo missions began with Apollo 1, which was launched in 1967. The first successful manned mission was Apollo 7 in 1968.
Some notable Apollo missions include Apollo 11 (first successful moon landing), Apollo 13 (mission that experienced an oxygen tank explosion), and Apollo 17 (final manned moon landing mission). There were a total of 17 Apollo missions.
As of now, there have been a total of six manned moon missions, with the Apollo program by NASA being the only missions to have successfully landed astronauts on the moon. These missions took place between 1969 and 1972.
A total of 71 astronauts flew into space on Apollo missions. These astronauts were divided across the 17 Apollo missions that included manned flights.