A moving apparatus including a first movable body which moves in a first
direction in a horizontal plane, a second movable body arranged in a
location different from a location of the first movable body in a
vertical direction, which moves in a second direction intersecting with
the first direction in the horizontal plane, a first linear motor which
moves the first movable body in the first direction, a second linear
motor which moves the second movable body in the second direction, a
third movable body which is moved in the first direction and is moved in
the second direction, a vacuum container which puts the first, second and
third movable bodies in a vacuum, driving force transmission rods, and a
sealing mechanism for sealing the driving force transmission rods and the
vacuum container.