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Soviet Missions to the Moon |
Spacecraft and mission profile of the Luna and Zond projects, from the National Space Science Data Center. ... Lunar surface close-up image from the Luna 9 lander in February, ...
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NASA - NSSDC - Spacecraft - Details |
After launch and attainment of escape velocity on 12 September 1959 (13 September Moscow time), Luna 2 separated from its third stage, which travelled along with it towards the Moon.
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1959-014A
Luna 2 (E-1A series) was the second of the Soviet Union's Luna program spacecraft launched in the direction of the Moon. It was the first spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon, and it impacted the lunar surface west of Mare Serenitatis near the Aristides, Archimedes, and Autolycus...
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Luna 2 |
Luna 2 was the second of a series of spacecraft launched in the direction of the Moon. ... Some 30 minutes after Luna 2, the last stage of its rocket also impacted the Moon.
www.solarviews.com/eng/luna2.htm
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Notable Unstaffed Lunar and Interplanetary Probes — Infoplease.com |
Luna 2 (USSR) Sept. 12, 1959 Moon Impacted Sept. 14. First space vehicle to reach Moon. ... Luna 21 (USSR) Jan. 8, 1973 Moon Soft-landed Jan. 16. Lunokhod 2 (moon-car) scooped up soil samples, ...
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Solar System Exploration: Missions: By Target: Moon: Past: Luna 2 |
Luna 2: Luna 2, originally named Second Cosmic Rocket, was the sixth Soviet attempt to send a probe crashing into the Moon - and the first success.
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luna moth |
Luna moths are one of the most unusual and beautiful of the North American moths known as Saturnidae. ... The luna moth caterpillars eat many kinds of tree leaves, depending on where they live.
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Sept. 14, 1959: Soviet Luna 2 Probe Lands on Moon |
A decade before Neil Armstrong puts the first footprint on the moon, Luna 2 makes a strong first impression. ... 1959: Luna 2 becomes the first artifact of humanity to strike the moon.
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